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Coldwater Lake
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A Regenerating Dip in Coldwater Lake

Three years after bacteria and microorganisms naturally colonized the lake and fed on organic matter, Coldwater Lake was as clear as it is today.

Steve Weileman November 17, 2022
Dusty_Lakes
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A Night at Dusty Lake

I’m not sure who was more surprised as we pulled past the group of field hands taking a coffee break, them or us

Steve Weileman October 19, 2022
North Cove
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A Visit to North Cove

This bit of coast has the dubious recognition of losing the most landmass in our hemisphere than any other place.

Steve Weileman April 28, 2022
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Returning to La Push for Surveys

After having been closed to the public for over a year due to Covid-19 La Push re-opens. I wondered how much had changed during our absence.

Steve Weileman December 9, 2021
Bear Canyon
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Hit and Run at Bear Canyon

Rugged men in tin hats and hickory shirts. Women…well were sparse – this was bachelor territory where young men came to make money cutting timber.

Steve Weileman November 23, 2021
walupt creek falls
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Searching for Walupt Creek Falls

The morning was sunny and cool as we turned off the main highway onto the washboard dirt road that leads up to Walupt Creek Falls.

Steve Weileman September 15, 2021
Escape Heat
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Record Heat and Nowhere to Run

With record heat searing the Pacific Northwest, over 100 juvenile Caspian Terns fled overheated rooftop nests and fell to their deaths on the pavement below.

Steve Weileman August 17, 2021
Ancient Petroglyphs
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Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park

Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park contains the remains of one of the most unusual fossil forests in the world.

Steve Weileman June 30, 2021