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Outdoors

Grant will help keep shuttle at Mount Rainier rolling along

A $75,000 grant will help Mount Rainier National Park operate its shuttle bus system next year and pay for a study to improve the efficiency of the park's fleet of vehicles.

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Fishing Blog

Reduction possible in sturgeon catch rates 11/11

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Class offers valuable chance to learn about area birds 09/18

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Chester Allen

You may find yourself dazzled by wonder of life 11/17

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Fishing photo gallery

Share your catch
Proud of the fish you caught recently? The Olympian is interested in publishing photos -- in print and online -- of your fishing adventures. If you’d like to submit a photo, e-mail it to sports@theolympian.com or mail it to Chester Allen, The Olympian, 111 Bethel St. NE, Olympia WA, 98506. Please include your name, town, contact number and date you caught the fish. See submitted photos from South Sound anglers in the Fishing photo gallery.

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Chester Allen
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callen@theolympian.com

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Stark. Dramatic. Overlooked. The mystique of Joshua Tree National Park

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Yosemite, Yellowstone and Grand Canyon get the publicity, and the visitors. But there are plenty of lesser- known national parks that offer gorgeous vistas and pristine back country, far from the crowds.

Holiday happenings in New York City might entice you for a trip

New York City is especially popular in November and December because of its world-famous holiday happenings. Here are a few of those, along with some lesser-known events:

It's better to stay safe and slow down on roads

The calendar says it's still fall for a few more weeks, but winter is here.

Moon's magic glow and good books

Folklore, stories and songs often use the moon as a metaphor, lesson or just a description: a pale moon rises, as dark as the moonless night, beneath a crescent moon, howling at the moon, witches and the moon, man in the moon, "Blue Moon," "Paper Moon," "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" and "Moon over Bourbon Street."

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