Another long weekend in a cell-phone-free zone. This time in the shadow of Mt. Rainier near Greenwater, Washington. Quiet, relaxing hours in the woods. Where it’s so quiet all you can hear is yourself breathing or chewing. Taking another big bite of an organic blue corn tortilla chip loaded with Clarissa’s guacamole (perhaps the finest this side of Mexico) Hanging out to celebrate Dad's birthday.
What do you do when you don’t really have to do anything? If there’s nothing that has to be done you make something up. Arbitrary goals, challenges, feats of strength, games of skill. You take advantage of the resources available to you. Plenty of free time, high quality alcohol, beer and wine helps, as does sitting around in the woods among a bunch of rocks, pinecones and trees. What it all comes down to is, throwing rocks. Pick a target or build a target. Draw a line in the dirt. Game on. The Pilder Family Olympics were born. Not just brute strength, some finesse and skill were involved and a whole lot of rock throwing.
I saw some bold wildlife. Accustomed to humans and happy to eat Cheetos or turkey havarti sandwiches or flower gardens.
If a tree falls in the woods and you’re the only one around
Use your best judgment
If your cell phone rings in the woods
You’re not really in the woods
With a point ‘n shoot camera it’s hard to capture the epic beauty of nature, to really put it in perspective in a snapshot. Huge monumental OG trees. And waterfalls big big waterfalls. This is Snoquera Falls.
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