Stephen
@pinenoodle.bsky.social
knitter, hiker, biker, reader, trail clearer
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Starting late last week, some customers received notifications that their delay packages had to be destroyed--often but not always food.
That might be an error since some reported further updates to their packages after they were allegedly destroyed.
That might be an error since some reported further updates to their packages after they were allegedly destroyed.
October 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Starting late last week, some customers received notifications that their delay packages had to be destroyed--often but not always food.
That might be an error since some reported further updates to their packages after they were allegedly destroyed.
That might be an error since some reported further updates to their packages after they were allegedly destroyed.
Fun fact (well, only fun if you aren't trying to maintain a trail):
Under certain conditions from a forest fire, post fire tree growth is more likely to happen in the middle of a trail, rather than the surrounding forest.
Under certain conditions from a forest fire, post fire tree growth is more likely to happen in the middle of a trail, rather than the surrounding forest.
October 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Fun fact (well, only fun if you aren't trying to maintain a trail):
Under certain conditions from a forest fire, post fire tree growth is more likely to happen in the middle of a trail, rather than the surrounding forest.
Under certain conditions from a forest fire, post fire tree growth is more likely to happen in the middle of a trail, rather than the surrounding forest.
While out on the national forest, we visited a WWII era B17 crash site where 4 US Airmen were killed while training to fight fascists.
Amazingly, despite hitting a mountainside, 6 survived.
Amazingly, despite hitting a mountainside, 6 survived.
October 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
While out on the national forest, we visited a WWII era B17 crash site where 4 US Airmen were killed while training to fight fascists.
Amazingly, despite hitting a mountainside, 6 survived.
Amazingly, despite hitting a mountainside, 6 survived.
While paid Forest rangers were stopping work, I and some friends went into the Forest to do government work, taking care of trails, removing downed trees--since we're volunteers.
October 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
While paid Forest rangers were stopping work, I and some friends went into the Forest to do government work, taking care of trails, removing downed trees--since we're volunteers.
War ravaged Portland
September 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
War ravaged Portland
Today, shortly after being overruled about hiking off trail to go around a trio of moose, I got to yell "He's charging!" to my volunteer Forest Ranger friends.
September 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Today, shortly after being overruled about hiking off trail to go around a trio of moose, I got to yell "He's charging!" to my volunteer Forest Ranger friends.
Pine noodles:
Instead of sawdust, a well sharpened crosscut saw can produce strips of wood up to a few inches long.
Most of the trees that I cut on to clear trails are some type of pine.
Instead of sawdust, a well sharpened crosscut saw can produce strips of wood up to a few inches long.
Most of the trees that I cut on to clear trails are some type of pine.
July 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Pine noodles:
Instead of sawdust, a well sharpened crosscut saw can produce strips of wood up to a few inches long.
Most of the trees that I cut on to clear trails are some type of pine.
Instead of sawdust, a well sharpened crosscut saw can produce strips of wood up to a few inches long.
Most of the trees that I cut on to clear trails are some type of pine.
And here's a picture of a stone retaining wall I helped build. It's within designated wilderness, so it wouldn't have been sold, but they could have sold the surrounding land, blocking public access:
July 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
And here's a picture of a stone retaining wall I helped build. It's within designated wilderness, so it wouldn't have been sold, but they could have sold the surrounding land, blocking public access:
Anyway, here's a picture of trail I helped build this weekend, replacing an old eroded section nearby--on land that Republicans wanted to put up for sale:
July 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Anyway, here's a picture of trail I helped build this weekend, replacing an old eroded section nearby--on land that Republicans wanted to put up for sale: