Recently declared a drought zone, the Olympic National Park on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula may be unusually accessible this spring and summer. For better or worse, this year the designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve with its beaches, rain forests and mountains will experience one of the driest springs on record. If you […]
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Drive the Quinault Rain Forest Loop this Fall
Fall is a great time to visit Washington’s Quinault Valley on the Pacific Coast. Most of the tourists have scattered for home and the monsoons haven’t started. Known as the “Valley of the Giants,” The Quinault Valley is an outdoor lover’s peaceful haven. Among other things, it is the home to the largest Sitka spruce […]
No Adult Left Indoors – Head Outdoors for Health, Happiness and Longevity
As a twist on Richard Louv’s book “Last Child in the Woods,” I suggest that it’s just not kids who need to head outdoors. In keeping with an article I read in the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) newsletter, everyone needs to spend more time outside, moving their bodies. Why? Because contact with the natural world […]