The New York Times has an excellent profile of Canadian cyclist Svien Tuft, who basically sounds like a back-to-land mountain man turned road cyclist. I love reading things about athletes whose raw talent overcomes a lack of formal training or the fact that they don’t fit sport-specific stereotypes. I would like to think Tuft would feel right at hoome in the Inland Northwest. I hope he makes the Tour De France.

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Lodgepole Pine that has turned red after a bark beetle infestation.

I’ve read a lot about how bark beetles have been ravaging western forests in recent years. It’s difficult to parse all issues that potentially come into the mix: fire suppression, logging, climate change, rural development. But this article about bark beetles in the New York Times does a really good job touching on everything. The potential loss of forest is staggering. WARNING: the NYT times piece includes a graphic description of the beetle reproductive process.

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