- I watched The Long Walk with Mary on 21 March 2026 for the first time. The book was one of my favorites from my childhood, and I was happy the film followed the book more closely than other Stephen King adaptations. Each character was familiar as they were introduced. Overall the movie had a dream-like feeling with The Major being a caricature. The spectactors played a negligible role, adding to the feeling the walk was a personal experience. SThe ending was a surprise (a deviation from the book) and felt a little predictable and melodramatic. Later I learned The Major was played by Mark Hamill, something I had not realized while watching.
- Mount Saint Helens Wildlife Area (wdfw.wa.gov)
The Mount St. Helens Wildlife Area is comprised of units that span Skamania, Clark, Cowlitz, and Wahkiakum counties, and totals approximately 10,500 acres of land. Habitat include tidal mudflats, wetlands, riparian, old-growth forest,forested floodplains, early seral mixed forest, ancient lava flows and volcanic deposits, and open grasslands. The units receive the most attention from a wildlife management perspective and provide some of the most critical winter range habitat for a portion of the Mount St. Helens Elk Herd. Many of the units support salmonid rearing and spawning habitat for threatened or endangered fish species.