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    Rare Air Episode 15: Tongue Point, Washington, Part Three

    July 1, 2016 - By Roger D.

    To me, the Olympic Peninsula is one of those places that is so powerful, its presence shines through in every word written there, and in every other sensation it is possible to possess and experience.

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    June 2016 desktop calendar

    May 29, 2016 - By Roger D.

    Stop back soon to see the newest episode of “Rare Air.”

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    Rare Air Episode 14

    May 1, 2016 - By Roger D.

    Annie Dillard: "The difficulty and expense of reaching Puget Sound at all, from anywhere on the planet earth including Oregon, had drawn men and women as hard as mules, whose arrival proved their endurance."

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    April 2016 desktop calendar

    March 22, 2016 - By Roger D.

    Featured Image: 2014 photo from our trip to Salt Creek Recreation Area in Washington.

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    February 2016

    February 1, 2016 - By Roger D.

    Good times: June 20-22 were spent camping at Salt Creek, and touring the area during the days.

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    December 2015

    November 29, 2015 - By Roger D.

    As you'll see in the next episode of Rare Air, exploring Rialto Beach was a vivid memory that's sure to live on for a while.

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    Rare Air Episode 8

    April 26, 2015 - By Roger D.

    In comparison, days like that make most others seem so routine and uneventful! If you get the chance to venture to any of these places, I hope you will seize it.

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Darnell family photo, c. 1946. Back row, left to r Darnell family photo, c. 1946. Back row, left to right: Our great-grandfather William Darnell, Uncle Charles Turner, Uncle Paul Darnell, our grandfather Lewis Darnell. Front row left to right (all 3 are sons of Lewis and Eileen Kious-Darnell): Our dad Jim Darnell, Uncle Billy Darnell, Uncle Jesse Darnell.
Sincere congratulations to all the nominees and wi Sincere congratulations to all the nominees and winners in this year’s @SEGDDesign Global Design Awards! 

From immersive worlds and groundbreaking exhibitions to transformative public spaces and intuitive wayfinding systems, this year’s winners remind us of the power of design to connect people to place — and to one another.

Selected from 272 entries submitted by 156 firms, 31 projects received awards across seven categories, representing some of the most compelling work happening in experiential design today.

Meet this year’s standouts: https://segd.org

📸: GDA Best of Show, Honor, and Life Centered Design Award Winner: Netherlands Pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka. Image courtesy of @tellart
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