Friday, October 21, 2011
Heavy skies
Sunday, July 10, 2011
I need a camera
If i had a camera (again), then they would come. (the posts).
:(
A working computer would help too.
:(
A working computer would help too.
FantELKstic!
And they just ran.
For twenty-one months, I've been searching, and this weekend, it came to an end. My eyes can now rest.
I have traveled to the likes of the magnificent Mt. St. Helens, browsing the hills and valleys. I have became close acquaintances with the tranquil back roads of the rain-soaked Olympic peninsula. I have trekked between the nebulous peaks of the Cascade mountains, and I have slept alongside the same trees and forests they call home. This weekend, I saw a family of elk.
I walked up an abandoned logging trail in the foothills of the Cascades. My goal was to reach the the top of a nearby hill where there sat the remains of an old CCC camp. I wanted photos of half-century old pickup trucks and a cabin filled with history. However, a few turns before the camp was reached, we spooked the mammals. A mother and a couple babies were likely alarmed by our presence, and ran from us for safer grounds. It was a quick glimpse, but for me, what was expected to be more than a long-shot on this hot, sunny afternoon, turned into one of my greater accomplishment. I SAW elk.
For twenty-one months, I've been searching, and this weekend, it came to an end. My eyes can now rest.
I have traveled to the likes of the magnificent Mt. St. Helens, browsing the hills and valleys. I have became close acquaintances with the tranquil back roads of the rain-soaked Olympic peninsula. I have trekked between the nebulous peaks of the Cascade mountains, and I have slept alongside the same trees and forests they call home. This weekend, I saw a family of elk.
I walked up an abandoned logging trail in the foothills of the Cascades. My goal was to reach the the top of a nearby hill where there sat the remains of an old CCC camp. I wanted photos of half-century old pickup trucks and a cabin filled with history. However, a few turns before the camp was reached, we spooked the mammals. A mother and a couple babies were likely alarmed by our presence, and ran from us for safer grounds. It was a quick glimpse, but for me, what was expected to be more than a long-shot on this hot, sunny afternoon, turned into one of my greater accomplishment. I SAW elk.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Into the wild: Elk
It is said there are wild elk in the Pacific Northwest roaming the forests and hillsides. I am yet to spot one however.
Venturing back as a passenger in my own car from the Oregon coast (Lincoln City to be exact), I see the yellow signs warning of "ELK," a testiment I'm sure to too many surprise roadside elk sightings, near misses and the unfortunate collisions. My eyes roam the fields, and a little further away, the treelines. Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong spots for what I imagine are a super-sized deer.
I'm not sure which evergreens they are hiding behind or when one will accidentally break the elk code of conduct to present itself to me, but PNW resident for nearly two years now, and frankly I deserve this:)
Bring it.
Venturing back as a passenger in my own car from the Oregon coast (Lincoln City to be exact), I see the yellow signs warning of "ELK," a testiment I'm sure to too many surprise roadside elk sightings, near misses and the unfortunate collisions. My eyes roam the fields, and a little further away, the treelines. Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong spots for what I imagine are a super-sized deer.
I'm not sure which evergreens they are hiding behind or when one will accidentally break the elk code of conduct to present itself to me, but PNW resident for nearly two years now, and frankly I deserve this:)
Bring it.
Thursday, June 09, 2011
Here's to looking at you, Adam
A direct post to the groom I will be supporting on Aug. 6 - Let's see how long it takes him to respond.
Dear Adam,
Matt
Dear Adam,
- I haven't written a speech yet, and I might just forgo it in place of photos of Adam's hula hoop living room dancing. (Picture to come)
- I'll be in WI for an entire 10 day stretch. I expect warm food and water (preferably filtered w/ a squeeze of lime to fight the summer heat.)
- A bachelor party weekend. What happens in WI Dells... will definitely go on Facebook.
- While I will not have my guitar with me, I fully anticipate a one-man show in your living room. the playlist?
- Pretender, Foo Fighters
- My Hero, Foo Fighters
- Plush, STP
- The entire Colour and Shape album, Foo Fighters
- Vertigo, U2 :) UNO DOS TRES CATORCE! (not really)
- Rum. Lots and lots of rum. For you.
Matt
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Sticking to my Gu[m]s
Today i started chewing a piece of hairy/pocket-fuzzed gum that has a hint of perfume flavor…..
Wow- This is very Facebook-status-like and I apologize, mainly to myself. I obviously need to get this blog flowing again...
Until next time.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Entombed Tuesday
Upon all my hopeful wishes, the city shut down today - well at least for some of us. Cars and busses were icey statues scattered across the streets, stalled wherever they lost the battle last night against the freeze. People, too, were comfortable on their couches and seeing no need to attempt the face-shattering air.
I, however, was already planning on walking to work this artic morning, but that all changed when the ultimate email popped up, "Office closed."Yay!
Although I worked several hours at the kitchen table, now my makeshift desk, today's elements (frozen infrastructure, frozen blue sky, and a frozen walk to lunch with friends) were just about perfect.
More snow is in the forecast however, and I'm...
Waiting for Wednesday.
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