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Washington

North Cascades Institute’s BASE CAMP

August 6, 2010

My sweet son Isaac is almost two, and already his curiosity about nature is blooming. He can pick out a doug fir among cedars. He can identify four varieties of native ferns, and “waterfall” is one of his favorite words. And so last week, we decided it was time to introduce him to our North [...]

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A Perfect Attic on South Whidbey

May 29, 2010

I’ve got a thing for Puget Sound islands. I love driving up that clanky ferry ramp, then feeling the Northwest wind whipping around me as I get out of my car and head up to the top deck for a coffee. I love sipping my drink as I watch the mainland drift further and further [...]

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Photo Friday: Blowing Glass

May 28, 2010

Before I moved to the Northwest, I knew as much about glass blowing as I did about raising camels. Which is to say, nothing. And then, it happened. I started to notice art in the form of beautiful, bubbly glass… everywhere. While visiting Whidbey Island this past weekend, we stumbled upon Callahan’s Firehouse, newly housed [...]

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King County has Yurts!

April 20, 2010

I was probably the last person to know this. But it happens sometimes, even to me. Here at Northwest Cheapsleeps, we’ve gone on and on for years now about great yurts at state parks in Oregon and Washington. And all along there have sat six shiny yurts in a King County Park just 30 miles [...]