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Look, But Don’t Touch - Two Years of Longing at Crater Lake

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Crater Lake is off-limits for the next two years. No swimming, no boat rides, no leaping from...

Jim Henson

1 hour ago1 min read

In the Capitol town of Salem, Oregon, where the most thrilling event is usually a new flavor at the local donut shop, a scene straight...

Phil Harpster

Mar 232 min read

There are ways you expect to die. You could get taken out by an inattentive Amazon van driver while you’re trying to cross the street...

Phil Harpster

Mar 192 min read

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