Mossback's Northwest
The Columbia’s Graveyard
For explorers, finding the Columbia River was hard. Once they did, it turned out to be deadly.
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Mossback’s Northwest: Dead people tell no tales. Or do they?
This trilogy of terrifying and true Northwest tales includes a corpse that turned to soap and shoes that washed ashore with feet still inside.
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The Three Problem Bodies
Exploring a trio of weird Northwest noir stories with exhumation, soap and floating feet.
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Mossback’s Northwest: How racism pervades PNW outdoors culture
Alison Mariella Désir and Knute Berger talk about the complex legacy of Catherine Montgomery, often called “the mother of the Pacific Crest Trail.”
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Upon Further Review: Race and the Outdoors
Racism in the early outdoors movement imprinted Northwest wilderness recreation.