
A free newsletter and podcast oriented toward building stronger connections to place through stories of human and natural history in the Pacific Northwest
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The summit of Darland Mountain is nothing special compared to other classic Cascades’ peaks. No crags, cliffs, or steep rocky parts, it’s flat and open and hard to distinguish the actual high point. You can reach it by hiking or cross count...
Marjorie and I had a lovely trip up into the Cascades this past weekend, the highlights of which were pikas, a mountain goat, and the Milky Way. We were backpacking just past the Kendall Katwalk—the famous ledge of rock blasted into a shear...
If you don’t mind, here’s a bit of a deviation from my normal writing.
Readers often wonder about the writing life, and what authors do after a book is finished. I do a lot of promotion, as I care about getting the book into reader's hand...
Canada Geese graced my morning run the other day. A flight of the big honkers was skimming the sky, heeding the call of the seasons and traveling south. As usually happens, the birds’ conversations of honks and cackles initially attracted m...
Originally posted in October 2021 and still relevant as this seems to be a good mast year.
Over the past few weeks, I have been enjoying the acorns along Ravenna Boulevard, near our neighborhood. I first noticed them crunching under...
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I am a writer, historian, and tour guide focused on the intersection between people and landscape, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.
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