Backpacking the Northwest

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America’s Best Idea – the national parks – gets even better with several fee-free days at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees.* Mark your calendar for these fee-free days in 2011: January 15-17 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday weekend) April 16-24 (National Park Week) June 21 (First day of summer) September [...]

“An Old Chevy Truck Christmas” ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and out in the shed Sat my tired Old Chevy Truck, its battery dead. Its fenders were rusted, the floorpan had holes The seats and the carpets had been eaten by voles The tires had dry-rot, the gas tank was leaking A turn of the [...]

There are 20 questions. Average score is 12. This one will be difficult for the younger set. (DUDE!) Have fun, but no peeking! Good luck, youngsters. 1. What builds strong bodies 12 ways? A. Flintstones vitamins B. The Buttmaster C. Spaghetti D. Wonder Bread E. Orange Juice F. Milk G. Cod Liver Oil 2. Before [...]

Shipmates & Friends:.. Take a few moments today to remember those that gave their lives for us. Saturday, December 6 – Washington D.C. – U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt makes a final appeal to the Emperor of Japan for peace. There is no reply. Late this same day, the U.S. code-breaking service begins intercepting a 14-part [...]

2006 Flood Damage Video (link coming soon) JEFFREY P. MAYOR Last updated: December 6th, 2010 12:00 PM (PST) The greatest threat to the busiest road in Mount Rainier National Park is the mountain itself. Receding glaciers, loose rocks and boulders, glacial outbursts and debris flows could combine to cut off Nisqually-Paradise Road. Half the 1.2 [...]

If you have ever used an electric fence or know someone who has one you should read this. The language used is a bit salty, but ‘he tells it like it is’ without e have the standard 6 ft. fence in the backyard, and a few months ago, I heard about burglaries increasing dramatically in [...]

Date: Friday, August 27, 2010 STEVENSON – The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has good news for drivers who have spent their spring and summer patiently waiting in construction-related closures on SR 14. Thursday, Sept. 2, will mark the last day of two-hour-long closures on the highway that were necessary for a $3.59 million [...]

From the MOUNT RAINIER VOLUNTEERS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2010 RIP Damian, 1993-2010 Allan and Damian, 2007 photo by John Chao It is with great sadness that we report the passing of one of our most faithful volunteers this afternoon. Many of you know Damian as the golden retriever service dog of volunteer Allan Dreyer. But [...]