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Deep Kirk Nine

@deepkirknine.bsky.social

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Hiker, woodworker, retired arborist & climber, animal lover, tree hugger, and brought up to believe in democracy and liberty. And also Death to fascism. Location: Central WA USA

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · Dec 10

Here's a random pic of a truck full of dogs I saw waiting to unload at the park...
#dogsofbluesky #dogs

Five excited dogs in the back of a pickup truck

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 18h

Just a little something for #tongueouttuesday
Louie relaxing in the yard today, enjoying some sunshine and fresh fall air.
#dogsofbluesky

Black and white dog lying in the grass. His mouth is slightly open with just the tip of his tongue peeking out.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 18h

A few action shots of Louie chasing one down... its his favorite game.
#dogsofbluesky

A blurry shot of a black and white dog running across the lawn, chasing a rolling foam frisbee.

Another shot of Louie chasing the frisbee, about to catch up with it and grab it with his mouth.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 1d

Some fall color in the mountains- golden Larches and red Huckleberries
North Cascades WA 10/25
#hiking #mountainmonday #northcascades

Looking down a forested hillside, with swaths of gold and red fall color from trees and shrubs.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 1d

More pics from our hike down from Snowy Pass
North Cascades WA 10/25
#hiking #mountainmonday #northcascades

View across a broad forested valley of a dramatic granite rock ridge called 'The Needles', under a partly cloudy blue sky. A single gold-colored Larch tree grows from a rock ledge overlooking the valley.

Some out-of-shape old duffer dogs his way up the switchbacks above Granite Pass, with a rock peak in the background, and forest trees flanking the trail.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 1d

A few pics from our hike down from Snowy Lakes. We did this trip just in time last week- a fall storm rolled through last night and hit that area with snow, wind and freezing temps.
#hiking #mountainmonday #northcascades

View of distant rocky mountains under a partly cloudy blue sky. Golden colored Larch trees frame the foreground.

Another view of distant rocky mountains under a partly cloudy blue sky. Small, stunted gold-colored Larch trees grow in rocky soil in the foreground.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 2d

Mount Hardy as seen from our campsite at Snowy Lakes
North Cascades WA 10/25
#MountainMonday #hiking

View of a rocky 8000 foot high mountain peak, in morning light. Other peaks can be seen in the distance, under a partly cloudy blue sky.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 2d

First snow, woo-hoo! Here's the Mission Ridge webcam this AM. We've finally gotten a real fall storm, what they call 'an end of season weather event' which should be enough to douse the wildfires still burning in the mountains. Our air quality is already much improved. We love winter here, bring it!

A web cam view of a closed ski lift in WA state. It's clear that several inches of fresh snow have accumulated overnight.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 2d

A few more lovely views from our campsite at Snowy Lakes.
North Cascades WA 10/25
#hiking #centralwa #trees #stunday

A beautiful early-evening view over a small sub-alpine lake, with golden Larch trees in the foreground. Mountain peaks are seen in the distance under a dark and threatening sky.

Another view as seen from our campsite. Golden Larch trees and dark green sub-alpine Firs populate the foreground, while distant rocky mountains appear hazy under a dark and threatening sky.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 2d

We hiked up to Snowy Lakes for our second camp.
North Cascades, WA 10/25
#hiking #trees #centralwa #stunday

Beautiful view over a small sub-alpine lake, under a mostly overcast sky. Bright golden Larch trees and low green heather shrubs are in the foreground, while distant mountains are partially obscured by a light rain shower.

Two grey-colored one-person tents are set up together, overlooking Snowy Lakes and the surrounding mountains. Golden Larch and green sub-alpine Fir trees frame the foreground. Distant peaks can be seen in the background under an overcast and threatening sky. A storm rolled through later that night, hitting us with strong winds and light rain, but our tents held up and we stayed dry. Next morning was cloudy but the threat of rain had passed, and we had nice weather for the hike back out.

Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 3d

We did a 3-day backpacking trip in the North Cascade mountains last week, & had a great time. Here's the full moon rising Tuesday evening, with golden-colored Larch trees in the foreground, as viewed from our campsite at Cutthroat Pass.
#hiking #centralwa #trees #stunday

A twilight scene in the mountains, with golden-colored Larch trees and granite boulders in the foreground. Other trees and hills are seen in the distance with the moon rising low over the horizon.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 4d

Lucy" 'My Precious!! Ha ha ha, and it's all mine!
I will treasure it forever!'
#dogsofbluesky

Lucy the tan and brown dog proudly holds the frisbee high.

Lucy lying happily on the grass with Louie's frisbee.

Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 4d

Louie: 'Lucy, honey-bunch, would you please share the frisbee with me? It is mine after all...'
Lucy: 'I love you madly sugar-booger, but you'll only have this frisbee over my dead carcass.'
Louie: 'Come on sweetie-pie, don't be that way.'
Lucy: 'I am so out of here. Ciao bella!'
#dogsofbluesky

Scene 1 of Lucy and Louie's act. Lucy is a tan and brown cattle dog mix, and Louie is a black and white mix. Louie's reaching toward the frisbee while Lucy hogs it and gives him the side-eye.

