Thursday, December 6, 2018
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
CENTRALIA LIGHTED TRACTOR PARADE
tap into the scene
THROUGH DEC, 21
Santa on the way back to the depot.
Elbe at 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. on select days through the holidays. For the third year in a row “The Polar Express” will be making round-trip treks from Elbe to the North Pole. Those inspired train rides based on “The Polar Express” children’s book and movie will be leaving numerous times per week through the end of the year. Each experience lasts about 90 minutes from start to finish and the careening adventure is capped by a personal visit from Santa Claus to each child aboard the train. For reservations, call the Mt. Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum at 360.492.6000.
will be cocoa and cookies provided on board, as well as singing and other entertainment. The train ride is approximately 1 hour. Most runs are at 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $38 adults, $28 children. Info: 360.748.9593.
The Polar Express Train Ride Children are encouraged to come in at Mount Rainier departs from their pajamas like in the movie. There
THROUGH DEC. 22
The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum presents The Polar
Express train ride. These train rides feature the reading of the popular book “The Polar Express” during the trek to the North Pole, where we will pick up Santa for the return trip. Each child will be given the first gift by
THROUGH SUNDAY, DEC. 16
The Evergreen Playhouse presents “Scrooge the Musical.”
No holiday season is complete without a retelling of Dickens’ beloved A Christmas Carol, and in 1970, renowned writer/composer/ lyricist Leslie Bricusse adapted the classic short story into the hit musical Scrooge. With the goose and holly of a Victorian Christmas surrounding him, miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge rejects the companionship of his fellow men and women for the sterile pleasure of gold. He is saved from this loveless life by the intercession of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, who take him on a fantastic trip through the times of
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his life and show him a glimpse of the tragic future that awaits him should he not mend his ways. In the end, a transformed Scrooge realizes that “mankind should be my business” and that one little boy is of greater weight than all of the gold in his strongbox. Most showings are at 7:30 p.m., with some 2 p.m. matinees. The Dec. 6 show is a “pay what you can.” Cost is $15 adults, and $12 for students and seniors. Info: 360.736.8628, theevergreenplayhouse@gmail.com The Evergreen Playhouse is located at 226 West Center St., Centralia.
THURSDAY, DEC. 6
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lots of great gifts and home décor for Christmas. Kids of all ages and their pets can enjoy complimentary pictures with Santa on Saturday. Take a break from all the fun to enjoy complimentary cake and coffee. Raffle tickets for $250 and $500 cash prizes are available. All proceeds benefit the Mossyrock High School Scholarship Program, which will include trade and apprenticeship scholarships this year.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, DEC. 6-8
Morton presents its 12th Annual Centralia College Choir will Festival of Trees at Barbara perform 7 to 9 .m. at Corbet Clevenger Johnson Gallery and Theatre. Come hear the Centralia the Roxy Theater, 11 a.m. to 5:30 College choir and selected soloists perform music by Bach, Whitacre, and others, along with holiday favorites. Directed by Vicki JardineTobin. Appropriate for all ages. Free and open to the public. Info: Beth May at 360-623-8487 email beth. may@centralia.edu.
p.m. each day. Refreshments, raffles and door prizes while you bid and vote for your favorite tree. Silent auction to benefit Barbara Clevenger Johnson Gallery. Check out the Living Nativity Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, DEC. 7 AND SATURDAY, DEC. 8
The Roxy Theater in Morton presents “Into the Woods, Jr.”
FRIDAY, DEC. 7 AND SATURDAY, DEC. 8
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FROM PAGE 2. . ........................... Grimm’s Fairy Tale characters to break their curse and live happily ever after, in the junior version of Sondheim’s critically acclaimed musical. Friday, Dec. 7 performance start at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 show start at 2 p.m. Cost is adults $10 at the door; children under 12 $5. Info: 360.496.0541, roxy@lewiscounty. com. The Roxy Theater is located at 233 West Main Ave., Morton.
