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Alpine Trees

Chester Marler's writings about the places and natural history along the East Slope of the Cascades are refreshing because they are not about rushing through this domain but immersing yourself in it. Here Marler takes time to really smell the flowers--or rather the trees of the alpine and subalpine zones.

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Floral Impressionism

Some viewers take in the aesthetics rather than the science of flowers. For such viewers the interplay of light and color can evoke an emotional response. These photos work on that level and, even if they are out of focus, they're fun.

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Snake Bite

Justin Schwartz, was 13-years-old and hiking in Yosemite, when he was bitten by the same specie of rattlers that we have in our neck of the woods -- a Northern Pacific rattlesnake. Read his story and learn an easy way to keep yourself safe in snake country.
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Fall Colors - What Causes Them

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The Wenatchee National Forest produced this informative article on why leaves change color in fall...and why colors are more brilliant some years than others....
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Prepping for Flowers

It will be a month before the flowers peak, but now is the time to prep,so that when you’re out with friends later, you can look at a bouquet of blooms and say, “I say, take a look at those yellow-bellied lilies sharing nutrients and nitrogen with those phloxy collomias like the soul mates they are most definitely not! How singularly peculiar."  We've got some good resources for you to bone up