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PAT NEAL: Rough bar conditions
It was daylight on the water. A heaving deck and the smell of saltwater told me I’d awakened…
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PAT NEAL: Let the rain keep coming
“Does it always rain like this?” my fancy friend asked recently while huddling under a refreshing morning shower…
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PAT NEAL: Who owns the river: An apology
It was wrong to say in a recent column that bureaucrats, biologists and the bull trout owned the…
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PAT NEAL: Bureaucrats, biologists and bull trout
In our history of the Hoh River, we’ve watched the transfer of ownership from the Native Americans, to…
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PAT NEAL: Nonprofits here to help?
In previous episodes, we traced the transfer of ownership of the Hoh River from the Native Americans, who…
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PAT NEAL: The logging capital of the world
The Native Americans were the first to log the Olympic Peninsula. They cut the Western Red Cedar. Every…
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PAT NEAL: Who owns the river?
In previous episodes, we traced the history of land ownership of the Olympic Peninsula in general and the…
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PAT NEAL: Continued: Who owns the river?
In last week’s episode, we were attempting to answer the question, “Who owns the Hoh River?”
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PAT NEAL: A difficult question to answer
Tourists ask many questions about this land of ours. Is the weather always like this? How deep is…
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PAT NEAL: The news from NOAA
It was another tough week in the news. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration threatened further restrictions on…
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PAT NEAL: Fun on the farm
Every year along about this time, I think about the good old days.
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PAT NEAL: Searching for solitude
Now that the tourists are here, it’s easy to see why we put a season on them in…
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PAT NEAL: The fate of the fish ducks
For some, the New Year begins on Jan. 1. Out on our rivers, the new year begins with…
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PAT NEAL: A case of clam fever
I don’t know what made me say I was the fastest clam digger in the west. It must…
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PAT NEAL: Answering tourists’ questions
Springtime must be my favorite time of year on the Olympic Peninsula. When uncounted millions of birds fly…
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PAT NEAL: Understanding our fishing regulations
“When does the river open?” The tourist angler asked after I told him the river was closed.
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PAT NEAL: An Earth Day review
How was your Earth Day? Many hoped it would lead to some progress in reducing the pollution of…
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PAT NEAL: The Highway 101 blues
Thank you for reading this. Somebody must. Because when I mentioned in last week’s column that the Highway…
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PAT NEAL: Peninsula’s Wild West roadways
In last week’s episode, we were hurtling west of Port Angeles and, having crossed the Elwha Bridge, headed…