Kathryn's by-line has appeared in Sunset Magazine, the
Seattle Weekly, Audubon Magazine, Simple Living, and ParentMap, and she is a regular
contributor to the Seattle Times Northwest Weekend section. Here are links to some of her recently
published works, with original photos:
Pearl District Pilgrimage: Has Portland turned too hip for
a hometown girl?
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ Nov. 8, 2007
As I tossed my overnight bag into my sister's back seat à la "Thelma and Louise," she eyed me suspiciously.
I was giddy with freedom as only a mother with an overnight pass can be. Carolyn and I were headed south to Portland, our
hometown, nothing on our agenda but food; drink; and a requisite visit to Powell's, bastion of books. Our destination was
the Pearl District, which has somehow morphed since the time of my youth from a smudge of derelict warehouses into a chic
urban hot spot.
Fungi fest offers a taste of treasures
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ Oct. 11 2007
It's been raining, and they're glad.
Friday, armed with GPS units and trowels, woven baskets and whistles, groups of organized treasure hunters will scour the
earth within a 150-mile radius of Seattle.
Eyes peeled and noses alert, the Puget Sound Mycological Society members will be on an urgent mission to collect samples
by day's end of the more than 300 varieties of mushrooms found in Washington. Their finds will be divided by genus and transformed
overnight into forest-evoking displays at the region's most elaborate fungi festival: The Wild Mushroom Show.
Think outside the tent: yurts, cabins in parks
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ May 3, 2007
Is your Therm-a-Rest thinner or are your bones just more tender? Is the tent bigger or is your trunk so
full of baby gear that you can't fit in the spare tire? Is it summer yet? These are just a few of the questions plaguing Washingtonians
who love to camp. Then there are those who have discovered the yurts and cabins popping up like mushrooms in parks across
the state.
Planetarium is latest addition by starry-eyed islanders
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ March 8, 2007
"Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another."— Plato
An enthusiastic group of amateur astronomers on Bainbridge Island offers everything from beginner's telescope lessons to
cataclysmic variables as part of its open invitation to look beyond this world. Its latest addition: a planetarium.
Click here for the full story.
Where to go when you need some color in your life
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ February 8, 2007
Most of the year, Western Washingtonians are proud to be from the Evergreen State, but there comes a time — say,
amid the yawning grayness of early February, when the sound of the word evergreen edges uncomfortably close to "monotony."
Transport your mold-weary senses by visiting one of these winter garden standouts.
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Beach at night reveals dark, wet wild surprises
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ November 30, 2006
VASHON ISLAND — In the small circle created by our flashlight, an entire world dances. Tiny transparent shrimp kick
up a hula, their golden eyes glinting. A red sea cucumber retracts its tutu-like tentacles. Dozens of purple shore crabs scrabble
sideways in a herky-jerky line dance.
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Snowshoeing: an exercise in beauty
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ November 16, 2006
"Snowshoeing is like walking, only with bigger feet," says Jim Hinote, an interpretive ranger at Mount Rainier
National Park. He leads public snowshoe tours from the Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise on winter weekends and holidays,
and relishes the opportunity to introduce people to his favorite mountain in the snowy season.
Click here for the full story.
Flocks of Resources for Puget Sound Birders
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ November 2, 2006
Five months ago, Evan Houston had never even heard of Tweeters; now he checks the birding listserv so often,
he knows the names and proclivities of frequent contributors.
Kinetic Sculpture Race
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ October 5, 2006
PORT TOWNSEND — Think Mardi Gras on wheels. Toss in a little Boeing ingenuity, mix well with modern sculpture and
sprinkle liberally with Shakespearean wit, and you've got yourself a kinetic-sculpture race.
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Urban Beavers
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ August 24, 2006
"This is the Disney World of beavers," said Bob Spencer, creek steward coordinator
for Seattle Public Utilities, as he looked out over Meadowbrook Pond in Northeast Seattle. Fuzzy mallard ducklings and great
blue herons were playing second fiddle to the obvious star attractions: several of North America's largest rodents entertaining
an enthusiastic crowd of visitors.
Berries of Seattle
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ June 29, 2006
Delectable looking berries are glistening on grocery-store shelves, a sure sign
of summer. But just as lovely as those picked and packaged elsewhere, and likely many times more nutritious, are the bountiful
wild berries in public parks and green spaces.
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Yakima Canyon: Seduced by a river and the birds of spring
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~ June 1, 2006
It's a kind of game for some birders: how to get reluctant friends and family to unintentionally succumb to the charms
of our hobby. (Hint: Don't play bird-song CDs in the car.) Recently I employed the distraction technique with great success.
My conspirators were one scenic river, a couple of rubber rafts, adventurous friends and a festival with snakes.
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In tune with art and nature in Port Angeles
Seattle Times Northwest Weekend ~
March 30, 2006
PORT
ANGELES — Touching artwork is taboo in most museums. Curtly worded signs, uniformed guards, velvet ropes and thick Plexiglas
keep patrons from rubbing elbows with the masterworks. Things couldn't be more opposite in Webster's Woods Art Park at the
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, where visitors are invited to indulge all of their senses in a five-acre forest alive with
surprise.
Here, more than 100 sculptures beckon you to sit on, gong, climb over, pet, walk on, sniff and look through them.
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