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Some Memories Never Fade, Vets Say

THE GOLDENDALE SENTINEL — Each one of the tattooed barbs on Rick Waddell’s arm represents a fallen soldier—the Marine is willing to concede that much. Furthermore, he will tell you that each Memorial Day he does something special to honor them. Beyond that, the matter is private. Some things, he says, you don’t even tell your wife. “I lost 11 Marines total and not...

Rachel Cavanaugh

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The Uphill Climb: Bringing Body Inclusivity to the Ski Industry

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR OUTDOOR GUIDE — Marielle TerHart remembers skiing with joy. She grew up near the Canadian Rockies where her winters were spent on the powdery slopes of the Nakiska,…

Rachel Cavanaugh

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Seductive Beauty: The Lure and Lore of Orchids

THE BEACH TIMES — Explorers have long met gruesome fates in search of treasure, zealous in their thirst for power and glory. But it was another kind of obsession that killed the men listed above: flowers. Fresh and dewy, aromatic, mist-covered flowers—orchids specifically—brought these soldiers down. And while their circumstances were unique, historians say it’s not...

Rachel Cavanaugh

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Two-Year-Old Shows Family His Will to Live

THE GOLDENDALE SENTINEL — Belinda Cuevas was secretly hoping for a boy. When the ultrasound technician announced she would get her wish, the mother-to-be was thrilled: her baby’s heart was beating, his body was moving and, according to doctors, everything looked normal. She and her husband Joe left the...

Rachel Cavanaugh

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For People With Breast Cancer,the Outdoors Offers Healing Power

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR OUTDOOR GUIDE — Lori Jordan was sitting at the dining-room table watching birds eat out of her bird feeder when she got the call from her doctor confirming…

Rachel Cavanaugh

CURTIS CISZEK FLY FISHES ON A RIVER IN THE RAIN.

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Quarantined At Sea: A Sailor’s Stormy Fishing Journey Amid The Pandemic

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR OUTDOOR GUIDE — It was pre-dawn when Curtis Ciszek and his crew pulled out of Safety Cove. After two months of effortlessly tacking along British Columbia’s coastline, exploring…

Rachel Cavanaugh

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Why These Five LGBTQIA+ Adventurers Go Outside

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR OUTDOOR GUIDE — Everyone who’s outdoorsy has a different story. Some people get introduced through childhood mentors. Others have spiritual moments as adults. Some folks are simply born…

Rachel Cavanaugh

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Retracing Her Grandparents’ Camper Travels Through the Civil Rights Era

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR OUTDOOR GUIDE — “They were putting their bodies in spaces where no one else looked like them. Think about how many minds they may have changed.”Carla Joelle Brown…

Rachel Cavanaugh

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How One Man Conquered Addiction Through the Outdoors

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR OUTDOOR GUIDE — “I felt connected to something bigger, to a higher power, if you will. In recovery, they say that God doesn't have to come from a…

Rachel Cavanaugh

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Nicaraguan Migrants Feel at Home with Baseball

THE BEACH TIMES — From the end of the dirt road heading away from Playa Potrero, muffled yells and hollers can be heard. As one approaches, a dusty field comes in to view where a distantly boisterous scene is unfolding. The field sits back from the road between two encampments of...

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