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WEEK IN REVIEW
Saturday


Nearly 30 kids adopted during annual event in S...
Gold Bar couple admit animal cruelty in puppy m...
Arlington area man's arrest in alleged burglar'...
Friday


Victim of alleged burglary now a suspect in kil...
Couple pleads guilty in Gold Bar puppy mill case
Nearly 2,000 turn out for Stevens Pass opening day
Thursday


Safety long a concern for road involved in fata...
State budget's $2 billion hole will require dee...
County considers building for disaster response...
Wednesday


Jury will decide accident or murder in girl's s...
Marysville rejects idea of a much later start f...
Flu’s full force shocks an Edmonds man an...
Tuesday


Year in jail for fired principal who kidnapped ...
State senator's ex-in-law threatened to kill hi...
$2 billion short, state will find tax talk hard...
Monday


Friends mourn 2 killed in Lynnwood crash
'No Child' law sees more students transferring ...
"Nutcracker" is link to family history for 6-ye...
Sunday
One-car wreck in Lynnwood kills two, injures tw...
Mountlake Terrace rejects medical marijuana dis...
Builders object to hearing examiner, but activi...
 

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Sharon Wootton
Sharon Wootton writes regularly about outdoor activities, including hiking and bird watching.

Carriage Museum: a ride to the past

As status symbols go, the Bugatti Veyron ($1.7 million), Ferrari Enzo ($1 million) or even the Lamborghini Murcielago (only $279,900) work well in the 21st century. [More]





Ice crystals in sky form a huge ring around the moon

Folklore, stories and songs often use the moon as a metaphor, a lesson or just a description: a pale moon rises, as dark as the moonless night, beneath a crescent moon, howling at the moon, witches and the moon, man in the moon, “Blue... [More]






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You may be safer birding in orange

Hunting is a topic I rarely address, yet it comes to mind each fall when bird hunters and birdwatchers have the same targets. [More]






Court Leve
Warren Miller’s ‘Dynasty’ is a winner

I’ve been known to criticize a few Warren Miller films but “Dynasty” is not among them. [More]





Dippers are fascinating, swimming songbirds

Moving to Western Washington from Maryland a few decades ago opened up a different ecosystem for me, although it was a give-and-take situation. [More]





Skiers, it’s time to get in shape

I’m sure skiers and snowboarders have started their preseason exercise routine to make sure those recalcitrant muscles are ready for the slopes. Right. [More]





A 30-mile stretch packed with unexpected sights

Wonder if Lewis and Clark were nearly blown off their feet in 1806 as they stood at Alpowa Summit, gazing across the windswept plateau that would someday turn into wheat country. [More]





Larches put on a glorious show

One of my favorite hikes is to Blue Lake, a popular alpine lake near Washington Pass, off the North Cascades Highway. Calling it a picture-perfect lake meets the trite standard, but it does show up in many hiking and photography-heavy... [More]





 
More columns
Sharon Wootton: Kayaking event one of longest in the U.S.  September 19
In nature, a little gall can be beautiful  September 12
Lighthouse keeping was a lonely life  September 5
Sharon Wootton: Don’t just admire our peaks from afar  August 22
Sharon Wootton: Cougar sighting has trail off limits  August 15
Sharon Wootton: Slow down and enjoy the peninsula  August 8
25 fun facts about the mosquito  August 1
Help yank spartina at nature preserve  July 18
Several trails still closed due to flood, construction  June 27
Experience hidden treasures while climbing Beacon Rock  June 13
Pick the best spot for a tent  June 6
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