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“Ocian in view! Oh! The Joy!,” William Clark wrote in his journal on November 7, 1805 as he viewed what he believed was the Pacific Ocean, as the Corps of Discovery reached the broad estuary of the Columbia River, 20 miles from the coast. Clark’s exhilaration...

HEADLINE in Friday’s Press Democrat read “In need of rain, lots of it.” The “story” was accompanied by a photo of a drained, mudflat called Lake Mendocino. The story should be called, “In Need of a Sensible and Fair...

Today’s collection of headlines from the worlds of politics, economics, and the environment — plus the latest episode of Fukushimapocalypse Now! Beguns with a frightener from The Observer: Why global recovery could depend on China&rsquo...

Today begins a 14 day motorcycle trip into southern Chile and southern Argentina - Patagonia.  Today was an arrival day... no riding... but, we had a bit of a chance to check out our host town, Orsono, Chile. Above:  Cathedral of Saint Matthew on Plaza...

The Bugsplat Chronicles – the Saga Continues Arctic Circle in Alaska June 8 – July 1, 2013 pictures at http://s669.photobucket.com/user/pick126/library/Alaska Bugsplat and I had ridden in the 48 contiguous states plus 5 Canadian Provinces...