philosophy

What’s So Great About Waterfalls?

February 17, 2013
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Who doesn’t like waterfalls? Water spilling over rocks from anything more than a few feet seems to enchant just about everyone. Artists, poets, and photographers through the ages have spent an inordinate amount of time trying to capture the romantic essence of waterfalls. People of all kinds gravitate toward waterfalls, so waterfalls tend to be very popular tourist attractions. With more than 20 million visitors a year…

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What I mean when I say, ‘Naturalist’

May 24, 2011
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If you enjoy reading the posts here at Wild Pacific Northwest, you might be a naturalist. If you like to get out to the mountains, the sea shore, or the desert– to get familiar with wild things– it’s highly probable that you are a naturalist of some kind. But maybe you aren’t sure what I mean when I say, “Naturalist.” So let me explain…

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