Monte Dodge ("Mad Monte") is a PBaser I met at a display booth he was helping to staff. He is the first on-line photographer I met. The occasion was Trails Fest 2006, an annual event sponsored by the Washington Trails Association. It took place at Rattlesnake Lake, south of North bend, Washington. Monte and his colleagues were there representing the American Long-Distance Hiking Association (West). In spite of the fact that he owns the wrong brand of camera (C*n*n), he's a nice guy.