ALCATRAZ: DOING TIME ON THE ROCK
by Lee Juillerat
Although it's best known for being a high security federal penitentiary in 1934, Alcatraz's history began much earlier. It's believed the island was occasionally visited by Ohlone and Miwok Indians but, because the island has no fresh water, it was never settled.

BEURER INSECT BITE HEALER
by Lynn Rosen

Want to stop the itch and sting of spring/summer insect bites? Lynn Rosen reviews an innovative device that solves that problem.

TRANSFORMING THE YUCATAN: ARRIVAL OF THE TREN MAYA
by Vicki Hoefling Andersen

The "Tren Maya," the Maya Train, is finally tracing a nearly 1,000-mile path linking many treasured places in the Yucatan.

SKAGIT VALLEY WASHINGTON - TULIP CITY
by Larry Turner

Four tulip farms are cashing in on the tulip fervor that runs April 1-April 30. The tulip is a symbol of paradise on Earth and thousands of tourists support that as they show up in the fertile Skagit Valley throughout April.

MOUTH-BREATHER
by Timothy Pilgrim
High on Adventure Poet Laureate

Forget the china in mom's sacred hutch
or inane fear of getting undressed
in front of the dog. Reality is really out there --

ESTATE SALE
Humor Column by Noma d'Plume

Prepping for the sale revealed my FIL's love affair with duct tape. He wasn't a man handy with tools, so duct tape was his go-to fix for everything. Most of our prep time was devoted to peeling it off of everything.

THREE WAYS T0 SEE PATAGONIA - LAND, SEA AND AIR
by Brad Hathaway

Both Chile and Argentina use their park systems to preserve the untouched wilderness within their borders and to return vast areas that have been touched by human activities back to their wild states.