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Editor’s Notes

A Writer’s Life Post Training Wheels

March 12, 2015

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Our annual NW Cyclist edition inspired me to think back to my first experience on a bike.

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Whale of a Tale on the Schooner Zodiac

February 10, 2015

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When I describe my four days aboard the Schooner Zodiac last fall, I have to do my best not to use the word “magic”

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Editor’s Note: The Joy of Learning to Ski (as an Adult)

January 28, 2015

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As a kid, the closest thing I’d done to skiing was gliding around on inline skates on flat sidewalks.

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The Safer Cyclist: 5 Tips to Keep You Right-Side-Up

September 25, 2014

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Washington State is fantastically bike-friendly. Even so, I wonder why we aren’t biking more.

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Editor’s Note: Why Hike?

August 19, 2014

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What is it about hiking that you like so much?

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Green Commuting with a Toddler

July 14, 2014

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There’s a woman who lives near me who commutes with her bike via bus with a baby strapped to her chest and her four- or five-year-old son . . .

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Editor’s Note: What are you training for?

March 28, 2014

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One of the cool things about working at OutdoorsNW is that our office is a hub of event news and enthusiasm.

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Editor’s Note: Getting avy savvy with a backcountry dummy

March 11, 2014

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The sun was sinking into the valley when my two friends and I pulled up to the Mt. Baker Lodge for the final fieldtrip of our AIARE Level I avalanche course.

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SNOW Guide Editor’s Report

January 16, 2014

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Close your eyes and imagine the best snow day of your life. Maybe you were hucking cliffs with friends, snow-tubing with family or . . .

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Editor’s Note

November 19, 2013

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When I was a child, I loved running. Running through fields. Running up and down hills. Running until I tumbled into a ball of giggles

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OutdoorsNW Editor’s Note

September 27, 2013

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While I’m not new to editing or writing or social media, I am certainly new to the OutdoorsNW staff

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Editor’s Note: Diversity in our pages

May 9, 2013

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I’m printing in full a letter to the editor I received, and my response. I think it speaks for itself.

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