![A panorama showing a large lake with a talus slope on one side, trees on the other, and mountains behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/4c90d8e69-c5a1c2/VE0qwOe3gHXA/Rm9f7nRtRBwdtYVYxtq5Ku2Aj0g84i6OBx8JPLlz.jpg)
Sawtooth Lake was a very pleasant surprise. The trail up wasn't amazing (largely bopping through new-growth forest without much shade or many views), but then one pops out into... this! I'll take it.
Saddleback Mountain from a little USFS picnic along Highway 73. We'd taken the route a little randomly and were pretty jazzed.
![Large mountains rise behind a green valley, with out of focus flowers in the foreground. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/4c90d8e69-c5a1c2/kMTu6vdXer3Y/1DrNGrraPHydAKxHIqQArfKoQrDP8n6m7rDwSEKy.jpg)
Book Rated: Afterland, by Lauren Beukes
> SCANNING: Afterland> AUTHOR_SIG: Lauren Beukes> SENTIMENT_Q: 20.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: SWEARS, NARRATIVE_STRUCTURE, FUNKY_ROBOTS> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 44.74> MEMETIC_HAZARD: MEDIUM
Book Rated: Saltcrop, by Yume Kitasei
> SCANNING: Saltcrop> AUTHOR_SIG: Yume Kitasei> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: LEXICAL_ANALYSIS, NARRATIVE_STRUCTURE, SASQUATCH_APPEARANCES> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 47.55> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Book Rated: The Fisherman, by John Langan
> SCANNING: The Fisherman> AUTHOR_SIG: John Langan> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: UNDUE_SNARK, SASQUATCH_APPEARANCES, QUEBEC_NATIONALISM> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 49.54> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Book Rated: When We Were Real, by Daryl Gregory
> SCANNING: When We Were Real> AUTHOR_SIG: Daryl Gregory> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: UNDUE_SNARK, CHEESE_DISTRIBUTION, QUEBEC_NATIONALISM> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 41.75> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Book Rated: Between Two Fires, by Christopher Buehlman
> SCANNING: Between Two Fires> AUTHOR_SIG: Christopher Buehlman> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: SWEARS, QUEBEC_NATIONALISM, LEXICAL_ANALYSIS> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 48.08> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Book Rated: The Bright Sword, by Lev Grossman
> SCANNING: The Bright Sword> AUTHOR_SIG: Lev Grossman> SENTIMENT_Q: 80.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: FUNKY_ROBOTS, UNDUE_SNARK, CHARACTER_ARC> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 42.90> MEMETIC_HAZARD: MEDIUM
Book Rated: The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden
> SCANNING: The Safekeep> AUTHOR_SIG: Yael van der Wouden> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: CHEESE_DISTRIBUTION, QUEBEC_NATIONALISM, CHARACTER_ARC> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 54.28> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Book Rated: The Orchard, by Peter Heller
> SCANNING: The Orchard> AUTHOR_SIG: Peter Heller> SENTIMENT_Q: 80.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: POST-APOCALYPTIC, NATURE, SURVIVAL> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 54.94> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW