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EverydayHiker
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Former fisheries scientist, current everyday hiker. Join me on the trail with daily photos of the hikes I’ve done. HQ photos at flickr.com/everydayhiker/
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Boquillas Canyon Trail
Big Bend National Park, Texas

Easy, 1.26 mi out and back
249 ft elevation gain
Hiked 4/5/24

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#BigBend #NationalParks #Texas #RioGrande #Hiking #Photography #WildHorses #Landscape
A vast open desert plain leads to a distant butte which spans the photo. From this distance, different bands of light brown and dark grey rock material may be seen under a partially cloudy sky. An open yellow flower with red-orange interior may be seen growing on the end of a Beavertail cactus, with long, spiky thorns surrounding it. A small riverfront beach may be found a the beginning of the canyon. With steep rock walls surrounding it, this scene for some reason reminds me of the Star Trek TOS fight scene between Kirk and Gorn. A dusky white, wild horse peeks out from the bushes and gives the crazy eye. Got a pretty good mutual spook when I first walked past this unseen horse as we were both unaware of each other.
January 23, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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Wasson Peak via Kings Canyon, Hugh Norris, and Gould Mine
Saguaro National Park, Tuscon, Arizona

Moderate, 8.04 mi loop
1,932 ft elevation gain
Hiked 4/3/24

Flickr Album flic.kr/s/aHBqjCHgML

#NationalParks #Saguaro #Tuscon #Arizona #Hiking #Photography #Landscape #Wildflowers
A bee forages inside of a blooming pink flower on a Hedgehog cactus. A steep hillside lined with purple wildflowers in bloom. In the distance the peak of the trail may be seen rising up. A view back down the ridge to gt to the peak of the hike. Switchbacks may be seen on the hill to the left before heading along the ridge on the right. A few Saguaro may be seen rising above a hillside covered in yellow wildflowers, which leads to a medium and a far distant mountain range.
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Catalina Nature Trail
Catalina State Park, Tuscon, Arizona

Easy, 1.46 mi loop
164 ft elevation gain
Hiked 4/2/24

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#Tuscon #Arizona #Hiking #Photography #Landscape #Mural
An artistic mural located at the beginning of the trail. The center of the mural sports a multi-armed Saguaro, while around it are multiple desert animals drawn in a playful style. The sun and the moon may be seen in the upper portions of the mural. Several clusters of Saguaro cacti grow among the shrubs on the side of the trail. One dead and dessicated Saguaro may be seen in the center of frame. A view over a small cluster of Saguaro which leads to the ridge of the Santa Catalina mountains in the distance. The receding mild flood waters of a river may be seen cutting across the center of frame. Several rocky and jagged peaks along the ridge of the Santa Catalina mountains. A very light dusting of snow is seen in the upper reaches, which are also dipping into a cloud above.
January 20, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Valley View Overlook Trail
Saguaro National Park, Tuscon, Arizona

Easy, 0.85 mi out and back
98 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/29/24

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#NationalParks #Saguaro #Cactus #Landscape #Hiking #Photography #Wildflowers
An odd looking large Saguaro cactus. The top splits into a Y with two branches, while lower on the body 3 branches loop around. One of these branches almost looks like an arm pointing at the camera, sort of an alien being. A cluster of Pink Fairy-Duster flowers in bloom, with both spent and unopened buds nearby. The flowers are small and round, with long white stamens that turn to pink on the tips. Looking towards a small mountain range with a Saguaro forest leading to it. in the foreground a collection of low desert plants may be seen including a large beavertail cactus,some ocotillo, a mesquite bush, and a yellow flowering shrub (appearing to be some sort of sunflower family). The flowering head of a Buckhorn Cholla cactus, sporting many unopened red buds on it.
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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Sunset photo taken from the Ironwood Forest National Monument, located near Tuscon, Arizona

