Facebook and Other News

Lots of little bits and pieces going on lately...

• Added a Facebook page for BoscoMountainPhoto where I'll be posting mini-blurbs, updates, features, travel plans, etc.

• Was contacted by the photo editors of Canada's Explore magazine with interest in some of my Banff imagery. This might be the start of another good association.

• The May issue of Backpacker is out now. During the winter months, they polled the map correspondents team for our favorite picks in our home regions. See what we offered up for the Northwest.

• Editorial for WTA and Washington Trails continues. The geology feature was apparently very well received by readers. I've completed my feature piece on hiking the Columbia River Gorge and that will be appearing soon in the May/Jun issue. Next up is backpacking in Olympic NP for the Jul/Aug issue.

• A random search the other day returned a posting of a photo I had licensed to the Experience WA project over two years ago. It has now shown up on the website of the Central Cascades Geotourim Project.

• Spring in the Northwest has been iffy so far. A late season storm added more snow to the mountains that will extend the wait to get back to the high country. Lower elevation locations are starting to dry out however, trees and flowers are blooming, and waterfalls are gushing - so it's time for some hiking! The most recent was a nice day trip along the Siouxon Creek trail in Washington's Southern Cascades. A new track will be going up on Backpacker.com soon, as well as photos on my own website.

• And finally, JMT plans are still in the works, however there's not alot new happening. All permits and reservations are done, and itinerary is finalized. Most gear has been acquired, and I'll continue to review some of the items I'll be taking. The next big task will be organizing and sending each of my four food drops, but that won't occur until mid-July. In the meantime, there's lots of conditioning hikes planned on the local trails.

• Some of this summer's hikes on the itinerary: Olympic's Enchanted Valley, Glacier Peak's Spider Gap, Garibaldi Lake in B.C., and summiting South Sister in Oregon's Central Cascades...