Seattle... area

The thick smell of smoldering marijuana hung heavy over the woodland trail. Green light filtering through the lofty ceiling of evergreens played upon an empty path. Only glimpses of color flashed between the massive trunks of the stately trees ahead. But, there could be little doubt, the youngster in the red dreadlocks was burning green.

The imagery above, while not typical of the Seattle area, does fit an entertaining stereotype. The strange sureness that when hiking in the mountains of the pacific northwest you will chance upon a lad of Irish descent burning leaves of dubious legality.

I myself take daily a dose of prescription medication. I do so, however, at home as it is a rather inconvenience to be popping pills while strolling beneath the trees and sky. I would like to remind any of you folks out there that the presence of dreadlocks does not in anyway imply that the careful dose, being self administered by the lad, was not strictly medicinal.

My only concern is that, like estrogen in my glass of water, I would prefer if I were not the secondhand recipient of someone else's "health habits".

Humorous encounters aside, day hiking in the Cascades can be quite rewarding.

Sam's Summary

• I have taken several hikes in the cascades.
• A very very low percentage of the other hikers smoke pot on the trail
• ......So breathe deep when you get the chance......
• It is a lush rain forest out here.