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Ella Langley’s chart-topping lament is about what everyone wants to do in mid-August: give in and let go.

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The last hurricane to make landfall in Hawaii hurtled across the island of Kauai in September 1992. The storm crashed 20-foot waves over roadways, leveled buildings and homes, and knocked out power across the lush landscape known as the Garden Island.

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I had some time to dig into the AZT800 route in search of a re-route between the tiny community of Rye and the the climb to Payson. Last year I had to deviate the route, adding more paved shoulder riding on busy AZ87 into Payson due to land access issues. I wasn't too keen on adding more pavement, but didn't really have time to dive into any potential re-routes. The current climbing route has been in use since the AZTR750 debuted in 2010. There really wasn't much of a reason to look for an alternate route until now.I began poking around the area maps and the Mazatzal Wilderness to the west was just far enough away that there may be a buffer with some accessible dirt roads in there. Would any of them go through? How rideable were there? After some map study, I found what appeared to be viable option, although it would add 8 miles compared to the current route. That didn't really concern me too much, as long as the route was more rideable, then it would make sense to add it.We'd be starting our ride just off the bottom of the image, then following the red line to Payson.I reached out to Kara to see if she would be interested in joining along, since she just completed the 800 this past October, she had the current routing fresh in her memory bank. We'd set up a shuttle, leaving a vehicle by the new Ubuntu trail in Payson, then driving back down to Rye. We started off the Barnhardt trail access road.Still on AZ87, passing over a flowing Rye Creek.Starting up the hill on the current 800 route.This is where the routes diverge. We go left at the junction.Some fast, fun downhill miles get things rolling quick.Passed by this water source, but doubtful it would be needed if riders topped off at Jake's Corner or the country store in Rye.So far, the riding surface was great and the views of the Mazatzals were unmatched.The terrain undulated, which led to faster riding.Remnants of an old burn scar, but the area appears to be recovering nicely.We were a bit surprised to be seeing tall pine trees already.Kara enjoying the terrain.The Mogollon Rim spread out in front of us.The routes kicks up every so often, but in shorter spurts. This route really felt 'out there', quiet, only a couple of ATVs on a Sunday.This one sums it up quite well.I enjoyed the occasional downhill, it's not all climbing here.FS414 finally came to an end at FS406, aka Doll Baby Rd. We turned right and immediately were met with a fairly stout climb on pavement. I had to walk a bit on the singlespeed, but Kara rode all of it.You can see FS414 off in the distance where we just came through.One more short climb as we near the top.Never heard of this one.The deer came out as we passed by the Payson Country Club.Good sized herd, at least 20 strong just hanging out.Obviously used to humans as they didn't scamper off as we rode by.

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Charlotte Burks, Contributing Writer - GristStephan: Here is some good news. Finally, people on the coasts, are beginning to develop coastal levees that fostering wellbeing for all living beings. In the Pacific Northwest, around Puget Sound this is a very big issue, just as it is in California. It is particularly important that the Trump administration does not have to play any role in this development, and can't block any of this. It is done with local, state level, and coastal land owner financing. A coastal levee of a new type. Credit: Grist Visitors to the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, captivated by gliding birds overhead and golden hills across the Bay waters, could be forgiven for failing to notice that the preserve is also home to the Bay’s newest levee. Most levees look like steep, barren embankments or riprap-clad seawalls, designed to prevent flooding by adding extra feet of height. But this project, though it shares a name, is a different type of infrastructure altogether. Seeded with over 35 species of native plants, the site is a pilot for what’s known as a horizontal levee, or living levee, blending into the estuary’s natural scenery as it spreads its feet of added height over a longer area. In stark contrast to a traditional levee, the Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Pilot Project’s natural appearance and gradual slope are designed to interact with Bay waters the same way natural estuaries do. “When you look at levees that are along the bay front, a [...]Read the Full Article »

City Council Chair Tommy Waters is getting to be like the annoying straggler at a party who won’t leave and let the hosts go to bed.

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Small foundation for JSON HTTP API clientsChanges for 0.12 - 2026-08-16Formalize the transport adapter contract. Support transport objects with a request() method in addition to code references. Document request arguments, response shape, and transport failure behavior. Preserve the existing code-reference transport API for backward compatibility. Add adapter-contract regression tests and an example transport object.

U.S. Rep. Ed Case was correct when he told the Honolulu Star- Advertiser ahead of the Aug. 8 primary election that mainland political trends, namely the unexpected rise of democratic socialists knocking off more moderate members of their party, do not always translate to Hawaii.

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Publication date: Available online 15 August 2026Source: Ceramics InternationalAuthor(s): Hang Liu, Fei He, Yuncong Jiang, Shuang Feng, Xiaodong He, Wenjie Li, Mingwei Li

Eddie Herrick – Moose Hunting at Dusky Sound The Ultralight HikerVenery is one of my passions. This is one of my all-time favourite photos. This was Eddie Herrick circa 1934 in his eponymous creek in Wet Jacket Arm, Dusky Sound, Fiordland NZ with his bull moose. In a moose hunting career in Fiordland which involved Eddie hunting there for nearly three months a year for […] The post Eddie Herrick – Moose Hunting at Dusky Sound first appeared on The Ultralight Hiker.