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It’s a delicate balance of land management with the BLM.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/R2937294412110757940237016832088/tumblr_n4prmbHpLC1to29u9o1_1280.jpg The dream - Sarah balances commuting to the southern end of Oahu to work as a nurse, while living surfing on the North Shore.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/O2937297118819962619713234999384/IMG_2816.JPG Students of NK Studios wait to perform their first showcase at The Society Hotel, an over-night switch from their original location due to an unusually late spring storm.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Z2940327154198391011561700661336/DSC_5856.JPG Shannon finishes up the decorations of her two coconuts she harvested on Kalaupapa, Moloka’i. Once the post office opens she’ll mail them box-free using the island’s Post-a-Nut program.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/C2940903770401406744200092129368/DSC_7424.JPG Students of NK Studios wait to perform their first showcase at The Society Hotel, an over-night switch from their original location due to an unusually late spring storm.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/D2948703662095603717269511018584/DSC_4701.JPG Minutes after running Celestial Falls, a 41 foot waterfall, all Pat wants to know is if he got the shot. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/O2955103000204375826401089362008/big-cam.jpg https://emmarenly.com/photo-story 2026-06-08T21:27:17+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Z2940327154198391011561700661336/DSC_5856.JPG Skiers scope out the large cornice formed at Beartooth Basin Ski Area on the Wyoming-Montana border, which famously only operates in the summer.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/T2953534747748192214845956102232/DSC_1764.jpg Skiers scope out the large cornice formed at Beartooth Basin Ski Area on the Wyoming-Montana border, which famously only operates in the summer.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/O2955103000204375826401089362008/big-cam.jpg Skiers scope out the large cornice formed at Beartooth Basin Ski Area on the Wyoming-Montana border, which famously only operates in the summer.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/V2976667386416959797204222285912/E.JPG Scrap metals from Morton-Erasmus’s drawers include silver, brass, and copper. She’ll either cut out pieces, melt it down, or send them to a refinery. She speculates that gold, silver and other precious metals will remain at a higher price as a new normal, since she’s seen them continuously rise in her lifetime.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Z2976667386029578171656321701976/A.JPG Ken Apland bought Tyack Jewelers in 1986 and renamed it Apland Jewelers. He started his jewelry career at age 13 in his father’s Tacoma store. He says refineries have stopped taking silver pieces due to the extreme swings of prices. In late January 2026, prices of silver reached an all-time high of over $100 per troy ounce. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/L2976667386361619564983093631064/B.JPG Old pieces of jewelry and coins, including 14k, 18k to 22k gold, that were recently traded in. Precious metals like silver and gold are traded commodities — the pricing can change by the second and is partly influenced by market speculation. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/B2976667386435406541277931837528/F.JPG Alternative material earrings by Morton-Erasmus, crafted with sterling silver and jeweler’s brass, a specific type of alloy that doesn’t turn skin green. She plans to become more creative with jewelry crafting by using alternative materials such as jewels, brass, recycled metals and bones. <br /> https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Q2976667386453853285351641389144/G.jpg Madeline Luecht, who owns For Good &#x26; Mad studio in Bingen, Washington, holds pennyweights of gold and silver. She calls the price fluctuations unsettling. Gold prices peaked in February 2026 at over $5,200 a troy ounce, nearly doubling the cost a year prior at about $2,800. Ten years ago, it was priced around $1,200.<br /> https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/G2976667386398513053130512734296/DSC_6309.JPG A set of Mercury dimes traded in at Apland Jewelers, from the late 1930s to early 1940s, that have a 90% silver content. Current dimes are made of copper and nickel — despite the shiny coat, there is 0% silver content.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/A2976667386380066309056803182680/D.JPG Sarah Morton-Erasmus at her bench in Arrowleaf Workshop in White Salmon, Washington. She created her first jewelry line at 12, following in her dad’s footsteps, who was a coppersmith. Since the price changes, she’s had to reprice inventory with the rise in costs, as many pieces are made from gold or silver.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Y2976669963242639453691487524952/DSC_6860.JPG New leaf growth on an Oregon white oak. The bark shows burn marks from the 2025 Burdoin Fire, a high severity wildfire that swept through the area.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/H2976669963131958989249230215256/DSC_6782.JPG The fire resilience of the Oregon white oak is a multi-tiered story — their deep root system can extend wider than the crown, accessing soil and water other trees cannot, their bark is thick like a “heat blanket,” protective against the flames, and their waxy leaves, when hydrated, are difficult to ignite. <br /> https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/F2976669963187299221470358870104/DSC_6817.JPG Not all of the tree survived. This oak tree, likely several hundred years old, was found in the Burdoin Fire scar likely dead.  When the bark is pulled away from the live cambium, the fire was too hot to withstand. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/E2976669963205745965544068421720/DSC_6829.JPG Researchers are still discovering the adaptability of the Oregon white oak, especially in the face of climate change, such as increasing drought and intensifying fire behavior.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/U2976669963224192709617777973336/DSC_6853.JPG In the burn scar of the Burdoin Fire, many of the Oregon white oaks have charred bark and burnt limbs, but in between the branches and at the crowns, there is bright new green growth. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/C2976671875708831295529251313752/436300223_3742641366056278_2728284744556938704_n.jpg One of six sites in the U.S. grasslands that Uthara will visit this month. The wagon carries the Picarro Gas Concentration Analyzer, which gathers information on the amounts of carbon, nitrogen, methane, ammonia, nitrous oxide, and water vapor released from the soil. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/J2976671975247462317265991833688/436361544_3742641556056259_3808239760932230503_n.jpg Starting in Marfa, Texas, she will then drive north to Holly, Colorado, Ft. Collins, Colorado, Bill, Wyoming, then Malta, Montana. It’s about 1,600 miles in total. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/D2976672156302255400725240944728/DSC_4756.JPG Uthara sprays half of the soil collars with nitrate concentration  to mimic increased nitrogen in the soil. Another set of the soil collars have an open hex chamber, to increase soil temperature. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/C2976675018037897275656530892888/DSC_4800.JPG As Uthara finishes the last sample collection in Malta, she’ll drive back down to Texas to take samples this summer three more times.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/R2976676746018201636325068970072/DSC_4773.JPG Each site has thirty-two soil collars. Her research project is focused on assessing the impact of climate change on soil carbon sequestration. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Q2976711202211841572480084154456/DSC_4792.JPG Strange weather, bugs, and roadtrip hiccups are inevitable. A storm rolls through Holly, Colorado, right next to Tornado Alley. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/C2976712092248796384892240074840/DSC_4770.JPG It takes about 20-30 minutes for the Picarro to get the data. There’s downtown while waiting. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/N2976748604202936127460816001112/DSC_0622-copy.JPG Days are long, after the lift stops spinning, skiers venture out to other nearby headwalls to run shuttle laps. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/V2976748604184489383387106449496/DSC_0583-copy.JPG The ticket will get you access to a poma lift - and old school style of uphill mountain transportation.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/M2976748604221382871534525552728/DSC_0623-copy.JPG Friends watch one another as they descent down the lines. 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