Methow Valley

Two weekends ago Amy and Liam accompanied me to the Methow Valley. I was there with my boss Chris Davis to make a presentation to the Methow Conservancy--we're working on a parcel-based development risk model that they will use to inform their conservation prioritization. The presentation was 3 hours long (!), and our modelling effort was very well received. We still have a few tweaks to make, but it's pretty close to being done.

We stayed at a cabin (ha!--this cabin is bigger and nicer than our house in Seattle) owned by a couple of UW professors that are friends with Craig and Sandy, a married couple who are also working as consultants with the Conservancy. We stayed in the Valley for an extra day and went for a delightful hike around a beaver pond just up the road from the cabin. We shared most of the hike with an Italian couple and their son Luka. We caught another red-legged frog for Liam to check out, and Luka was pretty interested in it as well. Best of all, the fall color is starting to kick in.