#Stunday #Landscape #Photography #Sunset
Sunset taken from the Ironwood National Monument BLM land near the Saguaro National Park. Two shadowed mountain ridges may be seen leading from opposite sides of the frame in the distance, while a brilliant orange glow burns above them. Small bands of clouds may be seen in the sky which turns to blue along the upper frame.
January 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Salvation Mountain
Slab City, California

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Located a few miles from the Salton Sea and adjacent to Slab City, this art monument was built by Leonard Knight and is themed around 'the Sinner's Prayer' as well as other Christian motifs
A hillside covered in paint with many religious themed and bible quotes written on it, adorned with a large cross. SlabCity SalvationMountain A pulled out view of an old farm wagon painted over with various Christian related themes, the wheels have flowers painted on them. A section of Salvation Mountain. Several large trees as well as bunches of flowers are painted on in this section along with 'Love is Universal.' In the bottom of frame, you may see where the paint ends and desert sand begins. A section of Salvation Mountain, which appears to have a dwelling built into it as many windows may be seen within the painted mound. "God is Love' is painted on a large cube on a flatbed trailer outside of it and many empty paint cans may be seen lining the desert ground.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Bombay Beach
Salton Sea, California

Beach Walk
Minor elevation gain
Hiked 3/27/24

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#SaltonSea #BombayBeach #ArtWalk #Beachwalk #California #Art #photography #landscape
A large metal sign saying 'THE ONLY OTHER THING IS NOTHING', with the nothing carved in relief. It is standing upright along the Salton Sea Shoreline, with the water in the background under a hazy and partially cloudy sky. A flock of shore birds picks at the muddy/sandy bottom of the Salton Sea. In the left of frame a small relief cutout of what appears to be a guy doing magic may be seen and to the right is a dilapidated outhouse. A distant mountain range may be seen through haze. A rusted mailbox stands in the sand covered in stickers. Behind it a swing set is erected in the shallows of the Salton Sea while a mountain range rises in the far distance through thick haze. This scene gave me end of Terminator 2 vibes. An interesting sculpture of a 50s style car converted into a small floating plane. It is surrounded by small boulders and in the distance a mountain range may be seen. License plates cut and pieced together form the word 'REINCARNATION.'
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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Mastodon Peak Trail
Joshua Tree National Park, California

Moderate, 2.58 mi loop
489 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/27/24

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#JoshuaTree #MastodonPeak #Hiking #Photography #landscape #Lizards
A stand of several large California Fan Palms growing at the Cottonwood Oasis, with a large ridge of rock rising up behind them. In the lower left of frame a group of hikers may be seen for scale. A juvenile Common Chuckwalla peers out from the entrance to its home. Looking across the land from Mastodon Peak. In the center left, a signpost may be seen that is the start of the spur to ascend the peak. Large areas of exposed and cracked bedrock may be seen below as well as a few mountain ranges in the distance. Side view of a Common Chuckwalla half exposed from under an old rusted metal roof.
January 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Cholla Cactus Garden
Joshua Tree National Park, California

Nature Walk, 0.2 mi
9 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/27/24

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#JoshuaTree #NationalParks #Hiking #Photography #Landscape
A field of Teddy-Bear Cholla Cactus growing near Turkey Flats. A Mountain range may be seen rising up in the distance. A section of a Teddy Bear Cholla, with fruiting pods growing on it. Bearing little to no seeds in the fruiting bodies, the main method of reproduction is instead via breaking off and rooting of the stems. A close up of a flowering Beavertail Cactus, with its bright pink flowers surrounded by unopened buds. An Ocotillo plant with its long, spindly arms covered in small green leaves. From a nearby sign: Don’t confuse this unusual-looking plant, ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), for a cactus. The thorny, multi-stem shrub is in fact a woody deciduous plant. Unlike other deciduous shrubs, which normally grow leaves in the spring and drop them in the fall, the ocotillo may grow and drop leaves as often as five times during the year. The leaves aren’t season dependant but rain dependent. Following a sufficient rain, the Ocotillo puts forth a cluster of leaves above each thorn, adorning the otherwise dead-looking canes with a flourish of green. At the same time red blossoms may appear at the tips of the canes. The leaves go about the business of photosynthesis—converting light energy to food energy—until the next drought; then the leaves turn red or brown and drop.
January 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Face Rock and Skull Rock Loop
Joshua Tree National Park, California

