Shelf fungi at Green Lake, Mount Rainier National Park
Originally uploaded by brewbooks.

You can really see how this fungi pulls moisture from this decaying log.
Fungi play an important role o\in the ecology of this forest, a subject I am always trying to learn more about.

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Carbon Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park
Originally uploaded by brewbooks.

On a December, 2004 hike with my friend Clark. THis used to be a very easy hike, about 3.5 miles and 1300 feet of elevation gain to this spot. With the recent (November, 2006) floods at Mount Rainier National Park, it is going to be much longer because the road to the parking lot has been severely damaged. It's always a great hike, I hope that the road is repaired, esle it will be a much longer hike.

This was taken at the base of the '>Carbon Glacier in Mount Rainier National Park, I believe the lowest elevation glacier in the continental US. It's also a glacier that hasn't receded much (unlike others in Washington state). It is covered with a lot of dirt and rocks, hence the name Carbon Glacier.

Notes on Science in the twentieth century: a social-intellectual survey
Goldman, Steven L., 1941-
[sound recording]

Lecture 1. The evolution of 20th-Century science --
Lecture 2. Redefining reality --
Lecture 3. Quantum theory makes its appearance --
Lecture 4. The heroic "old" age of quantum theory --
Lecture 5. A newer theory-QED --
Lecture 6. QED meets fission and fusion --
Lecture 7. Learning by smashing --
Lecture 8. What good is QED? --
Lecture 9. The newest theory-quantum chromodynamics --
Lecture 10. Unifying nature --
Lecture 11. Chemists become designers --
Lecture 12. Mathematics and truth --
Lecture 13. Mathematics and reality --
Lecture 14. The universe expands --
Lecture 15. What is the universe? --
Lecture 16. How do we know what's out there? --
Lecture 17. From equilibrium to dynamism --
Lecture 18. Subterranean fury --
Lecture 19. Solar system citizen --
Lecture 20. Science organized, adopted, co-opted --
Lecture 21. Techno-science and globalization --
Lecture 22. The evolution of evolution --
Lecture 23. Human evolution --
Lecture 24. Genetics-from Mendel to molecules --
Lecture 25. Molecular biology --
Lecture 26. Molecular medicine --
Lecture 27. Culture-anthropology and archaeology --
Lecture 28. Culture-history --
Lecture 29. Culture-linguistics --
Lecture 30. Society-sociology --
Lecture 31. Society-political science --
Lecture 32. Society-economics --
Lecture 33. Mind-classical and behavioral psychology --
Lecture 34. Mind-cybernetics, AI, connectionism --
Lecture 35. Looking back --
Lecture 36. Looking around and looking ahead.

Hike List 2005
1. 01 Jan Mt Si, WA alone
2. 03 Jan Twin Sisters, WA Road with ME
3. 12 Jan Mt Vernon Trail to Washington DC with Chris Floyd
4. 13 Jan Mt Vernon Trail to Georgetown with Chris Floyd
5. 14 Jan Mt Vernon Trail to Alexandria alone
6. 30 Jan Arboretum, Foster Island, WA part with ME and alone
7. 12 Mar Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia
8. 13 Mar Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia
9. 19 Mar Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia
10. 20 Mar Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia
11. 26 Mar Mt Coot-tah, Queensland, Australia
12. 10 April Washington Park and Mt. Erie, WA (with ME)
13. 16 April Washington Park, WA WNPS John Martin
14. 21 April Little Si, WA Weinberg group
15. 14 May MRNP Ranger Creek Green Lake Chenuis Falls, WA BD group
16. 21 May Carbon River Glacier, WA with Clark
17. 28 May Goat Mountain, WA (Nooksack) BD group
18. 04 June Chiawaukum Creek Leavenworth, WA with Mountaineers Naturalists (Sandelin)
19. 05 June Swauk trail (off Blewett pass) and Haney Meadow, WA (with ME)
20. 12 June Hurricane and Klahane Ridge, WA Olympics (solo)
21. 18 June Mt Townsend Olympics WA BD group
22. 07 July Kendall Catwalk, WA (Weinberg group)
23. 09 July Snow Lake, WA with Clark
24. 15 July - Sleeping Giant Park, CT with Clark and Scott Johnson
25. 06 Aug Bogachiel Peak, WA group (BD Group Bruce, Brenda, Susan)
26. 09 Aug Kittatiny State Park NJ alone
27. 11 Aug Kittatiny State Park NJ with ME
28. 17 Aug Goat Rocks Beach ME beach walk alone
29. 18 Aug Barnard VT alone
30. 03 Sep Alpine Lookout, WA BD group(Bruce, Carol, Brenda, Kate)
31. 04 Sep Red Top Lookout, WA alone
32. 17 Sep Spider Meadow Larch Knob, WA BD group(Bruce,Brenda)
33. 01 Oct Ingalls Pass, WA BD group(Bruce,Brenda)
34. 08 Oct Goat Peak, WA (Bruce, Brenda)
35. 27 Oct Shipwreck Cove, North Island, NZ
36. 28 Oct Volcanic Plug,North Island, NZ with ME
37. 31 Oct Cathedral Cove, Coromandel, North Island, NZ solo
38. 13-15 Nov Routeburn Track, South Island, NZ with guides 3 days
39. 17 Nov Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, NZ
40. 18 Nov Fox Glacier, South Island, NZ
41. 20 Nov Abel Tasman, South Island, NZ
42. 24 Nov Mt. Cook, South Island, NZ (several hikes)

I really enjoy the 5-fold spiral symmetry of Aloe polyphylla Schönland ex Pillans. It is a plant to ponder. It's also becoming increasingly rare in it's native alpine environment in Lesotho.

I viewed this plant at Paloma Garden near Wanganui, New Zealand (South Island) .

Some other Aloe polyphylla photos