North Cascades Institute

Mar 4, 2013Special Guest

At the far end of a trip north In a berry-pickers cabin At the edge of a wide muddy field Stretching to the words and cloudy mountains, …
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Oct 9, 2012Special Guest

By Holly Hughes Editor’s note: Holly is co-leading the October 12-14 workshop “Sit, Walk, Write: Nature and the Practice of Presence” at the Learning Center — only …
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Jul 30, 2012North Cascades Institute

We’ve posted three readings recently in our new “Nature of Writing” video series on YouTube — video and audio recordings of past writers we have presented events …
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Jan 12, 2012Christen Kiser

They say it is winter here in the North Cascades. With the shadowed days and the sting of cold to cheeks as you step outside, one might …
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Nov 1, 2009Corey White

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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May 4, 2009Christian Martin

If you know anything about Gary Snyder, then you can understand why we here at North Cascades Institute are incredibly excited about his forthcoming visit to Seattle …
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