Hikes
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Best-Laid Plans
Anyone who has kids knows that no matter how much you plan, and how good your intentions, sometimes a day just falls a little askew. With our two littles, we have generally lucked out on day trips and overnight trips, with only minor hiccups. Yesterday was not one of those days. Our kitchen calendar has…
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Newhalem Creek Campground – North Cascades National Park
Note: The Corner of 1st & Adventure is reader-supported. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, all at no cost to you. Ok, so you finally have a long weekend away from work and you’ve decided to go camp in North Cascades National Park. As you’re loading the…
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Hope Springs Eternal: Rebirth from the Goodell Creek Fire
Catalyst A summer day dawns, and the hot sun begins its climb into the sky. Diurnal heating stirs up the air, creating lift and instability. A few hours after solar noon, cumulonimbus clouds roam the skies, big bullies lurking about the atmosphere, waiting to pounce. Lightning pierces the air and thunder echoes across the mountain…
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Downpours & Torrents: The Rainy Season at the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge
The Corner of 1st & Adventure is reader-supported. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, all at no cost to you. “Every Story Needs an Element of Suspense – or It’s Lousy” ~ Sydney Pollack A steady rain had been pelting down for the past 2 days in…
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One Grand Oasis: Visit this Jurassic Preserve Near Palm Springs
Welcome to the Jungle Towering palms, lush greenery, thick decaying brush and fallen fronds, bubbling springs and clear water. Add in a brontosaurus or two and you might think you’ve been transported to Isla Nublar with Alan Grant. But to find this little slice of Jurassic Park, you needn’t travel into a fictional realm, but…
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A World With Octobers: Autumn Hiking in the Washington Cascades
Anne of Green Gables paints the scene: “October was a beautiful month at Green Gables, when the birches in the hollow turned as golden as sunshine and the maples behind the orchard were royal crimson and the wild cherry trees along the lane put on the loveliest shades of dark red and bronzy green, while…
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Cuyahogoctober: Why This Ohio National Park Should Be on Your Autumn Bucket List
As long as Autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas, and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see. ~ Vincent Van Gogh Name Something to Do With… Cleveland, Akron, Canton. The Cavaliers and Browns, the Football and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame. Violent Crime, big industry, pollution. To much of the…
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“Going to the Woods is Going Home”
While this proclamation by John Muir might easily land on a Top 10 list of quotes you may see thrown around on Instagram, there is something to be said when such a line actually refers to a community’s proverbial “back yard.” Such a sentiment, combined with strong mental, emotional and spiritual connections, and further still,…
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