FRIDAYS, DEC. 7, 14, AND SATURDAYS, DEC. 8 AND 15
W.F. West Theatre Presents “Seuissical,” featuring the amazing
world of Dr. Seuss and his colorful characters. A young boy, JoJo, discovers a red-and-white striped hat. The Cat in the Hat suddenly appears and brings along with him Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuss, the Whos, Mayzie La Bird and Sour Kangaroo. The musical runs Fridays, Dec. 7 and 14, starting at 7:30 p.m., and Saturdays, Dec. 8 and 15, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the ASB Office or at the door. Info: 360.807.7235 Ext. 5508.
FRIDAY, DEC. 7
Thorebeckes Dive In Theater
takes place every Friday beginning at 7 p.m. Bring an inflatable floatie and a friend for a movie on the big screen over the big pool. Free for members and fun for the whole family. The junior pool is also open during the weekly “Dive In Movie” event. The show this week is “Ice Princess.”
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, DEC. 8-9
The Historic Downtown Centralia’s Christmas Market
SATURDAY, DEC. 8
Centralia Lighted Tractor Parade starts at 6 p.m. and features
around 100 entries decked out in holiday splendor with a minimum of 1,000 Christmas lights each as they ramble through downtown Centralia. This year is also the second-ever Christmas Market featuring unique, one-of-a-kind handcrafted and upcycled holiday gifts and décor. The Lucky Eagle Casino presents Vince Neil live in concert. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the concert starting at 8 p.m. Neil will play all the hits of Mötley Crüe. Tickets start at $25 for club members at Players Club. Tickets also available for sale at Players club or by phone at 800.720.1788. Offut Lake 6th Annual Boat Parade. Gather at the dock at 6 p.m. Offut Lake Resort is located at 4005 120th Ave. SE, Tenino.
TUESDAY, DEC. 11
Benefit Dinner and Auction to support survivors of Paradise, California Camp Fire at Jeremy’s Farm to Table. All proceeds — 100
percent — will be donated to the effort. Buffet is 5 to 8 p.m. with a $25 suggested donation. A silent auction will run from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Chef Jeremy will tantalize your taste buds with Farmer Josh’s organic produce and other ingredients donated by partners. Sponsors include Newaukum Valley Farm, Caruso Produce, Tri-City Meats, Kalama Sourdough Bakery, US Foods and The Chronicle. Enjoy spaghetti squash marinara, roasted root vegetables with a chanterelle mushroom gravy, Kalama sourdough garlic bread, garlic roasted fingerling potatoes, creamed sunchoke soup, radiccio garden salad with a honey and balsamic reduction. Spaghetti will be served for the kids, with fruit crisps and more. Jeremy’s Farm to Table is located at 576 W. Main St., Chehalis.
features artisans, food, music and holiday cheer. The event is 9 a.m. to 5 THURSDAY, DEC. 13 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. McMenamins Olympic Club Sunday at the Centralia Train Depot, Theater features Gary Bennett 210 Railroad Ave., Centralia. & Coattail Riders playing country
music starting at 7 p.m. Bennett is a three-time Grammy nominee. Bennett has appeared on countless TV shows such as Conan O’Brien, David Letterman, Nashville TV and more. In 2013 Gary returned to the Pacific NW, bought the home he was raised in and started the Coattail Riders. In conjunction with the concert, if you bring in a new, unwrapped toy for a child of any age, you will get free tater tots as part of a Toys for Tots drive. Santa will be there at 6 p.m. for photos.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, DEC. 14-16
Southwest Washington Dance Ensemble 23rd Annual Nutcracker takes place at Corbet
Theatre at Centralia College, Friday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 16 at 1 and 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $24 adults; $16 children, seniors and military. A “Pay What You Can” performance is Thursday, Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. (tickets will be sold at the door starting at 4:30 p.m.).Tickets are available at www.swwdance.org. Info: 360.748.4789.
FRIDAY, DEC. 14
Flood Valley Brewery presents Jet City rock from Seattle The
Adarna, 9 p.m. to midnight. The Adarna are returning back to the
Flood Valley Brewing to bring you another night of high energy original rock music from Seattle. The Adarna are nine-time International touring artists having shared the stage with local acts like Windowpane, The Slants, The Guessing Game to National Act like Zakk Sabbath, Fuel, Nothing More, Art of Dying, The Cliks, Smile Empty Soul, The Cult and Def Leppard.
