500 Words on Arbor Day

January 29, 2013 -- RBM has new flash nonfiction, "500 Words on Arbor Day," featured online this week over at Hobart. So as not to give too much away, here's a (five-word) excerpt:

... There is talk of lightening ...

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The View from Indian Beach

January 6, 2013 -- The view from Indian Beach and Oregon's Ecola State Park, where Lewis and Clark visited a beached whale in 1806, and later, Steven Spielberg's crew filmed much of The Goonies.

The View from Wind River

December 30, 2012 -- Pictures from a perfect day along Washington's upper Wind River, where recreational access has returned to "normal" this season.