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Nooksack River Rapids at Horseshoe Bend in Early Spring
6 April, 2021 Mt. Baker National Forest Whatcom Co. WA It was a nice day with temps predicted to be up to 50F. And it was spring break for my nature trekking […]
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Snowy Owls and Trumpeter Swans are Snow Birds to the Pacific Northwest
Juvenile female Snowy Owl, Sandy Point WA November/December, 2017 At the Edge of the Salish Sea These two snowy white birds have recently returned to our area after summering and breeding in Alaska (Trumpeter […]
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The Great American Eclipse from 49 Degrees North
The sun 19 minutes into the eclipse, Note the sun spots (blips) at the center of the big bite. Although we, in Bellingham WA, were not within the total eclipse range, we were close […]
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North Cascades National Park and the North Cascades Highway Loop
Late October, 2015 North Cascades Mountains Washington State A trip in late October took me over the North Cascades Highway, through the North Cascades National Park and to Chelan where I met my two brothers […]
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Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site, digging for Science & Education
August, 2015, The Horse Heaven Hills, Southwest Washington State The Columbian Mammoth, (Mammathus columbi) once ranged all across the US, from its northern border to as far south as Costa Rica.The Columbian species evolved from […]
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Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve and Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve
This diary may seem a bit disjointed but each part is in fact related and I hope of interest to this group. Each of the components emanates from a beautiful beach and pertains to various […]