Thorebeckes Dive In Theater
takes place every Friday beginning at 7 p.m. Bring an inflatable floatie and a friend for a movie on the big screen over the big pool. Free for members and fun for the whole family. The junior pool is also open during the weekly “Dive In Movie” event. The show this week is “Snow White & the Seven Dwarves.”
SATURDAY, DEC. 15
Chris Guenther and the Honky Tonk Drifters play a Country Dance-o-Rama in the Kit Carson Banquet Room in Chehalis starting at 7 p.m. Cost is $5.
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ON THE COVER
White Pass Ski Area offers wide open spaces and powder. Photo Courtesy White Pass Ski Area
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White Pass Readies for Winter, Ski Season
Added Snow-Making Equipment Will Help the Slopes Open Earlier and Maintain Better Conditions Jared Wenzelburger
Two snowboarders make their way down the mountain while another tumbles on a Sunday afternoon at White Pass Ski Area last winter. BY THE WEEKENDER
A s p o w d e r l o v e r s t h ro u g h o u t Western Washington eye the latest weather reports, skis and sleds stashed in the car, the crew at White Pass Ski Area is awaiting winter weather and bundled-up visitors with equal anticipation. “Early season, it feels like the first day of school, where you get to see all your buddies again — except it’s
all recess,” said Kathleen Goyette, marketing director at White Pass. While late-November rain has turned the season’s first snow to slush, White Pass will be ready when winter conditions finally set in for good. This year, the ski area has added more snow-making equipment, which Goyette said should enable it to open sooner and maintain better conditions. For the last three weeks, workers
have been building up a base of snow, sending out teams every day it’s 25 degrees or colder. The equipment will not only help White Pass jump-start Mother Nature’s timing, but it will allow it to patch up hightraffic areas as they get worn down. “It’s just going to allow us to provide a better experience for people,” Goyette said. The ski area has hired and completed training for all of its more
than 300 seasonal employees, all of whom are antsy to get underway. “We’re ready to go,” Goyette said. “We’re just waiting for Mother Nature to cooperate.” As the slopes start to take shape, White Pass is currently taking online sales, which Goyette said are “bustling.” The ski area is continuing to offer its EZ Ski program,
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FROM PAGE 4............................ a beginner-friendly deal to get newcomers into the sport. Ranging from $119 for kids to $164 for adults, the package includes rentals, lift tickets and instruction for three days of skiing and snowboarding. EZ Ride is structured that way because most people feel comfortable skiing on their own after three days of experience, and putting that initial learning period into an affordable package encourages people to stick with the sport. “It’s one of the best deals in the entire industry,” Goyette said. For mountain regulars, White Pass is offering a four-pack deal, which provides entry on any four dates at a discounted rate of $219. That’s about four tickets for the price of three, and Goyette said the package has proven to be a popular Christmas gift for snow-lovers in the area. On Dec. 1, White Pass will kick off its events season with a Brews, Brats and Boards gathering to raise money for the ski patrol. That event will take place whether or not the slopes are ready for traffic. The annual Winter Carnival on March 2 and 3 will headline the season, com- Skier celebrate in front of Mount Rainier at the White Pass Ski Area. plete with a medieval castle and snow sculptures. made a point to let the firefighters Amid all the excitement of ready- working on the blaze know about its ing for the season, Goyette said the job fair, and several have made the White Pass team is especially grate- seasonal transition from firefighting ful following the Miriam Fire this sum- to ski work — all in the same locamer that swept through the Gifford tion. Pinchot National In addition to Forest close to the its downhill ski and “Early season, it ski area. Hundreds snowboard slopes, of firefighters used feels like the first day White Pass has a White Pass as a Nordic Center with of school, where staging area as they 18 kilometers of trails battled the blaze you get to see all fs ok iri n cg r, o ss ns -ocwosuhnoter ythat spread to 5,400 acres. your buddies again ing and fat bikes. “We’re really There’s also a tubing — except it’s all relieved to have hill that opens up the fires that suraround the holidays. recess.” rounded us out and “We’re working to SAID KATHLEEN GOYETTE, to know that everyprovide something MARKETING DIRECTOR AT body’s safe,” she for every memWHITE PASS said. “Now it’s time ber of your family,” to celebrate. To us, that’s what ski Goyette said. “You can all do someseason is about.” thing different at the mountain and Goyette noted that White Pass still have a great day.”
