by saltncedar | Feb 4, 2018 | NxNW Life
I guess you could say it all started with a deadly plane crash. In August 2004, a Cessna 182 carrying Sara Gagnon and Tammi Hinkle, both in their 30s, clipped a ridge and went down in the darkness near Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. Sustaining serious...
by saltncedar | Feb 3, 2018 | NxNW Life, Travel
The Cascade Loop in Washington’s northwest corner weaves together a breathtaking quilt of Pacific Northwest scenery: Salish Sea cobble beaches and saltmarshes to glacier-mantled massifs, supersize temperate rainforest to pine parkland and bunchgrass, bustling cities...
by saltncedar | Feb 2, 2018 | Hiking, NxNW Life, Travel
The Pacific Crest Trail is 2,650 miles of some of the most scenic and varied landscapes stretching from Mexico to Canada. As the trail winds its way through California, Oregon, and Washington the natural environment features desert, glaciers, forests, and even...
by saltncedar | Jan 25, 2018 | NxNW Life
“We need the tonic of wildness” – Henry David Thoreau You can shake off that image in your head of nude people bathing in a forest beneath towering evergreens, surrounded by bubbling hot springs or clear rushing rivers. Although “forest bathing” can be that, it’s...