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Abernethy Cemetery

December 24, 2018by harrybiped Leave a comment

Just off Washington State Route 4, about 14 miles west of Longview, WA is a tiny cemetery, hidden in obscurity and overgrowth. There are only a handful of graves at […]

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Cemeteries

Pratt Mountain 5099′

December 9, 2018by harrybiped Leave a comment

To many visitors, Pratt Mountain, or simply “The Pratt” as it’s called by woodland hipsters, appears to be a giant heap of talus rising from the montane forest… …and it […]

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Summits, Trip Reports

Buckeye Mine

August 1, 2018by harrybiped Leave a comment

THE HISTORY In 1898 copper bearing minerals were found perched in a narrow canyon not far from the now defunct settlement of Halford, WA. Eight years later in 1906, the […]

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Mines

The Smyrna Ice Cave

February 11, 2018by harrybiped Leave a comment

“Ice Cave? In the desert? wtf?” That’s what I thought when I saw a small adit symbol marked with the aforementioned moniker on my USGS map. “What kind of ice […]

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The Unusual

Jefferson Oil Seep

January 19, 2018by harrybiped Leave a comment

There are a handful of places along the Washington State coast where petroleum naturally oozes from the ground. Not in grand tar pits, but in small seeps. Early in the […]

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Mines

“Mine Tunnel Hill”

June 4, 2017by harrybiped Leave a comment

Join Harry Biped as he goes to look for a mine he saw on a map.

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Mines

Big Four Avy Watching

April 24, 2017by harrybiped Leave a comment

Avalanche watching with Harry Biped and special guest Nealbob

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Mt.Teneriffe 4788′

February 9, 2015by harrybiped 1 Comment

I’ve been up Mt.Teneriffe many times, with many people. It’s been a favorite of mine since I first trudged up it’s steep slopes, if not for the views and the […]

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