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White Pass Nordic Center
The White Pass Nordic Center offers groomed trails and miles of solitude.
White Pass Nordic Center Offers Scenic Solitude Cross-Country, Snowshoe Trails
BY THE WEEKENDER
While downhill skiers and snowboarders fly down the slopes of the White Pass Ski Area, visitors who take to the mountainside north of U.S. Highway 12 can opt for a more tranquil winter experience. The White Pass Nordic Center offers 18 kilometers of cross-country ski and fat bike trails, with several extra kilometers of single-track snowshoe trails as well. The trails wind around lakeshores, track ridgelines, pass through old-growth forests and climb to scenic views. “We’ve seen amazing growth in attendance at the Nordic Center,” said Kathleen Goyette, marketing director at the White Pass Ski Area. “Whether it’s the fitness aspect or the quiet aspect — it’s a really fun place to be.” Just behind the White Pass Village Inn are the Nordic Center’s yurts, which offers equipment, lessons and — most importantly — snacks. Trails run from there along either side of Leech Lake, leading to a series of interconnected loops, with varying degrees of difficulty. The trails are groomed with tracks and a center lane for skate skiing. Single-track snowshoe trails crisscross nearby, offering even more solitude.
“(Cross-country skiers) really rely on a good groomed surface,” said Richard Brooks, the Nordic Center’s director. “That’s one thing we’ve been able to improve quite a bit in the last 15 years.” Unlike many ski areas, the crosscountry and downhill sections at White Pass are next to each other, meaning skiers who want to do both or families who want to split up don’t have to shuttle back and forth. “Families in particular really appreciate that,” Goyette said. “Our goal is to get people up the mountain and enjoying outdoor recreation and getting away from their screen time.” A downhill pass at White Pass includes the use of cross-country trails as well, so those who want to split time between disciplines can do both. “Maybe it’s not a great day on the slopes, but that could mean a super day on the track,” Brooks said. Last year, the center saw an increase in girls trying skate skiing, following the success of the U.S. women’s Nordic team in the Olympics. “It gets people inspired,” said Brooks. “Maybe they’ll be our future Olympians.” The Nordic Center also offers lessons for those looking to try crosscountry skiing for the first time.
Courtesy photo / Jason Hummel
The White Pass Nordic Center offers 18 kilometers of cross-country ski trails, plus single-track snowshoe trails.
Last winter, the center began offering guided snowshoe tours at twilight, which became so popular they sold out. The tours will take place on Saturdays again this year. Priced at $39, they include snowshoes, headlamps, the tour and appetizers. Dog lovers can make use of the Nordic Center as well, with leashed animals allowed on the trails after 3:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the White Pass tubing hill nearby, which usually opens around the holidays, offers plenty of fun for kids who aren’t up
to a long day on the trails. Regardless of the activity, Brooks said Nordic Center visitors appreciate both the workout and the natural setting. “If you’re a hiker, if you’re a mountain biker, if you like anything that gets your blood going, then a lot of people are attracted to Nordic skiing for that,” he said. “Sometimes you’re out here kicking along and you can get in touch with the simplicity of nature — you can hear the snow fall.”
