Dave Conca
@daveconca.bsky.social
Self employed archaeologist. Pagan, forager, angler, witch, writer? backpacker, wanderer and, participant/observer of nature and all her ecological, cosmic, and spiritual connections. Here to share the trip.
Beautiful Amanita. Oregon Coast
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Beautiful Amanita. Oregon Coast
Visited one of my favorite viewpoints. Did a little witchcraft to honor the changing season. Seemed to work….feeling stronger.
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Visited one of my favorite viewpoints. Did a little witchcraft to honor the changing season. Seemed to work….feeling stronger.
My old dog Griff likes his lattes too
October 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My old dog Griff likes his lattes too
October 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
As threatened here is the creek side soundtrack for previous photos to set the context. Cheers
October 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
As threatened here is the creek side soundtrack for previous photos to set the context. Cheers
A beautifully large yew tree. Beazell Forest, outside of Corvallis Or. and the surrounding forest. Sound track in following post.
October 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A beautifully large yew tree. Beazell Forest, outside of Corvallis Or. and the surrounding forest. Sound track in following post.
Good morning. Mist on the Willamette River.
October 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Good morning. Mist on the Willamette River.
The free flowing Elwha River
Changing seasons
Returning salmon
Death and rebirth
Changing seasons
Returning salmon
Death and rebirth
October 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The free flowing Elwha River
Changing seasons
Returning salmon
Death and rebirth
Changing seasons
Returning salmon
Death and rebirth
Hood Canal after a rain
October 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hood Canal after a rain
Home doing chores so a picture from my “office “ last week. Happy Friday everyone.
September 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Home doing chores so a picture from my “office “ last week. Happy Friday everyone.
Gray jays chowing down...Olympic Peninsula WA
September 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Gray jays chowing down...Olympic Peninsula WA
My Grandfather would sit my aunt Dorothy on this rock in the 1940s when she was a little girl. She would fish off the rock while he fished upstream. I got to sit on the rock the other day and meditate on that...it was good. Thank you.
September 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My Grandfather would sit my aunt Dorothy on this rock in the 1940s when she was a little girl. She would fish off the rock while he fished upstream. I got to sit on the rock the other day and meditate on that...it was good. Thank you.
Here's the real sexy part of being a field archaeologist...Monitoring a utility trench and finding an old buried concrete tank or vault from WWII military operations filled with who knows what...But the view sure was nice...
August 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Here's the real sexy part of being a field archaeologist...Monitoring a utility trench and finding an old buried concrete tank or vault from WWII military operations filled with who knows what...But the view sure was nice...
My work week: I was honored to be a tribal consultant working with tribal and NPS scientists to begin planning restoration of an important indigenous ecosystem on the WA Coast. A "prairie bog complex" that has gone unmanaged for nearly a century. We hope to reintroduce fire and humans into the mix.
August 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My work week: I was honored to be a tribal consultant working with tribal and NPS scientists to begin planning restoration of an important indigenous ecosystem on the WA Coast. A "prairie bog complex" that has gone unmanaged for nearly a century. We hope to reintroduce fire and humans into the mix.
Looking back at my time as an Olympic National Park archaeologist...this was a dream project...tearing down salmon blocking dams and renewing tribal use of their river...The Elwha
August 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Looking back at my time as an Olympic National Park archaeologist...this was a dream project...tearing down salmon blocking dams and renewing tribal use of their river...The Elwha
Streamside therapy with my dog...Oregon Coast Range
August 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Streamside therapy with my dog...Oregon Coast Range
This pic came up in my "memories" and I like it... Deep in the Olympic Backcountry a few years back...I wonder how big that little silver fir is by now....
August 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This pic came up in my "memories" and I like it... Deep in the Olympic Backcountry a few years back...I wonder how big that little silver fir is by now....
One of my Happy Places....
August 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
One of my Happy Places....