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Category Archives: Mount Rainier
A Covid Journal – The Great Calm: Day 13, Monday, March 23, 2020
By Bruce A. Smith As my second week in quarantine comes to a close, I feel a great calm emerging upon the land. Life is simpler, the world quieter. There is less traffic, less air pollution, less hustle and bustle. … Continue reading
Posted in Bethel News, Covid-19, Culture, Graham News, Kapowsin, Mount Rainier, Nature, Politics, Self Reliance
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UPDATE – Mount Rainier invisible as smoke fills our skies – Eatonville air is officially “very unhealthy” – Legislators weigh in
By Bruce A. Smith UPDATE, Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 3 pm 2nd LD Representative Andre Barkis has responded to a series of questions from the Mountain News concerning the current unhealthy air conditions, and long-term timber management practices to control … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Mount Rainier, Smoke
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Smoke back again – fifth episode this summer
By Bruce A. Smith The fifth inundation of smoke since early August occurred in Eatonville today, September 11, courtesy of Joint Base Lewis McChord. Through some kind of atmospheric inversion, JBLM’s grit and gases smothered the ground-level air at mid-day … Continue reading
Posted in Eatonville News, Health, Mount Rainier, Smoke, Weather
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Sections of Mount Rainier National Park close due to approaching forest fire
Special to the Mountain News Mount Rainier National Park is closing public access to much of the eastern portions of the park due to extreme fire danger. The nearby Norse Peak Fire has exhibited erratic behaviors over the past few … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Mount Rainier, Nature, Smoke, Weather
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Smoke and Heat Return, Regional and Local Fires Contribute
By Bruce A. Smith The smoke, and concomitant temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s, returned to Eatonville again this week. Air quality began to deteriorate on Monday, August 28 and worsened today, Tuesday, with WAQA Index readings from … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Eatonville News, Environment, Health, Mount Rainier, Nature, Smoke, Weather
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Climber rescued from crevasse on Mount Rainier
Special Report to the Mountain News-WA – Supplied by Kevin Bacher, Mount Rainier National Park: Rangers at Mount Rainier National Park today completed the rescue of a climber who fell into a crevasse while descending yesterday from the summit of … Continue reading
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Mount Rainier National Park receives record number of wilderness camping requests for 2017 – halts all further advanced reservations for full-circuit Wonderland Trail trips
Editor’s Note: Mount Rainier National Park has been flooded with requests for back-country camping requests via their advanced reservation program. As a result, the park has issued the following press release to the Mountain News-WA and other media: **************************************************************** Mount … Continue reading
Posted in Mount Rainier, Nature
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Updates – Smoke and fire threaten southern Pierce County
by Bruce A. Smith Concern is mounting in Eatonville and surrounding communities as our skies become smoke-filled and many local residents are staying indoors to protect themselves from unhealthy air. The culprits seem to be two-fold – first an 100-acre fire … Continue reading
Posted in Ashford, Eatonville News, Environment, Health, Mount Rainier, Nature, Weather
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Body of missing climber spotted on Mount Rainier
Special to the Mountain News-WA: The following press announcement was released Saturday concerning the disappearance of a climber near the summit of Mount Rainier. ************************************************** Saturday, June 13, 2015, 2:30 pm— The search for Kyle Bufis is being … Continue reading
Posted in Eatonville News, Environment, Mount Rainier, Nature
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