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Andy Zahn

@andyzahn.bsky.social
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Photographer, writer, environmentalist, geek I live in the shadow of Mt. St. Helens where I write about cameras and other tech, create YouTube videos, and spend a lot of time out in nature photographing wildlife and the places they live.

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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 57m
This insanity is happening all over Washington. It wasn't this bad even just a few years ago. In fact, just 10 years ago you could visit the North Cascades Highway at this time of year and see only a handful of other people. #publiclands #Washington #parkchat
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 1h
#sunrise #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 13h
Turned out pretty well too, if I do say so myself.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 13h
I had some help making dinner this evening!
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 23h
30 degree temperature difference between sunrise and noon! 28 degrees last night, and now it's already almost 60. Frost is hitting the gardens hard, but the midday temps with that nip on the breeze are wonderful. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#sunset last night. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Cold and frosty morning. #wawx #sunrise
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It should be illegal to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of #publiclands Public lands should remain public land in perpetuity, and those lands should be cared for as natural preserves. Additionally, we should seek to add significantly to the existing inventory or public lands.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
One more #sunset shot. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A few other #sunset images from the last few days. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#Sunset over gathering fog. Might be the first frost of the year tonight. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Something few people remember today is that the Cowlitz River was once Western Washington's canyon country. 50 miles of intermediate whitewater and spectacular scenery, now drowned beneath the Mayfield, Riffe, and Scanwea reservoirs. Dams have stolen our rivers from us.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#sunset #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Trump administration isn't alone in working to destroy #roadless areas, @wadnr.bsky.social has been bulldozing roads into roadless #wilderness on state lands, and clearcutting old growth forest such as this here in #WashingtonState @governorferguson.bsky.social @daveupthegrovecpl.bsky.social
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Apparently, things are only getting worse at Mt. Rainier. This is just horrifying. I have never seen MRNP so mobbed as it is this year At this point, they should just close the park entirely. There are just too many people, and the park is severely understaffed. Shut. It. Down. #parkchat
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It was a beautiful day at Seaquest State Park, but it's hard to enjoy a walk in the park when the park is running this monstrosity all afternoon! 🤬 The leaves aren't even falling in significant numbers yet. They were mostly just blowing bare, clean pavement.🙄
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#sunset at the end of a surprisingly hot October day. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Orb weavers on a foggy autumn morning. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Onalaska Apple Harvest Festival is one of the best local festivals in SW Washington. Some really great booths run by local craftspeople, farms, and nonprofits.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#sunrise in the fog. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Currently testing out another powered exoskeleton - not exactly a fashionable piece of hardware! 🤣
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Spectacularly nice weather today! #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Late afternoon light on Mt. Hood, bright with a dusting of snow. #orwx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#moonrise #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#sunset on the turning trees #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Beautiful day for a nature walk at Carlisle Park in Onalaska! Thanks to everyone who showed up to join me and talk about parks in rural Washington.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nap time for dogs.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hi everyone, I will be hosting a nature walk at Carlisle Park in Onalaska tomorrow as part of my campaign!
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Moonrise above the mist. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#sunset yesterday evening. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#sunset this evening #wawx Unfortunately, the lovely evening was ruined by poachers shooting at birds in the Marsh. 🤬
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Impressive storms today! Wild weather and pretty clouds. Good to have all the rain. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm testing out the DJI Osmo Nano right now - recording a timelapse of the Amtrak Cascades route from Vancouver BC to Kelso, WA! Love the suction cup mount it comes with, so good for this kind of journey. However, battery life is an issue for such a long shot as this.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Farms beneath Three Fingers Mountain. Overcast sky, but very pretty nonetheless. #wawx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Comfortable seats Big windows Automatic sliding glass doors A decent-sized Cafe Warm interior lighting Smooth ride Classic aesthetic design Amtrak Cascades 517 is so much better in every way than the 518!
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#sunrise over Mt. Baker and Semiahmoo Bay. #wawx #bcwx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Sunrise over the Fraser River and the Golden Ears. #bcwx
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Breakfast.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Windows are so much better in this train than the 518. Big windows are important!
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Amtrak Cascades train this morning is both nicer then the one I took on the way up, but is showing very clear signs of age.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My aerial photography setup today! 5 different cameras if you count my phone lol
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Lee's donuts are perhaps the best I've ever had; the German Chocolate is AMAZING!
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Breakfast at Granville Market this morning!
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Gorgeous day here in Vancouver BC!
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Didn't make it to my hotel till 1:30 AM this morning. Absolutely brutal 10 hour train ride where for every 2 hours we spent moving, we spent 1 hour stopped on the tracks.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#sunrise in Vancouver BC
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Myles Kennedy's album "Year of the Tiger" really is wonderful. Reminds me a lot of Simon and Garfunkel in a weird way, but with a heavy edge, augmented with appalachian-style instrumentals.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sadly no. They don't start running the new ones until next week. These old cars are pretty decrepit, and the engines aren't much better.
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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#sunset light on Mt. Rainier, photographed at high speed from the Amtrak Cascades train on my way North to Vancouver BC. #wawx
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