All Posts Written by "ken"
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So much to write. And yet, so little real writing time. There’s wood to split, a house to clean, dinner to get together… all those chores and chunks of reality that take up the hours. I do have stories to tell: of the Skagit River and Diablo Lake. They are coming, rest assured. In the […]
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The national bird
“For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches […]
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It’s that day again…
No matter your culture or custom, wherever in the world you may be, we all have a way of wishing each other a Merry Christmas. Feliz Navidad… Vesele Vanoce… Bon Nadal… Pace e salute… Joyeux Noel… Bo Nada… Frohliche Weinachten… Nollaig chridheil… Mele Kalikimaka… Gledileg Jol… Buone Feste Natalizie… Nollaig Shona Dhuit… Bon Pasco… Maligayang […]
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The weather outside is frightful
No telling where it goes from here. All this rain, and only more on the way. The 5-day forecast is all about falling water, which either means that the weatherman has taken the week off for the holidays or it really is going to be soggy throughout. The hillside behind the house is slowly (but […]
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Walking in a winter wonderland
When I drive to Mount Rainier from Tacoma, I like to take the long way. Highway 7 winds through some slow and steep terrain at some points, through the “towns” of La Grande and Alder, and most motorists seem to use the Eatonville cut-off to bypass this part of the road, but I actually look […]
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Real estate news
Before Lt. Charles Wilkes came to the Puget Sound region in the early 1840’s, he and his crew took a detour through the South Pacific. While in Fiji, Wilkes took custody of a tribal chief named Vendovi, who had allegedly participated in the murder of a New England whaling crew unfortunate enough to have washed […]
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Going to the mountains
With the departure of the Pineapple Express – it’s still plenty rainy but the colder temperatures have returned – I feel like getting into the snow somewhere. I’ve spent altogether too much time inside of four walls lately and I’m feeling the need to stretch my legs, lungs and mind. I have my eye on […]
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Steller’s curse
As I was walking down a forest trail just the other day, I heard the distinctive grack, grack, grack of the Steller’s jay. After a moment or two of searching the underbrush, I saw the distinctive topknot, the blue and black feathers and the coal-black eyes of this singularly beautiful bird. The Steller’s jay is […]
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Precipitation report
The rain is falling. And not just like it’s always falling – this weekend calls for 3″-10″, depending on where in western Washington you’re talking about. Enough that a flood watch has been issued for, according to the weather report on the radio, “the rivers and streams that are prone to flooding at times like […]
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Happy feet
A few years back, in the dead of winter, I attempted a paddle around Vancouver Island. There are those who called it a misguided venture – and they may have a point – but I made it from Bellingham up into Johnstone Strait before I called it off. I injured my left shoulder and after […]
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A story of sea kayaking and science on the rugged coast of Alaska. Coming – Spring 2014.
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