Ballard Locks: Seattle's Gateway Between Salt and Fresh Water
How the Ballard Locks keep Puget Sound's salt water out of Seattle's freshwater lakes—and the hidden costs of connecting the two.
Chasing old legends and wild landscapes on a spinning rock, with a side of tech.
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Where Rails End, Trails Begin
A walk from Newcastle Beach into Coal Creek's forest reveals the buried railways, coal mines, and patient landscape beneath the trail.
Permanent Daylight Saving Time: America's 1974 Experiment
As permanent daylight saving time returns to Congress, America's short-lived 1974 experiment offers a cautionary historical reference point.