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Grab the Coolest Gear to Shred the Slopes The Weekender reached back to its roots to a group of snowboarders who grew up in Mossyrock and started shredding the slopes of White Pass as youngsters in the early 2000s. Here’s their suggestions for the coolest gear for snow fun this season, plus one extra item that you can’t purchase now, but will be able to in the near future: Robotic exoskeleton skiing gear. TM-3 LOON by thirtytwo The pinnacle in comfort and customizability the TM3 is the most versatile boot in the line. Tackle any terrain with ease. With superior durability and support ride all winter long with consistent fit and flex. It has a rubber outsole, STI Energy Foam, 3D molded tongue, articulated cuff, molded toe cuff, exo armor, storm shield and heel hold system. Cost: $450
Burton Photon Step On Boot This is snowboarding’s most intuitive boot-to-binding connection. Pair your Photon Step On Boot with Men’s Step On bindings for unprecedented performance and simplicity. Three connection points — two by the toe and one at the heel — deliver unmatched security and board control. The Dual Zone Boa® Coiler Closure System boosts comfort and convenience. Universally compatible with all current snowboard mounting systems, including 4x4, 3D and The Channel. Cost: $249.95
686 Men’s Jacket This men’s GLCR Stretch Gore-Tex Zone Thermagraphic Jacket is an all-weather quiver killer jacket laced with stretch panels and Thermagraph bodymapped insulation system. You won’t want to zip into anything else. Cost: $430
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DVA Snowboard Bindings With a name like DVA, a stellar performance is almost mandatory and this binding doesn’t disappoint. An Aluminum Edge Chassis System with Adjustable Heelcup ensures that this binding holds up to the abuse of all types of riding. It’s also backed by a lifetime warranty against bending or breaking. A women’s-specific Slimeback highback gives it a slightly softer feel for freestyle performance and absorbs vibration thanks to the damping properties of urethane. The Freestyle Ankle Strap and ThinGrip Plus Toe Strap provide comfort and security, while the lightweight linkage Ratchets provide a smooth, frictionless entry and exit. Cost: $230
Mystery Ranch Terraframe 80 Pack For hauling big loads deep into the backcountry, there’s no better option than the Terraframe 80. Compression straps connect the body to the frame, so you can stuff your heaviest, most awkward items right up against your backs for easy carrying. Cost: $450 The Hok The Hok is designed as an easy to use ski for the backcountry. Its short wide dimensions makes the ski incredibly maneuverable, and the integrated climbing skin gives the Hok great traction for climbing. The right balance of running base and skin material makes the ski’s downhill speed manageable and easy to control. Bridging cross-country skis and snowshoes, the Hok combines the maneuverability and ease of use found in snowshoes with the ski’s efficiency of sliding forward rather then lifting and stepping with each stride. Cost: $249.95 to $344.95
Men’s All-Mountain Wide: Blizzard Bonafide Like that one super overachiever we all knew in high school, this ski does everything so well. Featuring a poplar-beech wood core between two full sheets of Titanal, plus damping bi-directional carbon inserts in the tip and tail, the Bonafide’s smooth edge-to-edge transitions draws raves. This ski is comfortable at moderate to high speeds in every type of terrain. Cost: $840
Carhartt Ear-Flap Cap This hat is for people who live life headfirst. Whether you need to check under the hood when the wind’s blowing hard or schlep to the subway in a blizzard, the insulated polyester flaps shield your ears from the worst of winter’s chill and fold up and out of the way when you don’t need them. Cost: $25
ROAM Robotics Exoskeleton Boost your skiing. The elevate robotic ski xo boosts your quad strength giving you more control, stronger turns and longer runs while reducing muscle fatigue and joint pressure. Sensors and smart software on the exoskeleton anticipate user intent and automatically adjust torque at the knee via air actuators, effectively mimicking and strengthening the quadricep muscles. The device is fully adjustable but always follows the body’s lead, so the user is in always control. Cost: It is still under development; you’ll have to wait a year or two to purchase
Spy Helm 2 Glasses Spy’s synthetic bronze lenses enhance depth and contrast to make even the tiniest details jump out on the trail. The mellow hue isn’t bad behind the wheel or when kicking around town, making the Helm a first choice for riding, running, and whatever comes after. The clean style of the matte black frames contrast the gold lens mirroring. The price makes these Spys even more appealing. Cost: $100
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get your winter hike on
Angel Falls Loop Brings You to Covel Falls Winter officially starts Dec. 21. For those that like to get out in the great outdoors, there are plenty of hikes just a short drive away that are perfect even when the weather turns cold. The Weekender features the Angel Falls Loop, just 11 miles southeast of Randle off of U.S. Highway 12.
