The Barnacles of Kalaloch Pacific Northwest | February This narrative explores the role of that ancient animal, the barnacle in the tidepool waters of Kalaloch beach on the Olympic Peninsula. I always loved the strangeness of barnacles and wanted to find their significance. Read It
The Artist and the Whale Hunter Neah Bay, Olympic Peninsula | March 2004 Forever shrouded in a thick fog and a light drizzle, as if from a plane you could never know it was there. Neah Bay is a small Makah Indian town at the far end of America, and it has been embroiled in controversy among animal rights activists and environmentalists. I interview a young artist, who continues a Makah tradition despite the world around him. Read It
Umpqua Dunes Genesis
Pacific Northwest | November 2, 2006 | Part III of the oRegon Testament My camping stove just blew up, and it’s spraying fire all over the campsite. I’ve hauled Jane back down to the Central Oregon Coast…And I’m supposed to be cooking her a Native Oregon meal. Filled with setbacks and delays, I make a few key finds on the coast of Oregon.
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Foraging Nehalem Valley Pacific northwest | June 3, 2007 | Part IV of the oRegon Testament Glowing Mushrooms, deer-meat, stone and a Portland underworld creating a world based on old ways. Part IV of the Oregon Testament gets me closer to my goal of seeing Oregon's native history through my own eyes. Read It
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