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Yes, with an Espar Airtronic Thanks BC! I only made it to 11:10 with my "all night vigil" last eve. Skipped out of work earlier than usual, ran around getting things together, made the 2 hr drive. Brought the chainsaw to clear a good sized Hemlock and Birch from across the 2 track spur that goes up to the ridge above "Bushwhack Lake," which is where I wanted to be. Finished clearing those out of the way just after dusk. Once up on the ridge, heard 1 distinct, loud knock as I was getting my 'dinner' of cheese and crackers together. Too dark to do a good survey of the ground around camp which was a bit unfortunate-- I had set an oil lantern out about 50' from the Rover on top of a white granite boulder, put there by an excavator by the looks of it, just in front of it was another, still buried in the ground but up about a foot and sloping to the former. I put the recorder on this one. Checking this am I see the buried boulder has 2 white marbles and 2 blue glass beads on it. I gather these were left by the ME BF crew that at times operates in the area and not a gift from the Sasquatch because I left a light on for them. I don't know if that crew comes up here but that makes most sense. Just in front of this set boulder was an old track that could be our quarry, looks good but too old to tell, possibly bear double step, IDK. See pic, next to my size 12 shoe. Also much fresher and right by this same boulder is what appears to be a bear scrape, heavy claw marks in the gravel, dust kicked up on plants, difficult to tell from pics but given the alignment of 'claws,' don't think it's turkey scratch. May have happened last night, will have to check recordings. Booty: To old to tell Track and only 1: Bear? scrape: Bushwhack lake and shoreline: On the way back:

I got out for the day with my daughter and some of the local sasquatch crew today. MagniAesir, Thomas, alohacop and his wife convoyed down to the Canadian end of Ross Lake, where we found the lake level so low that there's no water at all on the Canadian side of the border; you'd have to drag your boat about a km across weeds and logs on the US side to reach the actual lake right now. We turned back north to an old standby rough campsite that we've used in the past, and spent the afternoon in our camp chairs in the sunshine, shooting the breeze for a few hours before heading home. We saw a fair number of grouse, fishermen on the Skagit, and mushroom pickers, but that was it for excitement. Still, it was my first outing in months, after a couple of medical adventures/hospital stays, so I was delighted to just make it out there! In the first 2 photos, I'm standing on the International Boundary, looking south.

What an incredible victory. I think this would be a great time for you to parade back within the impenetrable walls surrounding ISF and trumpet your incredible story of adventure and conquest. Your accolades await you.

Mods need to ban these guys faster. Go back to reddit, tork. you aren't safe here.

Somewhere on par with the great apes, any higher and they would be in charge and not us. But if it's a number game 0 since I don't believe they exist, but hey they're as intelligent as one wants to pretend, they are.