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If you’re looking to do a short hike in an unusual locale, or if you just want to see a true geological marvel, check out the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve south of Olympia. The main attraction in this 624-acre preserve, of course, is the Mima (pronounced my-muh) Mounds, those mysterious-looking, uniformly spaced mounds that are six to eight feet high. Over the years, many theories have been offered about the mounds’ origin, ranging from Native American burial sites to…

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Ocean Shores Clam Dig 2009:  Ocean Shores Clam Dig 1960:-Submitted by Ben Submit us your photo from your corner of Washington, and add our new Facebook application.

Whether you were a grunge fan or casually kept track of Seattle’s glorious rock scene in the ‘90s, you certainly remember Soundgarden. (Hard to forget “Spoonman” and “Black Hole Sun.” ) But do you know how Soundgarden chose its name? The band named itself after a wind-channeling pipe sculpture, “A Sound Garden,” located along Lake Washington on NOAA property next to Magnuson Park in Seattle: (Photo courtesy of NOAA) This sculpture was created by Doug Hollis in early 1980s. It is…

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(Images provided by Maryhill Museum of Art) Most of us know about Stonehenge, that mysterious stone circle located in rural England and said to have been built more than 3,000 years. But did you know that we have a Stonehenge right here in Washington? It’s located on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River where the town of Maryhill once stood (a few miles south of Goldendale). Our state’s version of Stonehenge is an almost identical copy of the more famous…

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