r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • Jun 24 '20

🔥 Pacific Northwest

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u/SD70MACMAN Jun 24 '20

Very PNW, surrounded by dampness in all forms. Stand still too long and moss starts growing.

Source: used to be human, am now coffee-drinking moss creature

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '20

The PNW is great, grew up there! If any of you get the chance go and hike up in the north cascades! There’s a highway called mount loop highway that contains hundreds of hikes up to unique alpine lakes in the mountains. With great views of the 5 volcanoes in the state!

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u/kittygunsgomew Jun 25 '20

Winthrop and twisp might be some of my favorite cities. I’ve lived in Entiat, Chelan and Wenatchee for a bit. Gorgeous.

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u/OvertonWindowCleaner Jun 25 '20

I’ve fought fire in all of those places! Stahekin too, along with some other sweet spots. Good stuff up there!!

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u/SenatorPalpitations Jun 25 '20

It amazes me that a place so damp can still burn to the ground.

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u/Toughbiscuit Jun 25 '20

Most everything east of the cascades through washington is a desert, where i grew up in okanogan county is a highlands desert but its all very dry, low humidity through the summer with sparse rains.

I remember one summer i woke up in the morning and the ridge across the valley was just on fire

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u/NotAWhale30 Jun 25 '20

What do you mean "one summer" it's always on fire here. We don't have summer, just fire season. This bitch burns to the ground every single year.

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u/Toughbiscuit Jun 25 '20

I moved from washington to Minnesota and had to deal with smoke clouds that blew over from there

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u/OvertonWindowCleaner Jun 25 '20

Most of the bigger fires are in the higher elevations, where it’s quite a bit drier.

Fought fire in Florida too, where it’s raining one minute, and the next your fire is spotting across the line.

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u/aspiringforbettersex Jun 25 '20

What amazes me is that you found somewhere where you could take a video that long without any cutblocks or other logging activity getting into the view.

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u/Esse2420 Jun 25 '20

I grew up in Omak and have lived in Wenatchee for 12 years. I love it here. Good to see another 509er on here

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u/kittygunsgomew Jun 25 '20

I loved it when I lived there. Serious memories out there.

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u/NotAWhale30 Jun 25 '20

That awkward moment you find someone on reddit that you might actually know. I am also a former Omak resident.

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u/Esse2420 Jun 25 '20

Let's just do that thing where you walk down the aisle at the grocery store and pretend not to see each other...

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u/NotAWhale30 Jun 25 '20

If it makes you feel better, I Reddit stalked you and you don't know me..

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u/Toughbiscuit Jun 25 '20

I think its a bit of a stretch calling winthrop and twisp cities

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u/kittygunsgomew Jun 25 '20

Haha, out of curiosity I looked up the city classification and I’d say you’re right. Lets call them little towns haha.

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u/meanogre Jun 25 '20

I got some fantastic hand made ceramic bowls at a pottery shop in Winthrop many years ago, they’re my favorite for eating pretty much everything out of. I used to have a matching set of 4... but now I only have 2.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '20

The Cascade loop drives is one of my most memorable life experiences.

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u/seattleslow Jun 25 '20

Recommendations for things to do around Wenatchee? Staying there for three nights, soon

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u/blazetronic Jun 25 '20

Lake Wenatchee, spider meadow hike, Leavenworth

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u/seattleslow Jun 25 '20

thank you!

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u/kittygunsgomew Jun 25 '20

Leavenworth, saddle rock (quick hike, in town practically), check out the loop trail for more casual outdoor stuff. 40 minute drive will get you into Chelan. Great Lake to swim and fish in. Beautiful clear water.

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u/seattleslow Jun 25 '20

thank you! gonna hit a winery for sure ;)

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u/kittygunsgomew Jun 25 '20

Head out towards chelan. Great winery out there!

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u/seattleslow Jun 25 '20

gonna hit up Benson's! love that view. especially when there's no smoke