The site of a former fire lookout, the summit of the Glacier View trail offers a magnificent view of Mount Rainier. Lesser-known than other trails in the region, this hike is also not too difficult, making it perfect way to see Mount Rainier away from the crowds.
Poetry by Judith Barrington, BC fish processors fouling the Salish Sea, Boise shocked by attack on refugees, eastern OR ranchers fear beef tariffs but still support Trump, health outcomes for homeless in Vancouver are poor, a conversation with Ijeoma Oluo, and poetry by Floyd Skloot.
A poem by Judith Barrington:
"I cannot name the one with the scimitar beak and the mohawk
who spends all day drilling holes in tree trunks."
Immigrant seeks refuge in Seattle church, white resident calls cops on black OR legislator campaigning, a big, bad wolf biologist tangles with ranchers, artist RYAN! Feddersen shatters Native American stereotypes, and paintings of people on the margins by Vancouver artist Alex Sandvoss.
A report from the Cascadia Convergence, the region resists ICE & immigration policy, controversial use of police force at Portland State University, wildfires in Naches, WA and southwest OR, an interview with hip-hop artist Logic Aman, and the Seattle mystery pop machine has vanished!
What do new BC rules for fish farms mean for wild salmon? Hike Mount Wells outside Victoria, BC, a new app used to harass the homeless, OR gun safety measure probably won't be on ballot, "Leave No Trace," a new film set in Cascadia, and an essay by Celestine Aleck (Sahiltiniye).
One of the best wildflower hikes in the Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island, Mount Wells also grants some of the area’s best views. But don't be fooled by this hike's short distance: you'll climb 864 feet (264 metres) in less than a mile.
BC First Nations fight for wild salmon, blockade of Portland ICE facility ended, scandal grows over BC casino money laundering, did the NRA kill two Oregon gun safety initiatives?, a new collection of writing on food and sustenance by BC writers, and poetry by Seattle's Lok Fung.
First Nations chief Ernest Alfred set off a battle to ban fish farms in British Columbia by occupying a tiny island in Broughton Archipelago. Indigenous activists claim the farms spread disease to wild salmon, and in June, the BC government announced future permits must meet First Nations approval.
Hike Oregon's Lookout Mountain this weekend, Victoria opens safe injection site, Vancouver transit breaks records, what's causing Salem's toxic water?, the dangers of the Columbia Bar, why a mother threw her children from a Portland bridge, and mapping the liminal weirdness of Seattle.
