Convergence Zone
Think of it as an educational surf-and-turf experience. To celebrate Leap Day, both the Woodland Park Zoo and the Seattle Aquarium are hosting frog-related events to shine a spotlight on the amphibian extinction crisis.
By Neal Schindler | February 28, 2008
So what do you do in a winter when parts of Massachusetts get more snow in one storm than the total skimpy snowpack at Stevens Pass?
If you've lived around Puget Sound long enough to know how to pronounce "Sequim," you know that skiing is our winter safety valve. It's our ticket out of the seasonal mildew of Seattle at sea level. Without skiing between November and April, our attitude sours and we get all damp and unpleasant, like liquefying lettuce left too long in the fridge.
By Brian J. Cantwell | January 27, 2005