Monday's postcard, and field notes from the last mile of Deep Creek

October 16, 2023

Birch grove in flaming autumn color near Worley, Idaho

A magnificent rift

Yesterday was one of those days, at least in and around Spokane, where there was no bad choice on which way to go if you were drawn to be outdoors.

It is, of course, mid-October and the discernible chill and mercurial weather means a plan to play tennis can quickly turn to cross-cou…