Scene 2 of Lucy and Louie's act. Lucy is giving Louie a nice kiss on the cheek, while guarding the frisbee with her paw.

Lucy still guards the frisbee while Louie moves in a little closer.

Lucy walks away with the frisbee while Louie stands up and watches helplessly.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 4d

Such a handsome couple- Louie and Lucy on their play date today.
#dogsofbluesky

A black and white dog and a tan-colored dog are standing together in the yard, both looking intently at something. They're tired from running around and playing, and their tongues are hanging out.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 9d

We've had 2 persistent wildfires burning up in the Central Cascade mountains, which together have burned over 78,000 acres since 9/1. Our air quality in the valley varies daily with the wind direction; yesterday was nice but today it's bad again. We could really use some rain.
#wildfire #centralwa

Today's fire map showing the burnt extent of the Labor Mountain and Lower Sugarloaf wildfires. Green dots upwind of the fires indicate areas with good air quality, while communities downwind have poor air quality indicated by red or purple dots.

Huge smoke plume from the Labor Mountain fire blew south and away from us yesterday.

Firefighting helicopters have been constantly flying back and forth for the last few weeks, carrying buckets of water up to the Labor Mountain fire.

Firefighting helicopter with dual rotors carrying water up to the Labor Mountain Fire.

Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 9d

Some shots from around Sorrento Italy from 3/25
(3/3)
#italy #travel #dogsofbluesky

Overhead view of the harbor and ferry dock, with cliffs and hills in the background under an overcast sky. Hotels are perched atop the bluff overlooking the sea.

Leo the frisky terrier was in charge of security at our hotel.

The never-ending march of the pigeons. Here four pigeons are seen patrolling a paved plaza space on foot, looking for crumbs.

A street in Sorrento, with a corner market and oragne trees growing within the sidewalk.

Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 9d

That's Mt. Vesuvius btw. Looks harmless enough...

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 9d

Some shots from around Sorrento Italy from 3/25
(2/3)
#italy #travel

An elegant courtyard within an old monastery. The space is surrounded with pillars and arches.

An emergency station stands against a stone block wall near the ferry terminal, with a fire hose coiled up in a little box. A red sign above the box reads "Idrante".

Sorrento is beautiful but is also a busy tourist town, and surprisingly noisy with traffic. Here is a street filled mostly with dozens of parked motorcycles and scooters.

Red and white hotels sit atop rock bluffs overlooking the sea, under overcast skies. Most of the hotels in town appeared to be still closed for the season.

Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 9d

A few images from around Sorrento Italy (1/3)
#italy #travel #cats

Hotels are perched atop a high rock bluff overlooking the sea, under an overcast sky. They're painted in beautiful pastel colors of yellow, white, and pink. The hotels are connected to the marina below with stairways and an elevator.

Broad volcanic mountain as seen across the harbor under a heavy overcast sky, with the Capri ferry boat entering the scene from the right.

An old-fashioned black bicycle with a red basket leans against a pale yellow stucco wall. The floor is a pattern of red brick pavers.

A black street cat sits on the pavement next to a manhole cover. The cat is sitting upright and looking up at something.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 10d

It could be Australian?

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 11d

A few cell phone shots around Sorrento Italy, from 3/25

-Beautiful harbor
-Wild orange trees growing in a ravine
-Skinny hotel
-Harbor again
#italy #travel #amalfi

Lovely overhead view of Sorrento's harbor, with blue-green water and a few boats at the dock. Hotels and other buildings step up the steep hillside.

Looking down toward the sea over a semi-wild ravine wit orange, olive, and other trees growing.

A very skinny red 4-story hotel building sits in a tight spot between the road and the steep bluff below.

Another view of Sorrento's gorgeous harbor. Hotels sit atop limestone bluffs overlooking the sea.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 14d

Someone call K-911, my puppy has done and fell out!

#dogsofbluesky #tongueouttuesday

Louie the black and white dog sleeping hard on the garage steps. His tongue is sticking out just a little.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 14d

Louie's a cardboard aficionado-
#dogsofbluesky

Louie the bratty black and white dog lying on a sofa with a scrap of cardboard in his mouth.

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 16d

That piece might not plane well (looks like end-grain). I'd maybe smooth it with a sander first or if you need it really level, make a basic leveling jig to use with a router.

Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 18d

Louie the Dust Devil tearing up the REI box.
(You can see we're still working on this area, we need to install siding on this last wall of the garage, then we can paint it and work on re-landscaping this area, Right now there's way too much dirt and dust; it gets everywhere.)
#dogsofbluesky

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Deep Kirk Nine @deepkirknine.bsky.social · 18d

He might call it Landscrapes ha ha. My yard needs all the help it can get 😄