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SASQUATCH!
Fact or fiction — hummm... you decide
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September 2020
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Sage Thrasher — Their song goes on and on
In the summer, Sage Thrashers visit the shrub-steppe communities of north-central Washington.
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September 2020
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Raccoon Wars
Sure, they’re so cute, but pooping under the deck?
4 min |
September 2020
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Kicked! The recovery
Finding meaning as the healing begins
6 min |
September 2020
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Everesting Mission
In this challenge, cyclists ascend the same amount of elevation as one would by climbing Mount Everest from sea level — in one continuous go
6 min |
September 2020
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Dinner at a distance
Weighing the guidelines when hosting friends to a BBQ during the pandemic
4 min |
September 2020
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COVID-19 halts 9/11 ceremony in Cashmere
The 9/11 Spirit of America Memorial Foundation Board has announced the cancelation of the September 11, 2020 event due to current COVID-19 health requirements.
2 min |
September 2020
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Two doves: One native, one an intruder
We have two types of doves in north-central Washington: Mourning Dove and Eurasian Collared-Dove.
2 min |
July 2020
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Julie's excellent urban adventure
Along with my husband Juan, I’ve participated in marathons on all seven continents. I was an avid runner. I describe myself as a “late-in-life” athlete as I didn’t take up distance running until my mid-40s.
4 min |
August 2020
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Riding the Lady Cat to Stehekin
Experiences have become our family’s new preference when it comes to gift-giving.
4 min |
August 2020
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Lawn gone, now garden of eatin'
While some of us spent this spring devouring YouTube videos, watching Netflix non-stop and doing far too much online shopping and eating, Danielle and Frank Harris found a way to get outside, get lots of exercise and build something for the future.
5 min |
August 2020
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Kicked!
A perfect day for a horseback ride explodes into a backcountry emergency
5 min |
August 2020
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Escape to the mountains
My name is Kristen McCamey and I am a Wenatchee local.
2 min |
August 2020
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Chief Harmelt believed white man's promises
“I did not come here to lie to anybody. I have come here with a true, honest heart. I would like to have you listen to what I have to say. You can’t make me believe that all white men are rascals.”
5 min |
August 2020
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Chasing the Milky Way... and a comet
A passion that can’t be pursued in the big cities
2 min |
August 2020
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Black-headed Grosbeak — is that a drunken Robin?
That’s no Robin — it’s a Black-headed Grosbeak. What a great find.
2 min |
August 2020
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It's a project
When house hunting intentions were upset by love, these new owners got to work
4 min |
July 2020
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The not-so-secret lives of bees
Blame it on Mexico. Back in 1999, during a retreat in a Benedictine abbey in Mexico, East Wenatchee’s Michael McNiel’s duties included tending to the monastery’s bees, and he got stung.
4 min |
July 2020
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Why two retired apple growers sail
I grew up in northern Vermont. Spent lots of time on lovely lakes, but never sailed.
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July 2020
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The Fryingpan Fifty
How many wildflowers can be seen on a stroll at Mount rainier? Let’s count among a rainbow of colors
4 min |
July 2020
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THE ATHLETIC LIFE
Caden Stockwell: ‘every race is challenging because everyone has that hunger to win, not just you’
5 min |
July 2020
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Sailing in the time of COVID-19
Editor’s note: In the March 2018 issue, Sharon Podlich wrote about how she and her husband, Chuck, retired from growing apples in Orondo, bought a 44-foot sailboat they named Top Cider, and went on a sailing adventure off of Baja, Mexico. They have continued sailing the past two winters.
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July 2020
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My first experience in apple packing and changes in the Washington apple industry
LIVING HISTORY
4 min |
July 2020
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Harnessing the wind at Wild Horse
A long-held wish to visit the wind farm finally turns into a wind-chill reality
3 min |
July 2020
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A reluctant pickleball champion
Ex-Chelan resident once said: ‘There’s no way I’m going to play that rinky-dink, backyard sport’
4 min |
July 2020
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A mother's tale during COVID-19
How do we, as parents, come up for air during this time?
4 min |
June 2020
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Yoga in the Yukon
The sun is well above the horizon and because it is July in the north, I know that it will light the sky until midnight.
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June 2020
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Where to retire? The search goes on
48 hours to figure out if Palm Springs checks off the ‘musts’ on the list
6 min |
May 2020
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Flipping over Zambia
Kayaking in a boiling river, just downstream from one of the 7 wonders of the world
6 min |
June 2020
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South Korea? Let's do it
Great timing for an island wedding, Korean mermaids and a taste of the sea
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