April 2011
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Tillamook Head’s Clatsop Loop Trail a walk near... →
We continued uphill as two men hurried toward us. “How much farther to Hiker’s Camp?” I queried. “You’re about halfway,” one man mumbled as they passed. “Huh!” I grunted. “Halfway? No way.” Nora looked at me without blinking. “Maybe we should just go back the way we came?”
Apr 28th
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The Pioneer | Whitman news, delivered. »... →
What do you think? Is Whitman unpretentious? Is the Northwest unpretentious? Or are those just meaningless generalizations? Last summer, the college, with a grant from an alumnus, hired Zoom Marketing of Palo Alto, Calif. to survey students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff and work with the college to create a theme to describe and differentiate Whitman. The result: “The premier liberal arts...
Apr 28th
Photos of Eerie Seaside Memories - NYTimes.com →
The sea formed in a desert basin when the Colorado River flooded just over 100 years ago. Because it has no natural system allowing water to flow in and out, the salinity of the water has increased over the years with evaporation.
Apr 14th
Occasional squalls at Cannon Beach have visitors... →
Apr 13th