Why Washington State’s new Discover Pass system is bullshit

Do you want to go somewhere outdoors this Summer to hike or fish or camp? You better plan some pre-activity suffering on your computer. Why? Washington state, in an effort to prevent the closure of 100 of our 119 state parks, has implemented a new paid access plan for parks. For $30 a year (I’ll come back to this) or $10 daily per vehicle per visit. No problem. I usually donate about $55 a year to the state parks system (typically by way of $5 when I renew my vehicle tabs, and various small cash donations at parks). I love to donate to state parks because I love to visit them. I could almost go on forever about how important parks are, and how blessed Americans are to have such a diverse array of culturally and geographically significant regions to...

Testing Pictures: a recent favorite.

Went on a hike a couple days ago with my friend Anna and her 1 1/2 year old son, Koren. We accidentally drove to the top of the hike, so we ended up hiking down the trail a ways, and then back to the top. Let me tell you, a 20 lb baby is about the perfect weight to make a 20% feel like a 40%, haha. That is a nicotine patch on her arm, she is quitting smoking. Anyway, just wanted to share a picture, and test this out. BTW: This is the baby I blame for getting me sick!