Mt Rainier

Floris van Breugel on September 2nd, 2013

Most of us, unfortunately, lead the majority of our lives under artificial lighting. This has a profound effect on our sleep cycle, which is controlled largely by the levels of the hormone melatonin in our bodies. Living under artificial lighting causes the melatonin cycle and our sleep cycle to lose sync, resulting in groggy mornings …Read the Rest…

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Floris van Breugel on March 7th, 2011

Every once in a while we get a nice clear day here in Seattle, and on some of those days it’s clear enough that you can see “The Mountain”, Mt Rainier that is. At 14,411 feet tall, and boasting 13,211 feet of prominence (relative height), Rainier is big enough to create its own weather. That …Read the Rest…

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