Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - Page updated at 03:00 a.m.

Trail Mix: Ron Judd
Ron Judd's "Trail Mix" column, which appears Thursdays in Northwest Weekend, focuses on the Northwest great outdoors — with just the right amount of real life thrown in for good measure.
E-mail | 206-464-8280 | Bio | Ron Judd archive | ![]()
Other columns by Ron Judd
Each Sunday, The Wrap provides the punch line to the week's news headlines.
Monday, August 25
Olympics | Next up: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
Sunday, August 24
Ron Judd | Best ever? China says so
Friday, August 22
Ron Judd | IOC leader stands aside for oppressive regime
Thursday, August 21
Ron Judd | Include NBC in the Games' biggest winners
Wednesday, August 20
Ron Judd | A touching Olympic moment that wasn't to be missed
Tuesday, August 19
Ron Judd | Side out: We'll soon get relief from sun, sand
Monday, August 18
Ron Judd | Make Aussies aware of wardrobe malfunction
Sunday, August 17
Ron Judd | The events TV won't show
Friday, August 15
Ron Judd | Celebrate Michael Phelps, but take care with "greatest ever" label
Thursday, August 14
Ron Judd | Trying to figure out the scoring of gymnastics could make you crazy
Wednesday, August 13
Ron Judd | Things aren't always as they seem on NBC telecasts of Games
Tuesday, August 12
Ron Judd | Help! We've fallen in the sand, and we can't get out
Monday, August 11
Ron Judd | None of the glory, but all of the hardware
Saturday, August 9
Ron Judd | U.S. viewers had to wait for spectacular show
|
Sandwiches, cheeses, chocolate and wine are yours to take away or enjoy inside the new shop.
|
We scoured local shops and consignment stores for 10 affordable essentials.
|

Best Northwest Employers
Vote for your favorite Northwest employers in the 2008 NWjobs People's Picks contest. Vote now.

- Revisiting McCain's Keating 5 history | Close-up
- Kennewick reservist faces threats over landscaping
- Boeing CEO in no hurry to settle strike
- Face the grim reality of the 2008 Seahawks | Steve Kelley
- The measure of Palin's inexperience: She's not ready for her close-up
- Dow closes below 10,000 amid global sell-off
- Countrywide suit settled; homeowners to get aid
- Obama's allies warn GOP: Lay off attacks
- Positions harden in Boeing strike; McNerney, unions spar over outsourcing
- UW's use of freshmen has some fans seeing red
- Revisiting McCain's Keating 5 history | Close-up
- Graduates drowning in debt from high cost of college
- Countrywide suit settled; homeowners to get aid
- Oregon Labrador headed to DockDogs National Championships
- Boeing CEO in no hurry to settle strike
- With no way out of trouble, more students likely to default
- King County home prices slide again, but more people are buying
- Seattle's first parish centered on traditional Latin Mass
- Positions harden in Boeing strike; McNerney, unions spar over outsourcing
- Drug companies: No cold medicines for kids under 4



