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[When I learned Capitol Hill Seattle blog ‘s Justin Carder was leaving the Hill for a weekend trip to the Elwha River , it immediately occurred to me that I had a terrific chance at ruining his vacation by asking him to blog about it. He fell for it, hook, line, and sinker–ironic, because he was going on a fishing trip. But what a saga unfolded!–MvB]
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