Equity Out & Back: Learning to get back up again at a Seattle skatepark Alison shreds at All Together Skatepark with Sara Campos, co-founder of Queer Skate PDX, and finds out that falling isn't always failure. by Shirlyn J. Wong / February 28, 2025
Environment Out & Back: A West Seattle sanctuary for bees is buzzing Alison harvests honey with Chris Porter, an activist, conservationist and beekeeper, while discussing steps anyone can take to help fight extinction. by Shirlyn J. Wong / February 21, 2025
Equity Out & Back: Snowshoeing through the North Cascades Erica Abel, hiker & community activator, takes Alison on an off-trail adventure to explore the beauty and solitude of the Methow Valley. by Shirlyn J. Wong / February 14, 2025
Equity Out & Back: Alison meets trailblazing trail runner Maryanna Brown From cyclocross to mountaineering, Brown considers herself an outdoor renaissance woman. Her goal is simple: to get more people like her outside. by Shirlyn J. Wong / February 7, 2025
Environment Support for this article is provided by Pacific Science Center. Nick on the Rocks: Colossal batholiths collide in the Cascades The massive Golden Horn and Black Peak granite towers near Washington Pass tell a story 50 million years in the making. by Adam Brown / January 24, 2025
Environment Support for this article is provided by Pacific Science Center. Nick on the Rocks: The volcanic birth of Vancouver’s Beacon Rock Lewis and Clark were astounded by this 800-foot-tall basalt tower on their journey down the Columbia River, but didn’t know its fiery origin story. by Adam Brown / January 17, 2025
Environment Support for this article is provided by Pacific Science Center. Nick on the Rocks: Unlocking the secrets of Seattle’s lakes Why are some salty and some freshwater? A giant ice sheet carved them 16,000 years ago, creating the hills, valleys and waterways that shape the city. by Adam Brown / January 10, 2025
Environment Support for this article is provided by Pacific Science Center. Nick on the Rocks: How massive floods landscaped a tiny WA town 3,000 years of Ice Age activity shaped Pateros in Central Washington where the Methow River meets the Columbia. by Adam Brown / January 3, 2025
Environment Support for this article is provided by Pacific Science Center. Nick on the Rocks: The secret summit of Washington’s Mount Index The mountain’s namesake granite was used to build Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower and is coveted by climbers. But its peak is made of a much older rock. by Adam Brown / December 27, 2024
Environment Support for this article is provided by Pacific Science Center. Nick on the Rocks: How were the Potholes Coulee canyons created? North of Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre are two massive lake-filled canyons, and geologists have chased clues about their origins for centuries. by Adam Brown / December 20, 2024