Easy, 2.55 mi loop
213 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/26/24

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#JoshuaTree #NationalParks #Hiking #Photography #Landscape #Desert #FaceRock #SkullRock
The Jumbo Rocks area of Joshua Tree seen from a distance. In this view a couple of 'peaks' made up of of large, fragmented boulders may be seen rising behind a small field of various desert plantlife. A view of Face Rock in profile. Out of all of the face and man-named geologic features I've seen, this is the most clearly defined one. Skull Rock, with a couple of green bushes nearby. This area is heavily visited and you will often see people climbing all over the structures. A large field/mound of boulders and fragmented rocks sits under a blue sky. This view is a classic example of how the cracks in these structures lead to erosion and fragmentation.
January 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Barker Dam Loop
Joshua Tree National Park, California

Easy, 2.33 mi loop
180 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/26/24

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#JoshuaTree #NationalParks #California #Hiking #Photography #Landscape
A Joshua tree takes up the left half of the frame while in the distant right a large rock mound may be seen with a climber on the top of it attached to a climbing rope. A large outcrop of fragmented rock rises up behind a field of small Joshua Trees under a blue sky dotted with a couple small clouds. A few large boulders rise on the left of frame like a beacon with a large pile of boulders on the right. In between them a snow capped mountain may be seen in the distance. A massive rock mound with many small boulders eroding off of it stands above a small grouping of Joshua Trees. Several small clusters of trees may be seen growing in portions of the mound.
January 12, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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Panorama Loop
Joshua Tree National Park, California

Moderate, 6.81 mi loop
1,316 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/25/24

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#JoshuaTree #NationalParks #California #Hiking #Photography #Landscape
A small cluster of Joshua Trees. A large Cholla Cactus sits on the edge of the trail, its many needled arms reaching out for hugs. Several ridges of nearby hills lead away while in the far distance a snow dusted mountain may be seen being overtaken by clouds rolling over its peak. On the valley floor a collection of windmills may be seen as well. Clouds roll over a distant mountain dusted with snow, while a hillside descends from right to left with various desert trees and bushes growing.
January 10, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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Thompson Siblings
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January 10, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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Mt Perry via Dante's Ridge
Death Valley National Park, California

Hard, 9.24 out and back
2,621 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/21/24

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#DeathValley #NationalParks #California #Hiking #Photography #Landscape #MtPerry #LakeManly
A male and female Common side-blotched lizard seen in the middle of reproducing. The female is giving me the 'skink eye.' The steep ascent along the ridge leading to one of the upper areas of the hike. Scattered sagebrush may be seen dotting the tan landscape. A view of the jagged ridge near the end of the trail, with a snow capped ridge seen in the distance, fading into the blue sky above.
January 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Gower Gulch Loop and Red Cathedral Spur
Death Valley National Park, CA

Moderate, 6.5 mi loop w spurs
1,207 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/20/24

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#DeathValley #NationalParks #California #Hiking #Photography #Landscape #Desert #ManlyBeacon #RedCathedral
The Red Cathedral stands above a canyon of tan mounds. Various trails branching out from closer to the Cathedral allow you to access the mounds. The tall, flat face of Manly Beacon, with a portion of the Red Cathedral visible behind it on the left. The trail may be seen cutting across the lower portion with a few hikers along the middle of frame. Photo was taken from a slight spur leading onto a large bald area, some of which may be seen on the right of frame. Two large rocky hillsides with layers of diagonal light and dark brown banding may be seen with a ridgeline in the distance on the other side of Death Valley. Rolling hills of light and dark brown patterned rock may be seen with a sloped ridgeline on the right of frame. A separate ridgeline on the far end of Death Valley may be sen in the distance.
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Badwater Basin/(Temporary) Lake Manly
Death Valley National Park, California

