A “bucket list” vacation FOR any Northwest family should be Mount Rainier National Park. After all, who wants a kid to grow up without stepping foot on the 14,410-foot mountain that dominates the Cascade Range? It’s the fifth highest peak and the tallest volcano in the contiguous United States. Even better, it’s an “episodically active” […]
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From the folks at the Lands Council. “I hope you can join us at this interesting event that the Lands Council is co-sponsoring this Friday. There will be a movie and live music, free admission but they will ask for a small donation. These are activists from British Columbia.” The Skeena Watershed Group will talk
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Old-growth forest stands provide destinations for hiking and camping to better appreciation the grandeur of old, big trees.
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PIONEER VOICES OF PRIEST LAKE Kris Runberg Smith, Editor Kehoe Press, 2007, 208 pages DRAWING ON CHILDHOOD memories of the Priest Lake region, Ms. Runberg Smith weaves oral histories from a dozen or so Priest Lake pioneers into a refreshing view of the region’s history. Unlike some of the prior histories of the region, which
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The e-mail message arrived unexpectedly on August 22, 2007. “Wanna come to Kilimanjaro, end Sept into early Oct? Pretty short notice, but would be fun having you along!” The author of the e-mail, Dr. Douglas R. Hardy, is a close friend whom I have known since 1981 when we taught together at North Country School
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Forever on the mountaIn James M. tabor W.W. Norton, 2007, 370 pages. During the last week of July 1967 a prolonged, violent storm, an Arctic hurricane, struck Alaska’s Denali National Park. The storm spawned the worst climbing disaster in the history of the park and the third worst in the history of mountaineering up that
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The atmosphere is more open than a Zen monastery but less so than a resort or spa. Located just five hours to the north in British Columbia, the Ashram Yasodhara offers a reflective getaway to individuals of all spiritual traditions. Whether participating in daily yoga classes, attending sacred dance courses or participating in satsangs (communal
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