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The view from the base of 175-foot Angel Falls.
mile long trail to Covel Creek Falls, or continue the full six miles that pass Angel Falls and wind through mosses and trees. A great hike for shade and wellmaintained trails with views of waterfalls and rock-faces, the Angel Falls Loop includes a stop by Covel Falls (or Curtain Falls). It is an ideal hike for starting out with a family or for taking during the winter months. The hike departs from the Cispus Environmental Lear ning Center, which is open year-round for school and other groups. You can often acquire a trail map there or use the recommended Green Trails map. The trail starts out climbing away from the road rather steeply, switchbacking up the hill to a junction a half-mile from the parking area. From here, signs may direct you to Angel Falls and Covell Creek Falls, but they’ll likely simply say “water-
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A great hike for shade and well-maintained trails with views of waterfalls and rock-faces, the Angel Falls Loop includes a stop by Covel Falls (or Curtain Falls). It is an ideal hike for starting out with a family or for taking during the winter months.
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Paradise Snowplay Area: Sledding and Inner Tubing
Those looking for fun winter activiTired of sledding? Then you can ties in Mount Rainier National Park, sign up at the Jackson Visitors such as sledding and snowshoe- Center for a two-hour, rangering, can bunguided snowdle up and shoe hike. head to the Moderately Snowplay Area strenuous, this at Paradise. hike is great for Open during beginners and weekends and families. While school breaks only adults and in winter, the kids eight years S n o w p l a y and older can Area is the one sign up, the established Rangers will place in the allow you to park where bring younger children in sledding is permitted. front or back From the carriers. Dress upper parkthem very ing lot, you’ll warmly, rangneed to walk Director Jeff Caven Photography Studio e r s s a y , f o r little ones will up a short hill to Once you get your fill of sledding at Paradise, get very cold the Snowplay you can rent some snowshoes and take a winter because they A r e a a b o v e wonderland hike. aren’t moving. the historic Paradise Inn and the newly remod- Folks can borrow snowshoes from eled Jackson Visitor Center. There the visitor center for a $4 per-pair you’ll see folks of all ages zooming donation. down the runs in plastic sleds, sauAfter your sled runs or snowshoecers, and inner tubes. For safety, no ing, you and your friends can stow hard toboggans or runner sleds are your gear and head over to the allowed. visitor center cafeteria for a hearty
FROM PAGE 10. . .......................... fall,” rather than specify which one). Covel Creek is first, then Angel. In the half-mile from the intersection to Covel Creek Falls, the trail skirts basalt cliffs of towering more than 200 feet above the trail. Occasionally these outcroppings overhang the trail, and brushes of ferns and mosses hang down above your head. Shading the trail on the downhill side is vine maple, and between the cliffs, ferns, mosses, and trees, this is a really pretty section of trail. An added bonus here is the old lava tube style caves. Covell Creek Falls is a memora-
ble destination. Here, the trail dives behind the wall of water, or in the case of the late summer, thin fountain-like streams coming down the 75 foot basalt face. The only full trailside views of the falls are on the far side of the creek, but the vegetation around the falls is fragile, so please refrain from departing the trail for a better photo. Past Covel Creek falls, the trail climbs again, this time more steeply. The trail is typically well-maintained but rugged. That, combined with the steepness means you’ll definitely want good shoes for this hike. After another half-mile of distance and 200 feet of climbing, the trail levels
Paradise Snowplay
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The Snowplay Area at Paradise usually opens in mid-December, depending on the amount of snow.
lunch and warm beverages. Note: Paradise Inn, built in 1916, is closed from October to May. There is a National Park Service entrance fee for visitors to drive up to Longmire and Paradise. All vehicles are required to carry tire chains when traveling inside the national park during the winter season (Nov. 1 – May 1). This requirement applies to all vehicles (including four-wheel drive), regardless of tire type or weather conditions. — Source: VisitRainier.com
and splits. Here, it’s possible to continue to Burley Mountain continues uphill, while Angel Falls lies downhill. Head downhill for just a quarter mile, and find yourself at the base of 175-foot Angel Falls. In the right season, there will be a rather sizable stream, pleasantly skipping down the mossy rocks, but Angel Falls can be finicky — in times of drought, there may be no falls at all! When you’ve taken in all the nature you can, cross the stream below Angel Falls, then cross Covell Creek and begin the easy, flat quarter-mile trek to the first trail junction, and another half-mile downhill to the trailhead.
