OFF THE BEATEN PATH

The one-room schoolhouse off U.S. 2 in Washington state opened in 1905. It's still standing. MORE

SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER

HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER

My happy place for outdoor photography is the wheat country on Washington's Waterville Plateau. MORE

Before moving to north-central Washington I got my country fix by visiting farm land north of Seattle. MORE

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