"This was the river hiked dreaming upstream
dropping gear and then clothing for the full
brown pull of surrendered connection, deliverance."
An introspective poem set on the banks of the Fraser River, by British Columbia poet John Pass.
Cascadia Daily, Oct. 8, 2018
Indigenous Peoples Day across Cascadia, Oregon gubernatorial candidates on homelessness, is proportional representation coming to BC? WA could be first state with a carbon fee, and poetry, fiction and essays by Indigenous writers Gail Tremblay, Elizabeth Woody, Terese Mailhot, & Eden Robinson.
Cascadia Daily, Oct. 5, 2018
Where to find autumn larches, northeast WA economy is lagging behind, call for Portland State police to disarm, Hanford seeks extension for radioactive cleanup, Alaska votes on salmon protection, growing up Sikh on a BC farm, and poetry by Spokane's Ellen Welcker.
Get Outside! Frosty Mountain
A classic hike in British Columbia's sprawling Manning Park, Frosty Mountain is the park’s highest summit. The trail offers fantastic views of peaks on both sides of the Washington-BC border, as well a rare opportunity to spot 2,000-year-old alpine larches, which turn golden in early October.
Cascadia Daily, Sept. 28, 2018
Happy birthday to North Cascades National Park, reaction across Cascadia to Kavanaugh hearing & MeToo, climate change threatens national parks, Oregon's support for abortion faces election test, a program that gets Vancouver drug users out in nature, six poems to take on Cascadia hikes, plus a beautiful poem by Suzanne Bottelli.
Creating a National Park
North Cascades National Park was created fifty years ago after a group of committed hikers and conservationists came together to speak up for wilderness protection in Washington state. Today, the park faces threats from climate change and increasing visitor use -- and will require a new generation of defenders.
Cascadia Daily, Sept. 26, 2018
Seattle bike commuting numbers are down, a plan to save orcas in the Salish Sea, Oregon to log trees accidentally killed by herbicide, does WA need single-payer health care, Idaho sect refuses medical care, and an excerpt from WA writer Robert Michael Pyle's new novel Magdalena Mountain.
Cascadia Daily, Sept. 24, 2018
Debate over removal of lower Snake River dams heats up, Site C dam is "utter nonsense," Spokane sues Monsanto, Portland's huge housing gambit, MAX transit fare checks unconstitutional, an interview with Indigenous playwright Kim Senklip Harvey, and poetry by Kate Peterson.
Cascadia Daily, Sept. 21, 2018
Take a challenging hike to Glacier Basin, how will BC meet its climate goals? WA's foster care system is a mess, duplexes are NOT evil, Vancouver's InSite safe injection site open 10 years this week, fixing bus service in BC after Greyhound pulls out, a field guide to old Portland, and a new album from Indigenous singer songwriter Black Belt Eagle Scout.
Get Outside! Glacier Basin
The challenging Glacier Basin trail off Washington's Mountain Loop Highway takes you past a mining ghost town and up a steep track to a gorgeous alpine basin. It's a workout, but the payoffs include solitude, old growth forests and a fascinating trip through Cascadia history (including a town where Donald Trump's grandfather was justice of the peace!)