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Will new designation bring more visitors to Mt. Fuji?

By ELAINE KURTENBACH

More than 300,000 people already climb the mountain each year. And now it has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site.

A new treat for cyclists in Columbia River Gorge

By TERRY RICHARD

Cyclists will soon have a new recreation option after a missing link in the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail opens west of Cascade Locks. The section will be fully useable after Oct. 31.


At the Movies: Documentary 'Salinger' could be more focused

“Reclusive.” Is that an adjective, or is it actually part of J.D. Salinger's name? The word has been used so often to describe the famous writer, one could be forgiven for thinking it appears on his birth certificate.



After Hours: Adventuress has a whale of a tale

The historic schooner Adventuress turns 100 this year and as part of a year-long birthday celebration there will be a talk and slide show Sept. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Seattle Central Library about her maiden expedition in 1913 to the Arctic, lead by Roy Chapman Andrews.





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