Standing Rock: Foreshadowing Minneapolis?
On the day after Trump was first elected president in November 2016, I left home to drive the 1400 miles to the Standing Rock...
The Mis- & Un-Adventures of my So-Called Adventurous Life
Staying calm around bears & capsizing kayaks near Port Nellie Juan
We were anchored in a long narrow inlet yesterday.
The morning was cloudy and wet,...
The Green Duesenberg
In my family albums there is a photo of a smiling older woman standing next to one of the world's most admired cars of...
The Center of Buoyancy – Book Review
Long time readers of The Rainshadow Journal will likely remember the wonderful vignettes that Port Townsend's Diana Talley rolled out in the last two...
Crossing Prince William Sound
We welcome back Corky Parker to Rainshadow Journal after her summer work in Alaska!
As Bill, my Captain, and I round the corner, north...
Heaven in St. Joe
Several summers running Vaughn and Burlused to take Byrd on all-night fishing expeditionsin the old flatbed Ford. They would fish the banksof the Grand...
Twenty-nine years: American decimation of whales and the Makah permitting process
You may have heard that the US government will now allow the Makah Tribe to hunt whales again.
Not quite.
The US will now allow the...
Cute and Dangerous: Suburban Deer Hazards are Real
by Karen Sullivan
In spring, female deer give birth and anxiously protect their fawns. That gives rise to stories like this: A friend walking her...
Whales, Watching
A little flash fiction for your enjoyment. Flash fiction is a type of prose narrative that takes the form of very brief, self-contained story.
It...
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Insectivore Birds Part 1
I love the diversity of Pacific Northwest birds and insects. This is a two-part photo essay about both— Insectivore Birds. (Of course, the lovely...
Spiders are Special
Spider Web Colors
Lasers? Northern Lights? Woven belts? No, this is a spider web. Lately I’ve been fascinated with one of the eight-legged arachnids—...
The lost commencement address by Tom Robbins
Updating this to honor the life and times of Tom Robbins, who walked on today. He lived a remarkable life.This post originally appeared here...
Going nuclear: The high school mascot of mass destruction
Editor's note: With the launch of Oppenheimer, we are once again reminded of the legacy of the atomic bomb, and of the people and...
Insects on the Peninsula
Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars
We are fortunate to live on the Olympic Peninsula for so many reasons. One that doesn’t get enough attention is that...
