Mt Baker, WA- After months of finding damn near anything else to do, the frequency TSJ staff finally bucked up and dragged ourselves up Mt. Baker's famed highway 542 to attack our adopt-a-highway section-conveniently located from the North Fork Beer Shrine and Pizzeria to the Kendall cutoff. An anthropological study in human behavior among the "don't tread on me" set, a high proportion of plastic soda bottles, half-rotted packs of Marlboro reds, fast-food wrappers and only one lone crack pipe ruled the day. Do-gooders included Maxx Von Marbod, Matt Wibby, John Laing, Jeff Galbraith, and volunteers Heidi Ring and Cheral. What had been a much-dreaded task turned into a sunny afternoon of leisurely strolling, petting horses, and finally beers and pizza.

While the honking support of our friends on the way to the mountain echoed every few minutes, all pushed on, finishing the task in just over a couple hours, much to the betterment of the this section of Whatcom County. Until next time put your trash in its proper place-which is not Kendall Creek, and consider adopting your own section of local mountain highway.