This would have been a 4th of July between 2004 and 2007.

I spent my 4th up near Mt. Rainier, as some kind of I hate you America gesture, but I guess it wasn't that at all. The America I found on the mountain I like.

Idolatry and patriotism do not a happy Chris make, so I hied off to the mountains for sun, sweat, solitude and photos.

Flickr has the rest of the pics.

I'd be riding horses if they'd let me
Sleep outside at night and not take fright
I would ride the range and never worry
I would disappear into the night