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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger

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Fifty states in the rear view mirror and Hundreds of blog posts ahead of me. Find my real-life adventures and my #OnTheForest novels at PamPortland.org

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · Oct 11

I wrote four novels.
They live here: pamportland.org/ontheforest/

the cover of “The Lumberjack” - a novel by Pam Portland

the cover of “Their Secret” - a novel by Pam Portland

the cover of “Waldeinsamkeit” - a novel by Pam Portland

the cover of “A Girl Who Could Burn” - a novel by Pam Portland

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59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 1h

Next week #ParkChat welcomes @camarowrx,bsky.social who is really responsible for our chat being on @bsky.app

Please join us and at least thank Karen for her efforts.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 1h

A11: I'm not picky. I'll take any right about now. #ParkChat

Clouds above Antelope Island State Park reflected in the Great Salt Lake.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 2h

A10: The boat tours out to the Channel Islands and the Dry Tortugas are delightful views, but it's also nice to let someone else take the wheel for a while. #ParkChat

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 2h

There's a Devil's Lake in North Dakota, too. #ParkChat

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 2h

A9: Lake Tahoe isn't crazy high, but it's absolutely worth checking out in this lifetime. #ParkChat

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 2h

A7: Again I refer to Lake Sakakawea. #ParkChat

A mostly pink sunrise beyond a lake with a few waves.

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 2h

A6: We took a boat ride on Lake Sakakawea, and it was not good boating weather. Lake 1 Boat 0 #ParkChat

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 2h

A4: I paddled on the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, which is technically part of the inner passages of the Pacific Ocean. It was as smooth as a lake, though. #ParkChat

The view from the seat of a kayak, with a second kayak ahead to the left.

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 2h

A3: For better or worse, Lake Powell was its own unique landscape before the Glen Canyon Dam. Within its first couple decades it experienced several 100-year floods that filled it, but then it has been emptying ever since. #ParkChat

A view of a high-water release of Lake Powell into the Colorado River from Gotten Canyon Dam from the top of the canyon near the steak bridge above it.

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 2h

A2: Moose love shallow lakes with willows, as do I. #ParkChat

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 2h

A1: I’m a big fan of riding around on a boat with a refreshing adult beverage. Alternatively, just sitting and looking at it works wonders. #ParkChat

Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 4h

#TimeTravelAuthors #Day15 #Chapter1
The app-hired driver taking Clementine from the airport to Jack’s house: Be sure to #give me a five-star rating!

Time Travel Authors – 15 October prompt: Answer as a character! Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: give/gave)

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Pam Portland, novelist and blogger @pamportland.org · 14h

We launched a new website last week. A majority of internal users cannot access the site due to an ongoing VPN issue.

But IT sent me an exceptionally lame phishing test yesterday, so at least IT’s priorities are clear.