Talk about a sweet location to spend some time sippin' wine! This shot from the KOIN Local 6 WeatherBug camera at Maryhill Winery was taken on April 1st, 2011 - but it's no April fools joke. It really is sunny like this an incredible amount of the time. And it's much, much drier than places … [Read more...]
Deep Avalanche On Mt. Hood; Washington Avalanche Closes Pass
We grumbled so long (and loudly) about our record breaking cold and rain during March 2011 - that the winds finally brought in Portland's first 60 degree day on March 31, the latest on record. But in the Oregon and Washington Cascades, that warm up has helped make avalanche danger as high … [Read more...]
Record Cool March Makes Woodburn Tulips Late To Their Own Festival
It's a numbers game, really. And numbers are a funny thing. Most of us want the numbers at the gas pump to go down. And the numbers in our 401k plans to go up. But if you're a tulip grower in Oregon's Willamette Valley?Then you want the number 60 (degrees) to come up early and often along … [Read more...]
La Nina Delivers Wet, Record Cool March 2011 For Northwest
Updated: 3/31/2011 I tend to feel most sorry for golfers and gardeners as winter turns into spring on the calendar--but not in water logged yards or on mushy fairways. And let's face it: walking the dog in Washington and  Oregon has been a chilling and damp experience much of this … [Read more...]
Hiking On The San Andreas Fault In Southern California
It's fame has been overshadowed recently by subduction zone faults under oceans that create mega-quakes followed by a tsunami. But the San Andreas fault in California has long been one of the most feared, revered and certainly one of the most studied faults in the United States. And if you're … [Read more...]
An Interview With “Rainbirds” Who Escape The Northwest Rainy Season
We all know about snowbirds, right? They're  people who leave places like North Dakota and bitter cold and snow for somewhere warmer down south. Well, here in the northwest we have our own version of those people: rainbirds! And in my continuing series of Friday interviews, I'm talking with … [Read more...]
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