
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
- Hiker Headlines: Cascade River, Paradise Valley roads open; more fire bans, trail closures; High Rock closure July 3, 2025Cascade River and Paradise Valley roads are open for the season; Sunrise Road is opening soon! Fire season is in full swing — the Pomas Fire has closed more trails, and campfires are now banned in North Cascades National Park and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Be aware of some upcoming closures, including the High Rock trail […]68a1ddfd683a4aeba1d55f84bf52db3b