Where: The snowplay area is located north of the upper parking lot at Paradise When: The snowplay area opens mid-December and closes late March, depending on seasonal conditions. What: The snowplay area opens mid-December and closes late March, depending on seasonal conditions. Rent: Inside the park, plastic sleds are for sale at the Longmire General Store (open daily) and at the Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise (open weekends and holidays during the winter season). Outside the park, sleds and inner tube rentals are available at Whittaker’s Mountaineering in Ashford.
Driving Directions
Take exit 68 from I-5 for Highway 12 and head east toward Randle. Turn south onto the Cispus Road (Highway 131 toward Mount St. Helens). After approximately a mile, follow Forest Road 23 to the left (also called Cispus Road). The rest of the way is well marked by brown Forest Service signs on the right hand side of the road. From Randle, the center is 11 miles away. Turn right onto Road 28 and continue two miles to the Cispus Environmental Learning Center where you can park. The Covel Creek Trail is across from the entrance to the center. — Source: Washington Trails Association
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The New Starbucks Juniper Latte
Tastes Like One Too Many Gin and Tonics tastes like forest shrubbery. They’re both right. Starbucks puts juniper syrup in its I know that Starbucks’s new juni- latte — but we don’t know whether per latte is supposed to be a holiday there’s actual juniper in it, because drink, conjuring up images of snow- the main ingredient after sugar is dusted boughs and the crisp, herbal “natural flavors.” It’s dusted with a scent of pine. But you know what “pine citrus sugar” — another “natujuniper is really intended for? Gin, ral flavors” ingredient — that gets its green pine color from spirulina, or delicious gin. Therefore, the debut of this bev- algae. Either our local Starbucks had a erage — available in coffee shops nationwide for a limited time — light pour on the juniper syrup, or the raised a lot of questions. Like: What delicate flavor is completely overdoes juniper taste like? Does the fla- powered by the coffee. I did not get “an evergreen vor of gin go aroma and with coffee? citrus notes,” Does the flaas the press vor of gin go release boasts, with steamed which is maybe milk? Will this a good thing, drink taste like because that a mouthful of sounds kinda pine needles? like lemon PineCan I just … Sol? Anyway. put gin in my There’s a hint coffee? of barely perCoffee mixes ceptible pineyvery well with ness in the drink certain boozy that translates flavors (I see more as bitteryou, disgruntled office Starbucks ness. It is not overly sweetw o r k e r w i t h Starbucks’ holiday drink this year is the juniper ened, which y o u r t h e r m o s latte. is the problem full of — *wink* — cold brew). They tend to be with 99 percent of Starbucks’s seabrown liqueurs: Bailey’s, amaretto, sonal drinks. You get juniper more Frangelico, Kahlua. You can do an in the aftertaste, which lingers for a espresso martini with vodka if you’re while — the sweet and bitter tonguefeeling the whole ’90s comeback coating viscosity of one too many lately. Gin, with its herbaceous and gin and tonics. Take coffee, add gin, complex flavor, does not tend to subtract fun. It’s not bad, but I can’t make the list of alcohol that pairs say that it gives you the holly-jolly evergreen bough scent that makes it well with coffee. The Starbucks drink doesn’t con- a holiday drink. As for the last question: Yes, you tain booze, of course, but the juniper berry is the main flavor of gin. Piney can put gin in coffee. Maybe in the with a hint of citrus, it’s a highly divi- form of a honeyed coffee gin and sive flavor: Some people think it’s tonic, or a coffee negroni, or a coldsubtle, botanical, sophisticated and brew gin and tonic — but, sorry, perfect, and some people think it they’re all summer drinks.
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Jennifer Lopez makes a (let’s hope) triumphant return to rom-coms in “Second Act” (Dec. 21) alongside Milo Ventimiglia and Vanessa Hudgens. Zombies take over a small town at Christmastime in “Anna and the Apocalypse” (Dec. 7) — and by the way, it’s a musical. From the same director as “Forrest Gump,” and possibly sharing that film’s particular brand of feel-good warmth, is “Welcome to Marwen” (Dec. 21), the tale of a man (Steve Carell) recovering from trauma by creating an alternative world. And for anyone fearful that there just aren’t enough film versions of Sherlock Holmes out there, here’s another: “Holmes & Watson” (Dec. 25) featuring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, and absolutely no sign of Benedict Cumberbatch.
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