
The Season’s Cycle: Endings and Returnings
November 3, 2022
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As I settle in for our much-needed rainy season, I reflect on a busy, rewarding, (and hot) summer/early fall.

Where Science Meets Art
December 8, 2021
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Have you ever been transfixed by the beauty of a spider web, heavy with jewels of morning dew? Or hypnotized by a multi-layered lenticular cloud, floating over Tahoma? Of course, you have!
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National Parks Traveler
- Seasonal Workers At Acadia National Park Get RV Camp, Lower Rents June 16, 2025Jim Turner, an Island Explorer bus driver this year, said he is impressed with his site at Acadia National Park’s new RV camp, called White Birches and built partly to help attract seasonal workers at Acadia during a shortage of such workers at the park.Kurt Repanshek
Washington Trails Association
- Trip reports do more than you think: 3 case studies July 10, 2025Did you know that your trip reports can help improve trails in the long run? They help WTA and land managers see larger patterns in how people use trails. That helps land managers make good decisions about where to invest their time, resources and upkeep. And it helps WTA advocate for funding and policies to […]7df6ef20a924449585cac55c7f273d46