ONE OF THE most popular questions that we in the trenches of the tourist industry routinely answer is, “Are cougars dangerous?” This is a perfectly… Continue reading
IT’S THAT TIME of year we star gazers wait for. When we journey to the mountain tops to witness the best meteor shower of the… Continue reading
IT’S THE SIMPLE pleasures of camping that I enjoy most. There’s the smell of burning driftwood and watching the sparks from the fire shoot up… Continue reading
I THOUGHT I had died and gone to blackberry heaven. It all started when I fell into a hole in a brush-covered slash pit. This… Continue reading
WHEN VIEWED THROUGH the lens of history, today’s current events are no mystery. In last week’s column, we tore the dirty laundry from the seamy… Continue reading
THANK YOU FOR reading this. Sometimes I think if you didn’t read this ,no one would, but you do. I know this from all of… Continue reading
NOW THAT THE tourists are here, it’s easy to remember why there’s a season on them. The Olympic Peninsula is a recreational wonderland that encompasses… Continue reading
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news, but what do you expect? It’s summertime and the living is far from easy if you are… Continue reading
THERE’S A MAJOR miracle happening now, and you won’t read about it anywhere but here. This incredible event happens yearly hereabouts, but it is not… Continue reading
I’VE LIVED IN this community for almost three years now. I know, that’s a flash in the pan compared to most of you. But in… Continue reading
DRIVING AROUND THE old hometown can make you feel old. Gone are the days when the food in our markets was raised just down the… Continue reading
THIS IS A story about wilderness pests. It is told as a warning to others. I remember this disturbing episode like it was yesterday. Because… Continue reading
THERE’S A LITTLE piece of history blooming now right along U.S. Highway 101, a few miles south of Forks. The camas are blooming. In 1806,… Continue reading
THIS MUST BE my favorite time of year. We’ve emerged from hibernation and all danger of frost has passed. The birds have returned from the… Continue reading
THE SIGNS OF the season are everywhere. The roar of the lawn mower, the stench of burning charcoal and the seasonal spike in gas prices… Continue reading
IT WAS DAYLIGHT on the river and no birds sang. It was quiet, like The Duke used to say, “A little too quiet.” I figured… Continue reading
OFTEN WHILE GLIDING along the paved roads of the Olympic Peninsula, you wonder at the difficulty of travel in this land before the age of… Continue reading
LOCAL NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE to decline at a rapid rate, from an average of two per week in 2022 to 2½ per week just a year… Continue reading
THE SKUNK CABBAGE is a swamp-dwelling harbinger of spring. Named for its distinctive aroma, the skunk cabbage can produce knee-high yellow flowers surrounded by a… Continue reading
ONE OF MY many guilty pleasures is to look through copies of old newspapers as a way of looking backwards. For example, in a 1965… Continue reading
