Welcome to the Start of Summer 2023!
As we round the corner into Memorial Day weekend, for many of us it's time to head to the beach, whether the ocean, lake, river or stream. It also means it's time for Dr. Beach's annual ranking of the top 10 best beaches in the US. While…
Happy 243rd Birthday (aka Happy Indepdence Day)!!!
Just a quick post to wish everyone a happy and joyous July 4th holiday, ideally at your favorite beach. No better time to be at the beach than the weekend that is widely considered the real kickoff summer in much of the country. However,…
Sustainable Hawaii
Last night I attended an event at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) called OMSI After Dark: Oceans that looked at the world's oceans and some issues impacting them (shout out to OMSI as I have been to two events there now since I moved…
Beach Musings
As the dog days of summer kicked in this week in the greater Seattle area, today we are getting a break in the weather so rather than being down at my local beach cooling off, I thought I would do a blog post with just some random beach thoughts.Last…
Dr. Beach 2018 Top 10 Beaches
It's Memorial Day weekend so that means at least two things. First, it's the unofficial start of summer, the official start is on the summer solstice. Second, it means that Dr. Beach, aka Stephen Leatherman, has released his top 10 beache…