tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182132024-03-07T11:33:41.631-08:00Road RemediesAmanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.comBlogger804125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-52176453423576285452017-04-20T14:10:00.000-07:002017-05-01T21:14:52.419-07:00Spring Sailing from Seattle to Alaska with UnCruise
My friend and I arrived in Alaska after a quick, seamless run up the Inside Passage (learning cribbage and Thai partner-yoga – among other things – en route). We gawked at eagles, black bears and badass paddleboarders! And then the Northern Lights came out to play... #Uncruise
Top: paddleboarders in Misty Fjords National Monument. Above: the Northern Lights over Ketchikan, AK. While Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-2927247825171899832017-04-17T20:59:00.000-07:002017-05-01T21:02:50.872-07:00From The Emerald City to the Salish Sea...
Seattle's Ballard locks and the Space Needle, viewed from Elliott Bay. Copyright www.amandacastleman.com
I lived beside Seattle's Hiram M. Chittenden Locks for eight years... and have even climbed inside the pipes while reporting. But I never sailed from Lake Union into Puget Sound until today with UnCruise Adventures. What a great start to 12 days of yoga, hikes and paddle expeditions up Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-77302950867193344512017-01-23T20:20:00.003-08:002017-01-23T20:30:33.946-08:00A Conversation Senator Chris McDaniel (R-MS) Can't Face
Dear Senator Chris McDaniel,
Here's my post that you deleted from Facebook, just before blocking my access to post. In the spirit of open debate, I'm just going to archive it here...
I'm going high, since you go low, patronizing us with a dismissal of "cute" and the outright lie about why 3.2 million Americans (and counting) marched in THE LARGEST DEMONSTRATION IN US HISTORY. I protested for Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-83522033377777571512016-12-07T10:57:00.000-08:002016-12-07T11:00:48.069-08:00On Caesar, Christmas and Compassion Fatigue: An Essay(function(d, s, id) {
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I've dined out on this story for years, but never understood its message until I cared for two dying Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-69291281188512026732016-12-05T12:45:00.001-08:002016-12-05T12:52:08.760-08:00All Stranger Are Kin: Adventures in Arabic & the Arab World
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I nabbed the last autographed copy of my friend Zora O'Neill's fabulous book at Seattle's Elliott Bay Book Company this weekend. I can't wait to dig in!Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-51014954318290110932016-12-03T18:02:00.001-08:002016-12-05T12:50:35.546-08:00Seattle Women March Against Hate
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I loved all the fellowship and fierce signs at the Seattle Women March Against Hate today, where 3,000 to 4,000 of us took to the streets of Capitol Hill. #LoveWins
• Abort the patriarchy!
• America expects clean water, clean air &
clean government!
• Black lives matter!
• Build community not walls!
• Calling him president is like barfing up a
yuge orange Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-34530853240165403942016-11-13T15:16:00.001-08:002016-11-13T15:56:40.880-08:00It's Like Phoenix Knew We Were Comining...
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Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-29728959371745999362016-11-13T14:48:00.001-08:002016-11-13T15:56:02.099-08:00Murals and Pomegranite-seed Guacamole in Calle 16!
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Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-91912488968493043672016-11-08T11:49:00.001-08:002016-11-13T16:00:01.160-08:00Election Day in AmericaI walked my ballot in, hoping that as I voted for our first female president my lost kitty would follow me home. #PussyGrabsBack #PussyComeHome
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Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-41710939939225709142016-11-03T11:54:00.001-07:002016-11-03T14:30:39.637-07:00MISSING CAT, DAY 8: The Humane Trap Caught Our Kitty! Just not the lost kitty...
Backstory: our tabby went missing from 127th St and 7th Ave NW on October 26. Three Retrievers Lost Pet Rescue believes a cat turf war may have him pinned under a neighbor's shed – and we've heard meows and howls, like he's trying to get home. More info on FindingJake.com and the Facebook group Finding Jake!
The Badger, our wacky tortie. Copyright Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-61695056828995481822016-11-02T01:03:00.001-07:002016-11-03T14:30:15.846-07:00MISSING CAT, DAY 7: A Lead, At Last!Doug and I may have heard Jake! We caught a meow, a warning warble and then a yowl, all sounding like him and near the shed where a cat has gone to ground. Of course we raced outside, along with our other kitty, but we couldn't find him -- and it would have been creepy to crash around our neighbor's yard after midnight. But we are hopeful now!
[BACKSTORY: our tabby went missing from 127th St andAmanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-52095773111574765342016-11-01T11:13:00.001-07:002016-11-03T14:23:17.016-07:00MISSING CAT, DAY SIX: Sniffer Dog ExtravaganzaKomu – of Three Retrievers Lost Pet Rescue – took a spin around our neighborhood with his handler James Branson. They found a kitty bunkered under a shed, which lies in territory claimed by Jake's nemesis, a tuxedo alpha cat.
