Mountain School instructors Jillian Ross, Imara White, Alexa Brandt, and Kari Paustian bring you this wonderful reinvention of a traditional Mountain School activity that goes by the acronym “ACHOTUS” (which stands …
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By Terry Tempest Williams, September 2020 With these ashes in hand that have fallen from near and far on the drought-cracked desert of Utah, I raise my …
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I have been daydreaming about homesteading since I was a kid. Three years ago it happened; I was a couple years into my thirties, mid-career at the …
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What makes boats so charming, so timeless, and so convivial? Let us travel backward along the river of time to the late 1920’s when the Skagit River …
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In this time of protest and pandemic, I am struck by the loneliness of being a social animal in a world that tells us not to touch.
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To help take us away from the troubles of the world, we asked some staff and friends to share videos of them reading poetry during April, National …
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As parks, trails, and beaches begin to reopen, it can be confusing to navigate this “new normal” in terms of how to recreate responsibly. The new #RecreateResponsibly …
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During this time of school closures and stay-at-home guidelines, North Cascades Institute is sharing lessons and activities from our talented Mountain School instructors and staff. We hope …
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Suggestions for practicing social distancing in the outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic Pay very close attention to your health and how you’re feeling. No matter how tempting …
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What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath— the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, …
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