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It is spilling. Just two weeks ago, the brown rim around the reservoir exposed just how low the water had gotten. Just a month ago, the water had receded so much that rocks and roots were exposed everywhere. Now, in seemingly the blink of the eye, it is filled to…
Continue readingDriving home from my job at Oregon Caves National Monument, I realized I needed milk and so made an unplanned stop at a market in Selma, Oregon that would change my life. As I was leaving the market, two little girls approached me. “Miss, Miss — we have two little…
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As someone who worked as a Park Ranger with the National Park Service for 17 years, I’ve grown to appreciate the many NPS sites around the country. Some are considered the “crown jewels” and are visited by millions of visitors every year, and some are small unassuming sites with just…
Continue readingWhere it is green just a few days ago, there are now hundreds of them. Spots of yellow dotting the hillside alongside our house. As soon as the sun comes up, their rays of sunshine open up, facing up towards the sky, lapping up the sunshine. Dusk descends, and their…
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