When sick, injured or intimidated by turf wars, cats go to ground and lie silent, so they don't attract predators. This primal programming can override even a tight Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-42290442102795230182016-10-26T16:25:00.001-07:002016-11-03T14:30:02.796-07:00Our Clingy Kitty Jake Has Been Missing All AayDoug and I are trying not to panic.
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Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-75195295653249394342016-10-25T07:30:00.000-07:002016-10-25T07:30:21.845-07:00Looking For The Real Silent NightMy latest for Sierra Magazine: escape the holiday hustle and winter-camp in continental America's most pristine soundscape..
Madeline Ostrander hikes the Hoh River Trail. Copyright amandacastleman.com.
Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-65805682457803517912016-10-12T19:13:00.001-07:002016-10-12T20:48:59.661-07:00The World Is Closing In... Or The Clouds, At LeastBatten the hatches! Meteorologist and UW Prof Cliff Mass says this could rival the worst storm in Pacific Northwest history.
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Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-12700184140570639812016-10-04T06:19:00.000-07:002016-10-12T20:23:18.922-07:00Back On The People's Coast AgainOregon preserves 363 miles of public-access beach: the entirety of its oceanfront. Love, love, LOVE!
Battle Rock, Port Orford, copyright amandacastleman.com
Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-62910577482570362942016-09-29T13:25:00.000-07:002016-10-12T20:49:07.970-07:00Why Hello There, Deepest Lake In America! You're looking spectacular for a 7,700-year old...
Oregon's Crater Lake, copyright amandacastleman.com
Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-4408333270707639132016-09-20T20:30:00.000-07:002016-10-12T20:49:49.922-07:00Castles Made Of Sand Fall In The Sea, Eventually...Sometimes you just have to sneak away and watch America's longest natural sand spit erode for a few days...
Dungeness Recreation Area, Olympic Peninsula, WA. Copyright amandacastleman.com
Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-1355415341906029292016-08-27T20:35:00.000-07:002016-10-12T20:48:14.682-07:00Getting Photobombed By Blitz The NFL Mascot
Reporting takes me to some unusual places, including dinner on the 50-yard line at the Seahawks home stadium. So of course I had to bring the ultimate ringer: super-fan and super-colleague Christy Karras. #AmexSeahawks
Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-1912729905459248502016-08-12T06:30:00.000-07:002016-10-12T21:47:22.315-07:00Memorializing The Man I Called "Brother"I love that Sierra Magazine left in my sub-header saluting his curmudgeonly streak: "Edward Readicker-Henderson wants you to get off your lawn!"
Read the full piece.
Regarding services for our beloved ERH: he asked to be cremated with his ashes thrown in the Stikine River, "ideally off Brenda's boat, since she has flames painted on the side... Make sure that Lou Reed is singing 'Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-83609931598887025052016-08-11T20:59:00.000-07:002016-10-12T21:00:12.315-07:00Some Work Days Are More Fun Than Others...
Time out at Brooks Falls in Monkman Provincial Park.
A break from aerial shooting at the Limestone Lakes in B.C.'s Central Rocky Mountains (Ridge Rotors Inc., ridgerotors.com). We sipped blueberry wine and the Geopark Manager Sarah Gamble discovered an ancient flint-knapping site! — at Tumbler Ridge Unesco Global Geopark.
Meltwater from Bulley Glacier, British Columbia— at Tumbler RidgeAmanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-38793743053858901472016-08-05T21:02:00.000-07:002016-10-12T21:03:34.625-07:00Moving On Up (From The Mother-In-Law Apartment!)Schlepping our household two stories: not the most fun. Watching the sunset over the Olympic Mountains from my new home office: priceless!
Beautiful views up here in the aerie... copyright amandacatleman.com
Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-8366320570905030302016-08-04T21:07:00.000-07:002016-10-12T21:08:20.756-07:00When A Seattle Driver's License Becomes SexyMy "50 Shades of Grey" misadventure in Spain continues to shock and awe, most recently in this witty AFAR story by Karen Catchpole.
Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-43314120080904127052016-06-30T21:34:00.000-07:002016-10-12T21:34:50.337-07:00All My Life I Wanted To See The Island Called HawaiiFor a grand finale, Makani Kai Helicopters lofted me over Oahu, from Pearl Harbor to Diamond Head, the Sacred Falls and the red-dirt leeward fields. Mahalo, Hawaii: I needed this deep breath so much!
Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, Oahu's Sacred Fall and leeward farms. Copyright amandacastleman.com
Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19818213.post-91475672689208306332016-06-28T21:42:00.000-07:002016-10-12T21:43:24.170-07:00Going Back To The Sea Off Oahu"Too often modern life drowns out engagement with nature," said Kahuna Anu on an outrigger canoe paddle this morning. "We give too much time to our gizmos and forget the ocean can bring health and peace of mind."
Full tilt in Oahu. All images copyright amandacastleman.com
On Lānaʻi, each Cook Island pine spins the highland fog into 200 gallons of water daily, allowing for lush, lovely Amanda Castlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.com0