Stories by Scott Hewitt

Columbian staff writer

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The flat, easy bike trail from Chehalis to Rainbow Falls State Park -- and beyond -- combines a few paved sections, long stretches of compacted gravel and fun features like this bridge.

Washington state parks free day after Thanksgiving

November 22, 2019, 6:04am Clark County Life

One week from today, the day after Thanksgiving, you just might awaken to find yourself stiff, overstuffed and stir crazy. A change of scenery and a little outdoor exercise might freshen up that fading feeling of holiday gratitude. Read story

Based on recollections of passengers and crew, this undated FBI artist's sketch is the only educated glimpse we've ever had of Dan Cooper, who was misidentified as "D.B." in a subsequent press report.

Kiggins to host a CooperCon, new radio play about the historic crime

November 21, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Life

What was sticking in D.B. Cooper’s craw, anyway? Legions of FBI agents and self-appointed sleuths wish they knew. Read story

Fae Jackson, left, and Penny Hammac first hatched the idea of building a labyrinth on the grounds of the Southridge Community of Christ church near the Clark County Fairgrounds. "It's a beautiful, peaceful experience," said Hammac. "It's a form of prayer or meditation, except you get to move.

Ridgefield church’s labyrinth open to all who are on a path to peace

November 16, 2019, 6:05am Churches & Religion

Fae Jackson’s heart was set on walking the world-famous, 800-year-old stone labyrinth at Chartes Cathedral in France, but then life took an unexpected turn. When she arrived on All Saints Day, the labyrinth was closed to prayerful pedestrian traffic. She was welcome to marvel at it, but not to follow… Read story

Volunteer Reggie Coats, bottom in hat, speaks to a group about to begin a lantern tour while other visitors make their way around the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site with their lanterns, one evening in October 2017.

Lantern tours illuminate life at Fort Vancouver in 1840s

November 14, 2019, 6:30am Clark County Life

If you want to get a real taste of what life at Fort Vancouver felt like nearly two centuries ago, try exploring the place in the darkness and hush of nighttime — with a simple candle lantern as your guide. Evening lantern tours of the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site… Read story

Adam McIsaac works on the story pole he's carving and painting for a Tacoma casino. It was designed by another artist and isn't in McIsaac's usual style, but he's honored by the job, he said. "I love working with other artists and other traditions," he said.

La Center-area artist creates story pole to be displayed at casino

October 20, 2019, 6:30am Clark County Life

Long, long ago, people hit their heads on the sky because it was too low. Tribes worked together to lift the sky with cedar poles, but some beings got stuck up where they didn’t belong — including the songs of the birds, Elk and two brothers in a canoe. The… Read story

Clark County Historical Museum exhibit navigates river transportation, education

Isabel Alanis, 12, takes notes on the historic steering wheel from a Columbia River ferry during an Odyssey Middle School class visit to the Clark County Historical Museum's new "Currents of Progress" exhibit.

Yesteryear’s children loved exploring the Clark County Historical Museum because they could get their big imaginations, if not their little mitts, on authentic artifacts like this six-foot wheel from a real Columbia River ferry. Read story