Nature Walk
No elevation gain- located at 282 ft below sea level
Hiked 3/19/24

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#DeathValley #NationalParks #Hiking #Photography #Landscape #LakeManly #BadwaterBasin
Looking up towards the sign post which shows where sea level is, 282 ft above my location on a cliff wall. A pile of salts that has precipitated when the water was a little higher. I lost the photos of it, but when underwater it had a little more structure to it, with a lot of nodules linked together. A view across Lake Manly near sunset. The sky at this point was still mainly blue leading to a little yellow and then a salmon pink in the lowest horizon. A ridgeline may be seen extending on the far side of the lake through the center of frame. One thing to note is that the ridgeline seen would be barely above sea level, so only high in relation to my location at -282 ft. The dusky salmon color seen at sunset over Lake Manly, also reflected in the lower frame. A few distant ridgelines may be seen running through the center of frame.
January 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Ubehebe Crater
Death Valley National Park, CA

Moderate to Strenuous, 4.4 mi loop w spur down
1,319 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/19/24

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#DeathValley #NationalParks #California #Hiking #Photography #Landscape #Crater
Looking down into Ubehebe Crater, with a sign showing a person falling that warns to be careful around the edge as the footing may be dangerous. A photo of a flowering Desert Fivespot, Eremalche rotundfolia that was growing on the rim of the Ubehebe Crater. With the wildflower not fully opened, it has a ball-like appearance in this photo. Flower is pink with five different red streaks on the interior (two seen in photo). Looking over towards the Little Hebe Crater, which is located right beside Ubehebe Crater. In the distance, a mountain ridge may be seen with slight snow caps on a couple of peaks. Looking across the lower crater area with steep walls surrounding it. Interesting how different areas of the crater have very different color schemes to them, from a rich deep gray to a lighter one as well as various shades of orange. The central orange area looks like sand from a distance, but appears more like cracked clay up close.
January 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Mosaic Canyon
Death Valley National Park, CA

Moderate, 4.16 mi out and back
1,138 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/18/24

#DeathValley #California #NationalParks #Hiking #Photography #Landscape
An arrow made of rocks points to the scramble up a cliff wall at the end of a canyon. Mostly vertical, but manageable with effort along the hand and foot holds. Trail ends not too far after this iirc. Looking back out of the Mosaic Canyon, multi-colored cliff walls may be seen on both sides with a wide gravel filled wash in the middle. Distant mountain ranges may be seen fading into blue coloration under a bed of white clouds. A Chuckwalla lizard hangs out on the side of a cliff wall. A half moon rises above the steep peaks of a canyon wall in mid-afternoon.
January 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Convict Lake
Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Easy, 2.5 mi loop
170 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/16/24

#ConvictLake #Inyo #MammothLakes #California #Hiking #Photography #Stunday #Landscape
Looking across the mirrored finish of Convict Lake, with Mono Jim Peak (and Mt Morrison directly behind it). The still waters perfectly reflect the image as well as allow the gravel bottom to be seen through them. A small islet covered in snow sticks out into the middle of frame and there is also a log laying half submerged in the bottom of frame. Looking across Convict Lake towards Mono Jim Peak and Mt Morrison behind it, a slight breeze casts ripples across an otherwise perfect mirror image in the water.
January 4, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Hot Creek Interpretive Trail
Near Mammoth Lakes, CA

Easy, 1.8 mi loop
220 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/16/24

#HotCreek #California #Inyo #Hiking #Photography #Landscape
A sign post in front of Hot Creek notifying that the shoreline and water is off limits due to risk from heated vents. Meanwhile a person may be seen swimming and filming themselves in the water. A view up Hot Creek with a snow covered mountain seen in the distance beyond. I believe it to be Laurel Mountain and possibly Bloody Mountain as well behind it.
January 3, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Travertine Hot Springs
Bridgeport, California

