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By The Numbers: A mathematical retrospective

Typically, at this time of year, writers seek the shelter and comfort of Top 10 lists or the best of the year or some such

Mike FicherJanuary 2, 2008January 4, 2023

Typically, at this time of year, writers seek the shelter and comfort of Top 10 lists or the best of the year or some such low hanging literary fruit. Well, Left Field will not, dear readers, stoop so low to insult your good intelligence with such prosaic drivel!
We're stronger than the temptation. We're mightier than the outstretched fruit. We're…well, you get the point.
Instead, we will succumb to the cosmic lure of cipher contentment.
Ah, yes, we do have a weakness. You see, by day, Left Field crunches numbers, devouring spreadsheets and databases with the glee of Jim Valvano winning an NCAA men's basketball championship. We are a sucker for digitalia. And here's what the numbers tell us about 2007.

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Making a Splash: All ages rip it up outdoors at JSFC, ladies’ scrum, and a “cruise”

Too often a local sports program will go virtually unnoticed or unheralded because it’s so good, leading people to forget about or be totally unaware

Bob WoodwardAugust 15, 2007April 20, 2025

Too often a local sports program will go virtually unnoticed or unheralded because it’s so good, leading people to forget about or be totally unaware of the program’s long and illustrious history.

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Beating the Heat: Getting out in the “other” local mountains

Bob WoodwardAugust 8, 2007November 21, 2023

Where’s Walton?
Does anyone else have the sense that most of stories about the outdoors in the local media focus too often on well-trodden territory prettied up to make it sound, well, almost too good to be true? For example, a story about the overrun/overused Todd Lake area might carry a title like: "Still An Unspoiled Gem."

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The Dog Days of Summer? Evel goes down, a big ride, the best rides, and theTour

Bob WoodwardAugust 1, 2007January 4, 2023

Evel Sold
That fabulous Evel Kneivel road bike that was the highlight of a silent auction to raise money as part of the Tour des Chutes eventually sold for $425. The bike’s new owner remains unknown at this time, but one suspects he or she is planning to soon use the bike for a spectacular jump across the Deschutes River.

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Paddle the Inside Passage to Alaska

Or take a few shortcuts and do it in two weeks

Laurel BraunsJanuary 1, 2000April 17, 2024

For seasoned sea kayakers, paddling the Inside Passage, from Bellingham, Wash. to Muir Glacier in the East Arm of Glacier Bay, Alaska, holds the same mystique as backpacking the Appalachian or Pacific Crest Trail for backpackers. And it takes about just as long. For those who can’t miss three or four months of work at […]

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