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Trail through old growth forest, Downey Creek Trail, Cascade Mountains, Washington

Downey Creek Trail, Cascade Mountains, Washington State

February 24, 2018 in Featured, Natural History

“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.”— John Muir

Girl hiking trail on trail from Grauseeli to Wasenegg ridge on Schilthorn mountain with the Lauterbrunnen Wall in background, Switzerland

Girl hiking Schilthorn mountain, Switzerland

February 23, 2018 in Adventure, Featured

“Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much […]

Punchbowl Falls, Eagle Creek Recreation Area, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA

Punchbowl Falls, Eagle Creek Recreation Area, Oregon

February 22, 2018 in Featured, Natural History

“Look at everything as if you were seeing it for the first or last time.”— Betty Smith

Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend

February 21, 2018 in Featured, Travel

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”— John Steinbeck

1937 vintage Chevrolet master deluxe coupe covered in snow, Bodie State Historic Park, California, USA

1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Coupe

February 20, 2018 in Featured, Travel

“In the end, we all become stories.”— Margaret Atwood See how this photo was made here.

Women snowshoeing, Washington Cascade Mountains

Snowshoeing Mount Baker National Recreation Area, Washington

February 19, 2018 in Adventure, Featured

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Man scrambling along lichen covered ridge, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Wenatchee National Forest, Cascade Mountains, Washington

Scrambling in Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington State

February 18, 2018 in Adventure, Featured

“The gladdest moment in human life, me thinks, is a departure into unknown lands.”— Sir Richard Burton

Mosquito Legend Pole, Sitka National Historical Park, Sitka, Alaska, USA

Mosquito Legend Pole, Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska

February 17, 2018 in Featured, Travel

“I always think of the Pacific Northwest as giant trees, and rain, and clouds and dampness, like the Native American art from that area.”— Kyle MacLachlan

Horsetail Creek plummets over Ponytail Falls and moss covered boulders, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA

Ponytail Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

February 16, 2018 in Featured, Natural History

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”— Confucius

Liberty Bell Mountain at sunrise, Washington Pass, Washington State, USA

Snow on Liberty Bell Mountain, Washington Pass, Washington State

February 15, 2018 in Featured, Natural History

“Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the […]