Day 3 POBR June 18, 2024

 



Figure 3: Virginia pulled out a selfie on our trip to Snow Plow Creek. 🌲⛰

Firgure 4: Virginia and I on our trip to the field. 😃





Location: Glenwood, WA 98619, USA

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