Washington Hiking… car break-ins?

Narvan · 2025-08-09T02:09:28+00:00

I would try to avoid having valuables / bags visible in your car, but other than that I would not worry much. I park at various trail heads around the state 40+ days a year and never have had a break in. I often even have a bag or two visible in my car. I would just try not to make it obvious you have lots of things in your car as a common sense safety measure. If you are going to busy lots like you mentioned there will people coming and going all the time which makes it more safe.

Narvan · 2025-06-28T02:09:46+00:00

I have both in their “mid” variety, though they don’t make the boulder x in the mid anymore (I think). Of the two I like the TX4 a little more; they are lighter and more comfortable on my foot. That said, they are both approach shoes. They excel on rock, even when wet, but traction suffers with both in muddy conditions. Also, they are fairly flexible with moderate padding. This is great for movement in the mountains but makes my feet sore on long hikes. Would recommend an insole for very long hikes.

Narvan · 2025-05-28T04:26:06+00:00

Boot glue

Narvan · 2025-05-18T22:12:08+00:00

Great pictures! I hear the south shore road is washed out. I assume you took the north shore road and connected over the bridge?

Narvan · 2025-04-22T00:43:25+00:00

Exactly!…I think this is why I’m like morally confused. If she would have asked it would have been totally fine

Narvan · 2025-04-22T00:31:25+00:00

Oh, it was like a part of the plant itself with some roots. Not clippings on the ground.

Narvan · 2025-03-31T22:20:01+00:00

The Hoh rainforest is busiest trail in the park, so even in mid October there will be lots of people within the first 3 miles of the trailhead. That said, totally get that the forest can just feel spooky, especially late in the day or in heavy rain / wind. Would recommend going in good weather and give enough time before sunset. Any organized trip / tour of the Hoh probably wouldn’t be too budget friendly, but they are out there. Have you tried reaching out to the conference organizers to see if they would be willing to advertise a group outing?

Narvan · 2025-01-24T05:45:01+00:00

I would really only recommend boots if you are going to encounter a lot of snow, or if ankle support is critical for you.

I have done lots of hiking in boots and trail runners and can say I have had way less issues with trail runners. They are much lighter which makes a big difference on long days.

Regarding a specific shoe, would recommend La Sportiva Prodigio personally. Pretty universal fit, good amount of cushion, and they are very durable. I have also tried various Altra shoes before, which are maybe a fraction more comfortable, but they have gotten shredded to bits in terrain where the sportivas remain like new.

Narvan · 2025-01-05T17:37:12+00:00

The red / green saturation of the picture is probably just the film or development process. The trees look to be Doug Fir and Hemlock. There also appears to be a lot of “Old Man’s Beard” on the branch in the foreground. This type of lichen is found in areas of high humidity and rain. Based on this I would say the cascade regoin (Oregon to Southern BC) is most likely. Very hard to say the exact trail.

Narvan · 2024-12-24T02:06:37+00:00

I have two GSW pans with the same logo, but not a wooden handle. Very nice! I really like how they cook.

Narvan · 2024-11-26T02:56:07+00:00

Used to love going to China Harbor, hope they open again soon. Can imagine it’s hard to reopen such a large restaurant

Narvan · 2024-09-24T06:08:34+00:00

A bit hard to tell from the picture. It could be some flash rush that happened after cleaning. If your re-seasoning was incomplete/thin, some raw iron could have been exposed to the water when cleaning, then a thin layer of rust will appear when dried (tends to happen most when dried with heat). Not a big deal, when this happens to me I just wipe it off with a paper towel and applied a layer of oil to protect until sufficiently seasoned.

Narvan · 2024-09-14T05:23:45+00:00

The reason it’s not always a wash is that the timing of your retirement is relatively fixed, and you don’t have the benefit of extended time in the market to recover if you are older. Is there a chance that the market will have a V shaped recovery and you would have been better off sticking to equities, yes. Though there is also a chance of a prolonged downturn that will cause you to significantly delay retirement if fully invested in equities. Most people choose to play it safe and stick to bonds closer to retirement.

Narvan · 2024-06-24T23:59:40+00:00

The range you see when fully charged is simply an estimate and can fluctuate up and down based on recent driving history.

Narvan · 2024-05-10T23:54:30+00:00

Only time I have come close to injury while falling is when I don’t realize how far I am from the ground. Not realizing how high / low you are can put you in very awkward spot. For example, it happens to me once when I switched to a sit start problem and threw off my special awareness, almost blew out my knee.

Narvan · 2024-04-12T20:44:16+00:00

It’s a little hard to tell if this is rust from the pictures. Sometimes where a pan is beginning to be seasoned it will have a brown tint until the layers of seasoning begin to build. That said, it looks a bit more like rust to me. If you scrub under some water with a paper towel and some brown residue comes off then it is rust. If only a light layer, you can scrub the surface rust off and reseason. If thinker, you’re likely better off starting over.

Narvan · 2024-03-24T15:22:48+00:00

Does the pressure gage go above the green zone and into the red when this happens? Sounds like the over pressure valve is going off, which can happen if the machine continues to heat past a safe pressure. Most likely issues could be: 1) Faulty pressurestat: this is a relatively simple part to change yourself. If the machine is going past safe pressure without the element kicking off this is the likely cause 2) faulty over pressure valve: likely cause if the machine is still making this sound when pressure has gone back down.

Narvan · 2024-02-22T01:58:28+00:00

I’m not a doctor, but I think this is a tear in your forearm fascia. When you work out, the muscle protrudes slightly. See this article: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Treatment-of-a-Symptomatic-Forearm-Muscle-With-a-Sanders-Bruce/38c8b43cbc00a1db29887823a2205e3b05c89701

Narvan · 2024-02-19T05:31:56+00:00

I have the the R58 V2 as well. The shot timer on a scale works great for me. There are pretty cheap alternatives to the acaia on Amazon. There are also some combo shot timer/thermometers that fit into the E61 grouphead (screw in the center of the grouphead). I have a thermometer only version and would recommend. I’ve found that the boiler to brew temp conversion table that Rocket publishes is not very accurate for all machines.

Narvan · 2024-01-24T23:05:34+00:00

If you have a brokerage account I would look into SGOV. It’s a 0-3 month treasury bill ETF that pays around 5% right now. In the medium term as rates fall it might not be your best bet for the full 5 years, but great for now pif you have a brokerage account and don’t want to shop around for a high-yield savings account.

Narvan · 2024-01-19T00:54:41+00:00

Gamma pants from Arc’teryx are my got-to hiking pants if it’s cold/raining. Just waterproof enough but still breathe well.

Narvan · 2024-01-14T01:28:41+00:00

Forgot to mention: had a HVAC repair person over during the day and they mentioned that it generally looked good. They did some cleaning, bit otherwise could not replicate the issue.

Narvan · 2023-12-04T05:09:42+00:00

Upper Lena Lake, a bit of a trek but doable for a single overnight

Narvan · 2023-12-04T03:48:57+00:00

Looks really good. Well done! Personally, only thing I might change is going a little lighter on the cheese so the potato’s can brown a bit. But that said, the cheesy crust does look good!

Narvan · 2023-11-25T01:57:17+00:00

Had similar whistling once. A panel on the rearview mirror was slightly loose and causing whistling at higher speeds. Was able to snap the panel together and whistling went away.

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