North Cascades Institute

Aug 31, 2011Tanya Anderson

Have you ever traversed the North Cascades mountain range, from one side to the other, carrying nine-days of food? Have you ever slept under the stars for …
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Jun 23, 2011Christian Martin

As much as we love North Cascadian landscapes, we here at the Institute are still called to visit and experience other amazing places on our planet. We …
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May 24, 2011Tanya Anderson

It’s been a long winter in Washington. Though it is late May, temperatures remain cool at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center and the surrounding mountains are …
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May 8, 2011Stephanie Bennett

For several weeks I have had the goal of pedaling from the gate marking the seasonal road closure on Highway 20 (near mile post 134) to the snow …
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Mar 27, 2011Kate Rinder

At the beginning of the M.Ed. residency, every graduate student writes down several goals. These personal goals are for both our teaching practicum as well as for …
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Jan 23, 2011David Strich

Though I was born in San Diego, California it doesnâ€™t feel like home.Â For the last eight years I have lived and traveled in Japan and Chile.Â …
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Jan 1, 2011Stephanie Bennett

[The third installment in our ongoing Road Trip series, in which Institute staff visit other amazing places around the country and bring back stories and photos to …
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Dec 28, 2010Stephanie Bennett

[The third installment in our ongoing Road Trip series, in which Institute staff visit other amazing places around the country and bring back stories and photos to …
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Dec 25, 2010Stephanie Bennett

[The third installment in our ongoing Road Trip series, in which Institute staff visit other amazing places around the country and bring back stories and photos to …
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Oct 10, 2010Special Guest

By Jack McLeod, guest blogger I recently took the Spirit of Place writing workshop at the Learning Center with Nick O’Conell. Here’s my story from that workshop …
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