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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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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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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A farewell to the North Cascades
For the last year I’ve called the North Cascades home. It was home because I was a graduate student with the North Cascades Institute and for one …
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Nine days with cohort 9
The ninth cohort of graduate students at North Cascades Institute finished their first quarter of graduate school with a nine-day backpacking trip across the North Cascade mountain …
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Oregonian interview with Chip Jenkins
It was cool to find an interview with North Cascades National Park superintendent Chip Jenkins in an outdoors blog on the Oregonian’s website. Chip has been a …
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Twelve days on Ross Lake
The first two North Cascades Wild trips of 2009 have returned home after 12 days of backpacking, canoeing and service projects on Ross Lake. Eighteen students and …
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