Okanogan County

My life was changing in other ways too.

I was preparing to leave my home on the west side of Washington to move back to Okanogan County, returning full time to a place I'd always loved.

It was a time of endings and beginnings, although I don't think I entirely understood then how much would change in my life over the next few years.

When I reached the summit of Columbia, I stepped inside the old cabin and looked out through the doorway.

Several counties set a record for the number of days with unhealthy air.

Chelan and Okanogan County both saw around 30 days of air quality alerts, while Stevens, Grant, and Ferry Counties each set records as well.

We talked about the Tasveer Film Festival on the show earlier this week, but that's not the only one happening.

Today is the start of the Seattle Trans Underground Film Festival, also known as STUFF.

Jonna was just gonna, gonna talk.

And, uh, back, you know, when we, when we lived in Okanogan County, she locked herself in the bedroom closet with a...

It didn't even have a microphone, it was just an iPad.

Like, "I'm just gonna start talking."

Washington.

The CC fire on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, ten miles northwest of Stehekin, stands at four thousand three hundred fifty-two acres and twenty-nine percent containment with moderate fire behavior, residences threatened, and area road and trail closures in effect.

Wyoming.

Red flag warnings run from midday to six PM across Fremont, Natrona, and Sweetwater Counties in the southeast corner of the state, with humidity as low as ten percent, gusts to thirty-five miles an hour, and guidance against outdoor burning.