Since moving to Seattle, I – like many before me – have fallen in love with Mt. Rainier. The mountain is massive and always looming over the horizon. Plus, as you get closer, you realize that there is a lifetime’s worth of incredible terrain to explore. Recently I found myself in the Seattle Public Library… Continue reading First Ascents
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Seattle Streets
This blog is pretty apolitical. There are plenty of other places on the internet where you can get your political kicks. That being said, I’ve been frustrated recently with the attempts being made to reduce the number of roads in South Seattle. Below is an email I sent to the City of Seattle (Seattle Transportation… Continue reading Seattle Streets
Olympic Beaches Trip Report
The Olympic National Park is a curious and beautiful place. The park is massive at 1,370 square miles. The bulk of this is the Olympic Mountains and their famous rainforests. But on the coast there is a narrow sliver of park. It’s 60 miles long and starts almost at the upper northwest corner of the… Continue reading Olympic Beaches Trip Report
The Great South Seattle Conflagration
During the October 12, 1977 World Series game in New York Howard Cosell famously said “ladies & gentlemen the Bronx is burning” as he watched a fire erupt nearby: Except if you watched that video you’ll notice that he never actually said his immortal phrase. Seems like an urban legend. But what’s not an urban… Continue reading The Great South Seattle Conflagration
Analyzing Violence in South Seattle
The corner of 37th & Oregon is about a 15 minute walk from my house in Columbia City. Last week it was a candidate for the ignominious title of most dangerous place in America. On July 9th, a person was fatally shot there: 5 days later on July 14th, a second person was fatally shot visiting… Continue reading Analyzing Violence in South Seattle