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SASQUATCH!
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SASQUATCH!

Fact or fiction — hummm... you decide

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September 2020
Sage Thrasher — Their song goes on and on
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Sage Thrasher — Their song goes on and on

In the summer, Sage Thrashers visit the shrub-steppe communities of north-central Washington.

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September 2020
Raccoon Wars
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Raccoon Wars

Sure, they’re so cute, but pooping under the deck?

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September 2020
Kicked! The recovery
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Kicked! The recovery

Finding meaning as the healing begins

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September 2020
Everesting Mission
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Everesting Mission

In this challenge, cyclists ascend the same amount of elevation as one would by climbing Mount Everest from sea level — in one continuous go

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September 2020
Dinner at a distance
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Dinner at a distance

Weighing the guidelines when hosting friends to a BBQ during the pandemic

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September 2020
COVID-19 halts 9/11 ceremony in Cashmere
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COVID-19 halts 9/11 ceremony in Cashmere

The 9/11 Spirit of America Memorial Foundation Board has announced the cancelation of the September 11, 2020 event due to current COVID-19 health requirements.

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September 2020
Two doves: One native, one an intruder
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Two doves: One native, one an intruder

We have two types of doves in north-central Washington: Mourning Dove and Eurasian Collared-Dove.

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July 2020
Julie's excellent urban adventure
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Julie's excellent urban adventure

Along with my husband Juan, I’ve participated in marathons on all seven continents. I was an avid runner. I describe myself as a “late-in-life” athlete as I didn’t take up distance running until my mid-40s.

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August 2020
Riding the Lady Cat to Stehekin
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Riding the Lady Cat to Stehekin

Experiences have become our family’s new preference when it comes to gift-giving.

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August 2020
Lawn gone, now garden of eatin'
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Lawn gone, now garden of eatin'

While some of us spent this spring devouring YouTube videos, watching Netflix non-stop and doing far too much online shopping and eating, Danielle and Frank Harris found a way to get outside, get lots of exercise and build something for the future.

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August 2020
Kicked!
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Kicked!

A perfect day for a horseback ride explodes into a backcountry emergency

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August 2020
Escape to the mountains
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Escape to the mountains

My name is Kristen McCamey and I am a Wenatchee local.

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August 2020
Chief Harmelt believed white man's promises
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Chief Harmelt believed white man's promises

“I did not come here to lie to anybody. I have come here with a true, honest heart. I would like to have you listen to what I have to say. You can’t make me believe that all white men are rascals.”

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August 2020
Chasing the Milky Way... and a comet
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Chasing the Milky Way... and a comet

A passion that can’t be pursued in the big cities

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August 2020
Black-headed Grosbeak — is that a drunken Robin?
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Black-headed Grosbeak — is that a drunken Robin?

That’s no Robin — it’s a Black-headed Grosbeak. What a great find.

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August 2020
It's a project
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It's a project

When house hunting intentions were upset by love, these new owners got to work

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July 2020
The not-so-secret lives of bees
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The not-so-secret lives of bees

Blame it on Mexico. Back in 1999, during a retreat in a Benedictine abbey in Mexico, East Wenatchee’s Michael McNiel’s duties included tending to the monastery’s bees, and he got stung.

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July 2020
Why two retired apple growers sail
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Why two retired apple growers sail

I grew up in northern Vermont. Spent lots of time on lovely lakes, but never sailed.

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July 2020
The Fryingpan Fifty
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The Fryingpan Fifty

How many wildflowers can be seen on a stroll at Mount rainier? Let’s count among a rainbow of colors

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July 2020
THE ATHLETIC LIFE
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THE ATHLETIC LIFE

Caden Stockwell: ‘every race is challenging because everyone has that hunger to win, not just you’

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July 2020
Sailing in the time of COVID-19
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Sailing in the time of COVID-19

Editor’s note: In the March 2018 issue, Sharon Podlich wrote about how she and her husband, Chuck, retired from growing apples in Orondo, bought a 44-foot sailboat they named Top Cider, and went on a sailing adventure off of Baja, Mexico. They have continued sailing the past two winters.

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July 2020
My first experience in apple packing and changes in the Washington apple industry
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My first experience in apple packing and changes in the Washington apple industry

LIVING HISTORY

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July 2020
Harnessing the wind at Wild Horse
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Harnessing the wind at Wild Horse

A long-held wish to visit the wind farm finally turns into a wind-chill reality

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July 2020
A reluctant pickleball champion
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A reluctant pickleball champion

Ex-Chelan resident once said: ‘There’s no way I’m going to play that rinky-dink, backyard sport’

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July 2020
A mother's tale during COVID-19
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A mother's tale during COVID-19

How do we, as parents, come up for air during this time?

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June 2020
Yoga in the Yukon
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Yoga in the Yukon

The sun is well above the horizon and because it is July in the north, I know that it will light the sky until midnight.

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June 2020
Where to retire? The search goes on
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Where to retire? The search goes on

48 hours to figure out if Palm Springs checks off the ‘musts’ on the list

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May 2020
Flipping over Zambia
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Flipping over Zambia

Kayaking in a boiling river, just downstream from one of the 7 wonders of the world

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June 2020
South Korea? Let's do it
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South Korea? Let's do it

Great timing for an island wedding, Korean mermaids and a taste of the sea

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June 2020