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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Solace in community
THE STARS, OR in this case a memory and a gathering, align this month.
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PAT NEAL: Anatomy of an orchard
IT WAS DAYLIGHT at the homestead but I was more than a little late for breakfast.
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PAT NEAL: It is never too late to panic
AS A STUDENT of wilderness survival, it has always amazed me how often wilderness survival experts offer the…
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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Summer’s end on bus, plane, boat, train
THE EPIC JOURNEY began on my very first mode of public transport: BART, the behemoth that opened 47…
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WEST END NEIGHBOR: Of horses, fun and watermelon
WHAT DO YOU think of when someone says “watermelon-eating contest?”
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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Lines, stories, movies: They’re all connected
“MY NORMAL FRIENDS say to me, ‘Oh, no, you have to stand in those lines.’ But that’s the…
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PAT NEAL: Tips on getting lost
IT WAS THAT great American philosopher Daniel Boone who said, “I have never been lost but I was…
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PAT NEAL: Things could be worse
THERE ARE FEW sounds more comforting than the steady drumming of heavy rain on the roof.
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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: From one THING to another
THIS FESTIVAL THING is out of control. And that’s good.
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PAT NEAL: Wooden boat worries
IT’S TIME for the 43rd annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival.
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PAT NEAL: Backpacking tips
THERE’S NOTHING QUITE like the freedom of the hills, with the mountains spread before you in a scenic…
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PAT NEAL: So sad to see them go
IT’S SAD TO see an old friend go away. It begs the question, if they’re leaving why should…
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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Seeing the place anew
THE DAY BEGAN with a deep breath before a stand of tall trees. At the entrance to Chetzemoka…
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WEST END NEIGHBOR: Moving Mom to Port Angeles
“Would Simba ever settle in to the noise of car and highway?” I asked myself again as the…
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PAT NEAL: The tourist’s revenge
IN LAST WEEK’S column, I was making fun of the silly questions that tourists ask.
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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: This is us — handle with care
TALKING ABOUT THIS is uncomfortable: On that we can all agree. Yet each morning last week, a theater…
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PAT NEAL: More frequently asked tourist questions
WHETHER IT’S AN effect of climate change, the economy or the internet it has become apparent that we…
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WEST END NEIGHBOR: No punchline to mask sadness, grief
THE CALL FROM Highland Court in Port Angeles telling me my dad had died felt surreal.
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