After an hour or two of Bennington Lake sunrise and hiking, we head back toward WaWaWA. But Kim decides that she wants to travel to the McNary Wildlife Refuge. So we continue driving, heading up Hwy 12 toward Wallula for about half an hour, doing the usual “windshield photography” along the way. Then it is over gravel and dirt quasi-roads. Another hour or two of hiking around the Refuge ensues. We are vigilant for ticks and such varmints as we push through the brush and around the swampish wetlands. Kim declares this venue to be the best one yet discovered locally for birding.
P.S. The matter of the “secret cloud message” is further considered at HHR.
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