Easy, minimal hike- I explored a couple miles but not necessary
Minimal elevation gain
Hiked 3/15/24

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#TravertineHotSprings #HotSprings #California #Hiking #Photography #Landscape #Sunset
A view of the muddy wetland beneath the outflow of the hot springs. The Sierra mountains may be seen in the distance, with snow on their peaks. Two of the three side by side soaking pools may be seen at the upper area of the hot springs, lit up by late afternoon sun with a view of some of the Sierra mountains in the distance. Other pools may also be found around the area. 'Fire on the Mountain,' the setting sun illuminates low clouds flying over the snowy Sierra mountains. A large open field may be seen in the lower frame with the outflow from the hot springs flowing. Wide beams of orange light rise up from behind the Sierras as the sun sets behind them.
December 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Eagle Lake Trail
Desolation Wilderness, Lake Tahoe, CA

Easy, 2.33 out and back
643 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/14/24

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#California #Hiking #Photography #Landscape #Snowshoeing
A snow covered bridge extends over a small creek, where pools of water are exposed from the surrounding deep snow. Out of frame under the bridge a waterfall drops down. A steep and snow hillside with tracks barely visible leads out to a rocky mountain protruding above it. A mostly snow covered lake and surrounding peaks, with the outflow visible near a beaver dam in the lower right. A rocky peak sticks up above a winter landscape covered in snow.
December 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Lake Tahoe East Shore Trail
Sand Harbor State Park, Nevada

Easy, 5.2 mi out and back (or less)
331 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/14/24

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#LakeTahoe #Nevada #Hiking #Photography #Landscape
Large boulders jut up from the crystal blue waters of Lake Tahoe. Snow capped mountains may be seen in the distance. A view towards a snow dusted hillside covered in pine trees. Much of the frame shows a shallow area of Lake Tahoe, with highly visible rocks on half and then a more sandy bottom on the other, resulting in an almost turquoise coloration. Lake Tahoe at sunset, with a row of pines running from the right of frame to the center along the shoreline. Pink clouds may be seen on the left of frame with an orange hue lining the mountains in the distance. Lake Tahoe at sunset. Pink clouds lead down to an orange hue on the horizon over distant snow capped mountains. A thin line of the sandy beach may be seen lining the bottom of frame at the edge of the lake.
December 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Chickadee Ridge via Tahoe Rim Trail
Lake Tahoe, NV

Easy, 2.06 mi out and back
410 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/13/24

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#LakeTahoe #Nevada #Hiking #Photography #Snowshoeing #Landscape
A view to the south along the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe. Snow may be seen along the hillsides and peaks with green pine trees scattered among the white. A tree is partially in view in the foreground along the right of frame. The sky changes from blue (top) to yellowish orange at sunset with Lake Tahoe visible on the left of frame and a snowy scene in the lower and right of frame couched in the darkness. Snow may be seen along the ground and on the hillsides leading down to the lake on the left. A friendly gnome serves as a guide among the snowpack with snow covered pines around the frame. This was a few days before St Patrick's Day, so likely there was a cross country race that the gnome was a marker for, as it also held the Irish flag.
December 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Toketee Falls
Umpqua National Forest, Oregon

Easy to moderate* ~1.4 mi out and back
127-254 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/9/24
*Descending to the lower area involves a steep rock wall w rope for help

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#ToketeeFalls #Waterfalls #Umpqua #Oregon #Hiking #Photography #Landscape
View of Toketee Falls from the upper viewing area. Beautiful blue water pools in the basin below. View of Toketee Falls from downstream of the falls, a glimpse of the second tier may be seen in the distance. This view also shows the swirling folds of exposed basalt rock to the left of the falls. A view of Toketee Falls that focuses more heavily on the dynamic pattern of the basalt columns along the cliff face. Looking down at two friends climbing up the steep hillside to access the lower area, with piles of snow accumulated at the bottom.
December 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM