#squak mountain

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I can't escape the snow - trail running is fun, I promise.

I planned a run on Sunday because I was told the weather would be good.

We we're going to need it for our Issy Alps Grand Tour - a 23 mile, 6600 vertical feet trail run that traverses all three of the wonderful state parks that line the I-90 corridor just east of Seattle: Tiger Mountain, Squak Mountain, and Cougar Mountain. As hinted by the title, they've been lovingly deemed by the locals as the "Issaquah Alps" and have really set themselves apart as a difficult but accessible place to get moving in nature be that running, hiking, or biking.

Well, the weather started in the moody PNW fashion by giving us a bit of rain, but as we got to the high point on Tiger #3, we entered whiteout conditions unexpectedly. Exposed and cold, we looked pretty funny out there and were only 8 or so miles into the run.

After some sharing of layers, we kept on going; encountered more snow, more rain, and eventually ended on a bit of sunshine.

All in all, a hard as hell day, but a good time. And made even better by coffee and donuts in the parking lot with friends.

Please enjoy this video of me flailing/waddling/running in the snow. And us enjoying our post run snacks.

#trail running #trails #issaquah alps #tiger mountain #cougar mountain #squak mountain #pnw #pnw adventures

[onehikeaweek]

#squak mountain state park #squak mountain #issaquah alps #tiger mountain #cougar mountain

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#red elderberry #plants #nikon d40 #squak mountain #king county #washington

[ear-motif]

i understand will graham completely by the way

#my sister begging me to quit my job and school and come live with her in the mountains #VERY kind but not good for me!! #yes i want to quit my shitty toxic job but i will be stubborn about it despite my declining mental heath!!! #altho for me its not bc i save lives and get to play god its bc im clinging to society’s idea of what success is and my self concept is #fragile enough LET ME GET MY STUPID PIECE OF OFFICIAL PAPER AND THEN ILL DO SOMETHING FOR MYSELF MAYBE #i dont deserve nice things sorry #anyways me and will are the same person <3 #jay squaking

[gothic-soda]

Legend of Zelda fun fact: Revali is actually not dead! He is alive and in my basement! I feed him a good diet of gold fish crackers and Mountain Dew. He is very happy living with me. Ignore the squaking coming from the floorboards, those are the sounds he makes when he’s happy 😃

#nom nom eat your crackers bird boy #I am writing this while sleep deprived and in denial about his death #death? what death? #stage 1: DENIAL BABEYYY #botw #revali

[onboardsorasora]

in honor of a maxiel second row for the mexico gp…what if Enchanted AU update? (On your own time frame tho 😅)

Hi Nonnie! I woke up to this and said 'they're absolutely correct'. I'd started something a few days ago but didn't know where I wanted to take it. And this prompt along with yesterday pointed me in this direction. I hope you like it! Its also unedited, so hopefully it reads well and has no mistakes lol

Part 1 | Part 11

Part 12

Daniel cackled gleefully as the wind blew through his long curls. They were driving through the hills, like Max pinky promised they would, and he was having the best time. They've been cruising for what felt like hours and when they got to empty strips of road; they’d floor it like a drag race. 

Daniel’s favorite part might be when Max grabs for the hand hold overhead. He always enjoyed making his Dad do it, Michelle was harder because she knew his driving style by now. Max had been a whole new challenge, being a race car driver used to high speeds. But Daniel had been excited to learn that all it took to break Max was drifting around a blind corner going down the mountain road. 

It was exhilarating.

Daniel pulled off to the ridge that had a bannister and bench– boasting a lovely view of the sunset over the city.

He all but jumped out of the sports car positively vibrating with happy energy. Chelle would call it his zoomies. He needed to sing, he needed to run with a horse! He wanted to tear his shirt off!

"Don't do that." Max came out of the car, catching his breath.

Daniel's mouth snapped shut, apparently he was singing. A bird flapped its wings overhead and landed in his curls. Daniel bounced from leg to leg, the wide grin set on his face like clay.

Max eyed him consideringly, a small smile on his face. He armed the car and slipped the key fob into the pocket of his pants.

"Hey Daniel?" It was comical how quickly Daniel's head snapped over to his direction, his brown eyes were wide and sparkling.

"Yeah Maxy?" Daniel bit the cuticle on his thumb, waiting for Max's next words. He didn't expect them though.

"Race you!" Max yelled and then he was off like a bullet. Daniel squaked in outrage before apologizing to the bird on his head and running off after the race car driver.

Max lead him into a short copse of trees where they zig zagged through the foliage in an approximation of tag. Daniel laughed joyously, waving to the different animals that came to watch or lead them in different directions. Obstacles were added by a deer that knew a "better path". And a family of rabbits wanted Daniel to win!

Before long they collapsed in a sunny spot, giggling intermittently. Max's face was flushed from exertion and Daniel couldn't look away. He knew he was equally flushed and sweaty, but Max was lovely.

"Where did you learn to drive like that?" Max broke the silence first.

"My dad taught me. I wanted to run with the horses but it wasn't the safest idea, he'd said. So we drove his truck alongside the herd." Daniel preened, Max liked his driving.

"You learned to drift because of horses?" Max's disbelief was clear. Daniel cackled.

"No!" He sang. "I taught myself to drift to scare Papa. He was always so cool and calm so I wanted to ruffle him a little. It was Joey's idea to scare him. Joey's an alpaca."

Max nodded with a snort. He could see that. Joe was always the silent luker in his calls with Michelle. Like he was watching and waiting for any slip ups. He was very protective. Max supposed they truly needed to be. 

He'd only just gotten back into good graces after the video incident.

"You could've been a racer." Max said offhandedly and Daniel's eyes widened comically. 

He'd been playing with the grass by his hips and before he knew it he found himself on his back with an armful of Daniel. He was hugging Max so tightly.

Daniel leaned backwards a little, hovering over Max with the widest grin, so wide his eyes almost disappeared in their crescents. Daniel positively glowed and his tattoos that had been merely fluttering in the afterglow of their playing were moving almost wildly. Wings fluttering, petals blooming, legs dancing– the works.

"Thank you Maxy. That means a lot." Was all Daniel said and Max knew that there was more to it. But he wouldn't focus on that right now. Not when Daniel was looking so lovely above him, glowing under the rays of the sun.

Part 13

#Daniel vibrating with happiness that he starts bouncing and giggling is my fave brand of drugs #maxiel #max/daniel #disney princess dan #enchanted au

[nosydogsoaps]

LORD AIRAVIS, LORD OF THE WING - Soap inspired by Squak Airavis from Dimension 20's A Court of Fey & Flowers. A sensual and iconic blend of black lavender and airy musk, touched by luxurious vanilla, a caress of sultry amber, and sweetened with spiced citrus (and fat royalty checks rolling in from the Broadway adaptation of The Green Hunter.)

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This is. One of my sexiest fragrances. I'm just saying. The downside is that it turns soap brown, which I tried to counteract with limited success, so the gray ombre I was shooting for is more of a tan ombre instead. I DO like the effect of soaring high over misty mountains though. :'3

#dimension 20 #acofof #a court of fey and flowers #dropout #cold process soap #soapmaking #lady chirp featherfowl #lord squak airavis #nosydogsoaps

[pancakeofdeath222]

The mountain siren

Evolutionary history

The siren is a sapient species of alvarezsaurid dinosaurs that is native to the mountains of the Korongo islands. They originally evolved to fill a niche similar to the secretary bird using their feet to grab small prey with occasional larger prey. This caused one of their toes to become aposibal, and it also moved further back on their foot. Due to grabbing prey with their feet, the arms evolved to be larger to help them balance. Their ancestor evolved before the islands separated, which caused a mass extinction of mountain fauna. At this point, the proto siren had not evolved the two enlarged fingers, which helps the siren to manipulate objects. These fingers are an evolutionary throwback to more basel alvarezsaurids that had larger fingers. Around the time the sirens' fingers began to elongate the evolved the ability to mimic sounds. This is thought to have initially evolved in males who, like some birds, incorporate noises into the mating songs. Due to the loudness of these songs, they evolved earlobes similar to chickens. Around this time, one species evolved to scare predators with the sounds of other predators. This species became sapient and evolved a culture.

Language

The sirens language is incredibly hard to understand as they use a mixture of bird like chirps and squaks, wing and tail positions, and mimicked sounds. For example, sirens use the sound of rain falling to refer to rain. This has often been translated into onamonapias such as Drizzlicopa, which in their language would be the sound of rain and then the copa sound. There are some regional differences, such as in the south island, where Drizzlicopa is referred to as Clapicopa as the south island has more thunderstorms.

Culture/Religion

The sirens are a polytheistic religion with four main gods, which are Boomicopa, Crackcilicopa, Woowocopa, and Drizzlicopa. Their creation myth has the gods creating a landmass to create life, but Woowocopa created his own land so he can make his own life in secret. During this time, sirens had more dexterous hands, but they killed all life, and then they killed themselves. The gods started their work again this time. They fused two of the sirens fingers into one large claw. However, Woowocopa took some sirens and changed them, removing the tails, shorting their snouts, making them stand upright, and removing their feathers. These sirens became the siren eaters or also known as humans.

