19:08:03 From Michele to Everyone : Yes! Pass is the way to go. 19:08:39 From Michael Vincent to Everyone : Good to know about that pass ~ 19:08:40 From Sarah Miller to Everyone : If you have the America the Beautiful Pass, do you get a break on the backcountry pass fee? Heidi - Sadly, no. The America the Beautiful pass is only for entrance fees. 19:08:50 From Michael Vincent to Everyone : Good question 19:09:08 From Michele to Everyone : No, separate pass. Only for wilderness camping. 19:10:27 From Sarah Miller to Everyone : Yesss Swains has everything! 19:10:31 From djmon to Everyone : Swains is the best! 19:14:29 From Eric Schoenmakers to Everyone : I'm impressed by the photo's already! WoW! Heidi - Thank you 19:14:41 From Michael Vincent to Everyone : Those beautiful oyster mushrooms =) 19:15:12 From Kal Brauner to Everyone : Terrific photography!! 19:18:20 From Nanci Johnson to Everyone : What kind of camera do you use? Heidi - Sony alpha 65 for still, my adventurevideo camera is a DJI Osmo Pocket 19:18:48 From Harrison Walter to Everyone : Did you bring a tripod? Heidi - I do bring a tripod but only pull it out at camp or very long breaks. One of the cool things about my camera is the image stabilization which a lot of cameras makers are starting to use. Makes it a lot easier to hand hold. 19:18:55 From Kal Brauner to Everyone : Scary campsite? Heidi - campsites were'nt scary. The scariest was the night we had to camp in the middle of the trail. 19:25:50 From Kal Brauner to Everyone : How about bugs? Heidi - amazingly, the bugs weren't that bad this time. 19:30:42 From tomkovich to Everyone : Use snow for water? Heidi - Didn't need to since the driest part of the trail was farther down on the trail. We were able to fill our bottles before staying at the pass. 19:35:41 From Jessie Hey to Everyone : Presumably this year there will be more snow at the same time? Heidi - Yes, we are expecting more snow this year and will make sure to take microspikes. 19:38:17 From Sarah Miller to Everyone : what was that edible plant name? Heidi - Gnome plant. 19:39:20 From Foothills Branch 2 to Everyone : Gnome plant 19:41:21 From betsbert to Everyone : Hamilton Falls or Madison Falls? Heidi - Madison Falls - sorry about that. 19:42:20 From Foothills Branch 2 to Everyone : BEtsbert, could you give me more detail on what you are asking? 19:42:35 From Michele to Everyone : Was a bear can required by the park? Seems to be plenty of trees to hang a bear bag. Heidi - on this trip yes, the park requires a bear can 19:42:52 From betsbert to Everyone : She mentioned starting at Madison Falls at the beginning but then just said Hamilton Falls. Heidi - yes, sorry about that, my brain fart. It was Madison Falls where we started. 19:42:57 From Kari to Everyone : They started the trip at Madison Falls. 19:42:58 From betsbert to Everyone : Trailhead. 19:43:03 From betsbert to Everyone : OK, thanks! 19:43:41 From Randy Lee to Everyone : What (brand) solar panel did you use? Heidi - Anker solar panel 19:45:11 From Twyla's iPad to Everyone : How heavy was your pack? Heidi - I have never wanted to weigh it, but I'm guessing 35 lbs. 19:45:25 From Foothills Branch 2 to Everyone : Anker 19:48:14 From Randy Lee to Everyone : Were you not able to recharge photo batteries with the solar charger? Heidi - Not on this trip but I think I figured out how I can on future trips. 19:49:09 From Kal Brauner to Everyone : Would you please repeat what kind of cameras require more "juice". i.e., more batteries? Heidi - Mirrorless cameras becasue everything is electronic. Batteries are getting better. 19:49:30 From Foothills Branch 2 to Everyone : mirroress cameras require more batteries 19:50:36 From sandra saathoff to Everyone : What will your book be about? Heidi - Recreating and photography in Washington State Parks 19:50:39 From Craig Miller to Everyone : If people do not have a bear canister, ONP can lend or rent you one. 19:50:46 From Eric Schoenmakers to Everyone : Thank you very much Heidi for this nice presentation. I especially appreciate you sharing the "experience" (and not just the "technicalities". And yes....! Your photography is outstanding! How can we find you on YouTube? Heidi - thank you, that is very kind. All my socials are under HIWalkerPhoto (YouTube, Instagram, FaceFook, and Twitter) 19:50:48 From Sarah Miller to Everyone : Did you see any blazes from the Press Expedition around Lillian River? Heidi - I wish I had known about them, I would have looked for them. 19:51:03 From Kal Brauner to Everyone : Great presentation!! 19:51:15 From Louise Kornreich to Everyone : Love your photos! 19:51:17 From Randy Lee to Everyone : Sounded like you had both a solar charger AND a battery pack, correct? Heidi - solar charger and battery pack yes - the charger charges the battery pack then charged the gps. 19:51:38 From Carla Conway to Everyone : Thank you, Heidi! Wonderful presentation! 19:51:41 From michale to Everyone : What extraordinary pictures! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. 19:51:42 From Sarah Miller to Everyone : They are there! 19:52:09 From Joanna Stewart to Everyone : When you’re backpacking with someone, how do you divvy the chores like cooking, water, dishes Heidi - mainly do freezer bag cooking so we eat out of the bag. All other chores when I'm hiking with friends, we do chores as we see we need them done and whoever is done setting up their camp first. 19:52:20 From Bill Adams to Everyone : Great presentation and photos! 19:52:21 From Robert Harrison to Everyone : Being a national park, are wag bags required Heidi - not required unless you're up in alpine zones. All the camps we were scheduled to be at had pit toilets. 19:55:25 From Heidi Walker to Everyone : HIWalkerPhoto 19:56:04 From Randy Lee to Everyone : Thanks, Heidi, very enjoyable presentation. 19:56:30 From ckilduff to Everyone : Thank you!!!! 19:56:34 From Thales C to Everyone : Thank you very much! 19:56:36 From Jessie Hey to Everyone : Thanks - excellent! 19:56:39 From Eric Schoenmakers to Everyone : Thank you for organizing! Heidi - Thank you everyone for coming.