T’was the night before Christmas all along the O.P. Not a creature was stirring; even the marmots were asleep. The stocking were hung by the campfire, from Olympia to Neah Bay In hopes that St Nicholas would soon be on his way;
The Seven Day Sunset Challenge: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Edition
Most mornings I wake up. This is not out of the ordinary. I have done it for the overwhelmingly majority of my time alive. Out of the 14,000+ days of my life, the one at the start of each week has notoriously been the hardest. Garfield famously moans, from his bed that is shaped like a …
Yes! The Wild Olympics Bill Just Passed The Natural Resources Committee. Now What?
December 5th, 2019, is a good day. On this day, 126,500 acres, 19 rivers and their major tributaries, a total of 464 river miles, got a little closer to becoming more protected and wild. The river valleys, located on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, received some good news out of D.C. The Wild Olympics …
The First Low Snow Has Arrived in Olympic National Park
Each year, when daylight hours start to dwindle and the temperature hovers around freezing, an excitement builds around the Pacific Northwest. As news reports whip us into a frenzy over incoming winter weather conditions, the freezing level starts falling toward sea-level, raising our expectations for a chance to experience a winter wonderland. When it snows …