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Haunted Palouse
I had weird dreams last night about my little college town, mixing elements of Halloween and Homecoming… not sure which is scarier. The WSU campus looks pretty tame and unspooky, for the most part, but a while ago I stumbled across this story on the school website: In May 1971, WSU custodians were cleaning the [… Read More]
Mushroom Weekend
The weekend before Hell Week, I prepared by staying home and doing as much of my homework ahead of time as possible. Oh wait, no – actually, I headed up into the Idaho Panhandle to hunt for mushrooms with the Palouse Mycological Association. Braving the damp and chill, we set out for Priest Lake (Idaho’s [… Read More]
Bears!
Having coffee with a friend a couple of weeks ago, and she asked me why I decided to move out here. Well, for my program, of course, plus the scenery, the weather… “And bears,” I told her. “I love bears.” “Oh, really! So you know all about the grizzly preserve just up the hill from [… Read More]