The most vibrant, colorful, long-lasting northern lights show I've ever seen happened on February 26-27, 2023 here over the skies of the Methow Valley. It was quite a sight to behold!
The most vibrant, colorful, long-lasting northern lights show I've ever seen happened on February 26-27, 2023 here over the skies of the Methow Valley. It was quite a sight to behold!
I'm blessed to live in the Methow Valley of North Central Washington, one of the darkest areas in the state. As we head into a period of solar maximum, here are tips for seeing and photographing the elusive northern lights.
A week spent with volunteers painting Lookout Mountain in Twisp, swapping stories, and remembering the beautiful history of fire lookouts.
Two dozen or more of our remaining historical lookouts in Washington State are still staffed by during fire season. Here is a list of staffed lookouts as well as some etiquette tips for visiting a lookout on active duty.
Stories from an off-grid Methow winter in a tiny 19' Airstream with double-digit negative temperatures and a comedic amount of snow!
A day spent at the Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center working on the Badger Mountain fire lookout and learning valuable skills in the art of lookout restoration, especially window glazing!
My experience as a first-season Fire Lookout at Goat Peak in the Methow Valley during the midst of an active fire season.
Another great ridge line ramble to an old fire lookout site, this time to Setting Sun Mountain (7,253') 5 miles northwest of Goat Peak near Mazama.
A great ridge traverse of the Golden Stairway trail from Starvation Mountain to the Old Baldy lookout site with some of the most amazing views of the North Cascades I've ever seen!
Over the Memorial Day holiday I had an unplanned summit of Muckamuck Mountain, the site of a former D-6 cupola lookout. I also had a chance encounter with a fan club of sorts in the middle of nowhere!
