APAD: Bushwhacking

"Bushwhacking" refers to traveling or navigating through wild, uncultivated areas, often off-trail, by pushing through dense vegetation like bushes and trees. It's essentially hiking or traveling where there is no established path, requiring you to forge your own way through the undergrowth.  
 
Bonus: Bushwhacker 
Etymology： bush +‎ whacker.

-  (US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
-  (Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
-  (US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
-  (dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
-  A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).

- From online dictionary
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Went out hiking in Mt. Douglas last Friday morning.  

With 225m elevation, Mt. Doug is more a hill than a mountain, but it has some big old-growth Douglas-fir trees, and plenty of second-growth forests.  The ocean and (real) mountain views at the top is breathtaking. 

Half way up, a big yellow dog jumped out from the woods next to the trail, then a young couple followed out. They both smiled when I was petting the dog, and the gentleman explained: "We were lost on the hill and bushwhacked our way down."

Hope you all have some nice outdoor times today. 

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A few pictures taken during the hike by my iPhone:

1. wild berries (tasted one, very sour but I survied )

2. on the trail

3. near the top with view of Mt. Baker WA (we hiked there too a few years ago)

4. at the top

5. seats with a view (those kids were actully drinking, photo with their permission)