Root vs. asphalt

Feb. 21, 2014. Hospital Hill

Nature refuses to be covered up

Feb. 21, 2014. Hospital Hill.

Hospital Hill alders

Feb. 21, 2014

No baseball today

Dec. 12, 2010. In the "100 year flood" of 1990, I think it was, I saw Beerbower Park completely under water, basically a lake. The pedestrian bridge over Sam's Canal washed away. First St. north of Mommsen was a river. It didn't help that Simpson had just clearcut the woods on Hospital Hill so the runoff was extra bad.

Simpson cut all those trees and then turned the site into a residential development (now on Oak Lane) originally and ironically named "Evergreen Heights." You could make this stuff up, but no one would believe you. 

View of Hospital Hill

Dec. 8, 2010. From Cedar St. on Rabbit Hill. At the time this photo was taken Mark Reed Hospital, the building at the highest elevation, was still operating. The hills in the background are in Mason County.

Forest fire smoke over Hospital Hill

Oct. 4, 2012. Taken from Cedar St. on Rabbit Hill. The fire was in Mason County and the smoke headed southwest.

Water towers

July 31, 2016.

McCleary's water supply has long been the subject of derision over the odor, but in recent times steps have been taken to correct the situation. This photo was taken after climbing the steep and strenuous footpath in the woods up Hospital Hill behind Birch St.

7:27 in the AM looking north from Hospital Hill

Those distant hills are in Mason County. Apr. 19, 2012

Alder forest on Hospital Hill

Sunrise, Mar. 22, 2012

Ocean weather coming in during a dark morning

Mar. 22, 2012, from Hospital Hill