#speculative zoology #speculative biology #speculative evolution #dinosaur #dinosauroid

[candyratsandgummybats]

Bullit fireplace and Squak Mountain trails

#stairs to nowhere #stairs #trail #hike #nature trail #nature hikes #forest #beetles #Washington #wa state #Washington trails

[qibli347]

shut ur dumdum bubblegum skin tone chicken bone google chrome friend zone Sylvester silone sierra Leone Auto Zone professionaly seen silver patrone stone bone alone cyclone home grown jaw bone post pone megaphone ungrown hydro zone moricone muscle tone safety stone microphone mountain bone grown allophone cyclaone leave me alone tik tok knock knock twelve aclock walk billy rock night hawk peacock interlock penny stock alarm clock after sock dock down the block poison hemlock jay walk trump walk sqaure chalk aftertalk alarm clock interswap sour dock square chalk squak electrical chalk

Just saw this today.

#average day

[onehikeaweek]

#wilderness peak #cougar mountain #squak mountain connector #wilderness cliffs trail #issaquah alps

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#salal #plants #nikon d40 #squak mountain #king county #washington

[pokuvoice]

The SQM club, or Squak Mountain Club, is a nonprofitable association with over a thousand members from colorful associations. This sqm club believes in individual responsibility for environmental preservation and strives to ameliorate the world for our children and their children. They hope that a small but devoted group of levies will ultimately have a significant impact and help us achieve cleaner air and a healthier future.

#SQM club

[stivejohn]

[sqmclubpro]

What Is SQM Club: (Everything You Need To Know)

The Squak Mountain Club, also known as SQM Club, is a non-profit organization founded in 1954 by William H Bonney and David. 

It’s an international group with thousands of members from different businesses passionate about positively impacting the environment. Their main purpose is to improve our environment for future generations and lower CO2 emissions.

SQM club is involved in multiple activities promoting sustainability and environmental responsibility. Stay connected with us till the end to know all the interesting facts and queries related to the SQM club. 

History Of SQM Club

The SQM Club was founded in 1954 in 1954 by William H Bonney and David, even though most of its work began between 2004 and 2009.

Now in today’s era, this Club is operating worldwide and has more than 1000 members from various fields working on the same goal: welfare for future generations.

This Club aims to improve the quality of the World’s air by saving CO2. According to previous research, the members of this Club have saved 1,675,433 tonnes of CO2 since 2009, which is an amazing thing.

Where Are SQM Clubs Located Globally?

Currently, SQM club operates in multiple companies, including Australia, Germany, China, India, Poland, France, Israel, and Singapore, and has members of the Club in Oxford, England.

The members of the Club are confident that they can improve their lives and save the environment for future generations by following the tools and advice of the SQM club.

The Club operates worldwide and has more than 1000 members from various countries and businesses working for the common good of our future generations.

Interesting Facts And Statistics Related To SQM Club

As we already discussed, the SQM Club was established to reduce CO2 emissions and improve the air quality of the World. It’s difficult to accept because only a few businesses and people care about our environment.

But the members of the SQM club work for our environment, and their goal is to preserve the mountain, increase awareness about CO2 emission, and improve air quality.

Following are some interesting facts and statistics related to SQM Club:

SQM is compatible with several devices, such as smartphones and laptops.

It can track various indicators such as fuel usage, mileage, and engine oil usage.

SQM tools use a high-altitude balloon (HAB), also known as near-space flight.

This Club has also released an app allowing universities and schools to monitor and report air quality.

It also organizes eco-tours to make people aware of sustainability.

SQM Club is dedicated to promoting environmental responsibility and sustainability.

This Club organizes workshops and events to educate people about air quality and sustainability.

Anyone interested in measuring air quality can use the SQM toolkit to conduct a survey which the entire database of SQM will publish to the public through the internet.

The Purpose Of SQM Club

The only purpose of the SQM organization is to decrease the emission of CO2 from the World so that the future generation can enjoy the beauty of nature.

This Club is meant to save natural resources so that nature can preserve its quality and beauty. Currently, many organizations have the same mission, but they only work for a specific land, and that’s the main difference.

On the other hand, the SQM club is a global organization with over 1000 members that aims to increase the air quality of the World.

Read More Here: https://sqmclub.pro/

#aesthetic #animals #anime and manga #architecture #art

[emphatic-nomadic]

Squak Mountain

#emphaticnomadic #travel #viajar #wanderlust #hiking #mountains #pnw #washington #pacific northwest #squak mountain