Magical Mountain School moments
One of the trickiest parts of being an instructor during a Mountain School session is how to properly transition from boisterous, high-energy games and songs to more …
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Blog Archive
Why leaves change colors in autumn
Why do leaves change colors in autumn? While some cultures found the answers in the stars, Mountain School students can find the answer on their breakfast plate.
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Gone huntin'
“Eyes on the side like to hide. Eyes on the front like to hunt.” With rhymes like these, we begin to introduce students to the energy relationships …
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A Fitting End to a Wild Season: North Cascades Wild 2009
We’ve just now wrapped up our final events of our North Cascades Wild 2009 season. And what a season it’s been! Forty-seven students from Skagit, Lake Forest …
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Welcoming the falling rain
The rain, at first, came sweet and softly as if to tease, as if to taunt me. Light moisture perched upon my shoulder gave subtle call to …
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International Day of Climate Action, October 24th 2009
On October 24th 2009 communities around the world are taking a day to mobilize citizens and create a movement to stop the climate crisis. Locally, North Cascades …
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Blitzing Trapper
The morning of September 27th was one of those mornings that you wake up, look out the window and know instantly that there is nothing keepin’ you …
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Sharing the season on Sourdough
By now, the wind chill has reached the low 20s. A crisp, fall breeze pierces my cheeks and sinks deeply into my exposed fingertips. It is finally …
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Jim Lynch at Learning Center, Oct. 10-11; win a copy of his new novel "Border Songs"
When we arranged to have novelist Jim Lynch appear at the Learning Center to be a Sourdough Speaker a year ago, our timing couldn’t have been better …
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Capturing the Cascades
Over the second weekend in September, 12 photographers joined me (Benj Drummond) at the Learning Center for a weekend seminar on digital photography. We enjoyed clear sunny …
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