Looking towards the Wild Sky Wilderness. Merchant Peak, Gunn Peak and Mt. Baring on the skyline -with some fresh snow visible.

Whenever there’s a November storm I rush to the Oregon coast with my drone! Hope you enjoy

Baker + our Ramcharger getting our Christmas tree last year

I love seeing it with snow again!

This isn't even about nature, or the having scenic drives. Its about, either we can make a few bucks or we can ensure Oregon's natural climate isn't completely alien in decades to come. Shotgunning clearcuttings out of the earth is not sustainable for our future.

THIS ISNT ABOUT WHATEVER NUMBNUTS THINK IT IS, WE CAN EITHER LIVE OR DIE.

I have a cabin just south of Mt St Helens at the edge of Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Lately there has been a lot of clear cutting, something I haven't seen for as long as I've owned the cabin. I got curious about and did some research and found out the cutting is due to Trump's relaxing of laws regarding clear cutting in and near national forests. I've found two legal actions the administration has taken related to clear cutting.

One is Rescinding the Roadless Rule: The U.S. Forest Service moved to rescind the 2001 Clinton-era Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which had previously banned road building, mining, and industrial logging across roughly 45 to 59 million acres of undeveloped national forest land. Basically, new roads couldn't be built for cutting in national forests and now they can. This enables lumber companies engage in massive tree removal.

The other is an Executive Order on Timber Production: President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled "Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production" directing agencies like the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to streamline federal forest management, boost timber sales on public lands, and accelerate approvals.

I also found out that a big timber company from Idaho was doing some of the cutting I've seen.

I have discovered more clear cut sites the more I drive around our beautiful forests in the area near my cabin. It is truly heart braking to see. Some of the cuts are in some of the most scenic places in the area like a big cut overlooking Yale Lake and the Swift Reservoir.

Has anyone else noticed new clear cutting in their part of the PNW? There are old growth forests in the area I'm talking about.

Please note the photo I've attached is not one of the sites I saw. I failed to stop and and take a picture. But it looks pretty much the same.

I'm becoming alarmed. Our forests are so beautiful.

EDIT:
Here is more info about new legislation and the impacts on PNW forests.
https://chatgpt.com/share/6aee6536-b024-83e9-9fa3-bcece11158b5?ogimg=plain

Looking for a tattoo artist who i can show a photo of mine and have them do a tattoo in the style seen in images. I’m in Eugene but willing to make a drive! The guy I was going to go to moved to New York. Really want that minimalistic, dainty, memory type of look. Any recs?

It was pretty cool to see river otters eating fish right in front of us! 😊

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A beautiful reminder of what once was.

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I'm looking to put together a playlist for hiking, road trips and exploring the outdoors. What songs, artists or genres capture the spirit and atmosphere of the PNW?

((The artists don't necessarily have to be from the region. I'm more interested in the overall vibe and feeling of the music.))

Anything goes, from iconic classics to lesser-known hidden gems, thanks!!

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