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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · 1d

#whatCityAmIn - forgot that my friends drove me to Redmond!

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · 1d

Thousands show up in Madras #NoKings @wyden.senate.gov

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · 1d

I am in deep red America and there’s a lot of folks here. #NoKings

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · 7d

No sales tax here. You can’t afford not to visit!

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Jul 8

This 4th of July I will again thank our wiser forefathers, like Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir, who had the wisdom to fight to conserve these incredible resources.

“Therefore we are all, in some sense, mountaineers, and going to the mountains is going home.” -JM

Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Jul 8

To explore the #OlympicNP is an experience like no other. From high alpine peaks to rainforests and rugged shorelines it is an absolute gem, even when compared to all our other national parks. And oddly, often more accessible to #OregonHC than people in Washington due to a chance of geography.

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Jun 16

Finally lived out my little dream of sleeping overnight in the McKenzie Pass Observatory (accessible by bicycle), and was rewarded with a dreamy sunrise. #OregonHC

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Jun 12

Aesthetic disaster.

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Jun 9

But with the help of various practitioners attacking the issue from multiple angles, she’s made a good recovery and is back in the mountains where she belongs.

Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Jun 9

For someone with such incredible strength, who regularly solo mountaineers and eats multi-day backpacking trips for breakfast, it was a major adjustment to deal with weakness and pain for several years. As her father, I felt so helpless to do anything except but lend an ear.

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Jun 9

It’s been challenging for my daughter to stay positive as a couple health issues struck simultaneously.

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · May 31

That is one contented kitty.

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · May 31

The result was a spectacular experience and a successful summit.#MountWhitney #Mountaineering

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · May 31

I was honored to be asked to “guide” a friend up Mount Whitney, a first attempt for both of us. We worked together really well and although it was challenging to the extreme, we prepared well, made excellent plans, and demonstrated solid decision-making on the route.

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · May 26

Spring ushers in a narrow window of lush scenery to Oregon’s desert canyons. For about a month, the wet earth and steady sun feeds a diverse ecosystem, with grass at the foundation and bears and wolves at the top of the food pyramid.#OregonHC #PNW

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · May 21

Our poetry, music and art-themed backpacking trip was a great success. We bonded over the challenges and laughed around the campfire at night. Every person was a gem that I would happily travel with again.#OregonHC

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · May 5

My happy place in Oregon. #OregonHC

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Apr 29

Parenting takes way more patience than you might expect. After 20 years of false starts, I finally got this kid really enjoying the slopes. Now I just need to teach the other one!

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Mar 2

I disagree. It actually feels more and more like I live in the 47th Oblast (or State) of Russia, with our dear leader taking orders from above.

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Feb 24

I don’t even want to have to see a clip of an X post. Please just post here. I skip right by the clips.

Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Feb 24

Ugly

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Feb 19

Oregon was the first state in the nation that enacted sanctuary laws aimed at preventing farmers and businesses from severely abusing law-abiding but undocumented immigrants by threatening to report them to authorities. For more on immigrant milestones in Oregon, read this: lwvlc.org/wp-content/u...

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Feb 18

What's your favorite route on the island?

Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · Feb 14

Yeah, remember when all those kids died in a school shooting and how that really got the GOP thinking about common-sense gun control? It'll be just like that.