(BPT) - National Pizza Day is just around the corner, a delicious celebration of America's all-time favorite food. Many cities across the nation have their own signature take on the savory slice — from Detroit's crust crunch to New York's champagne water pizza dough to Chicago's deep dish.
THE GORGE — For Husum resident Brent Stoppe, October is the most wonderful time of the year. It marks the annual Orletta Time Trials on the White Salmon River, which he organizes.
In two weeks, it will be a new year — the traditional time to make your New Year’s resolutions that are full of optimism and hope. But do any of you make New Year’s resolutions anymore? And do you really need to? I mean at our age, we’ve experienced enough that we should have it all figured out, right?
PARKDALE — Visitors to the annual Parkdale Pumpkin Parade enjoyed sunshine and about two dozen floats from various clubs and organizations around the Gorge on Oct. 27.
When I was small, we went to the beach. Sand-blinded by wind, we staggered around beside the vast gray ocean, picking up bits of shell embedded in the sand. The biggest disappointment of my first meeting with the sea was a sad lack of sandpipers.
Welcome to April, our first full month of spring. The month features shorter but warmer nights and generally a few more clear nights as we approach summer. And this year we have the chance to spot a comet, and view a total solar eclipse.
Each big snowstorm in the Gorge brings Varied Thrushes. When snow covers their food, these shy robin relatives swarm low-elevation bird feeders for fruit, fat and seeds. When ice coats the trees, they stream off the mountain like frogs fleeing a dried-up pond.
The forecast was proving accurate as I woke last Wednesday to see just a few stars still glimmering in the predawn, promising a sunny morning, albeit only two degrees Fahrenheit in The Dalles. The dry snow promised great skiing on the Riverfront Trail, rare conditions at river level.
