Article: Backyard Blaze: For the experience of camping without leaving thecomforts of home, a fire pit is tough to beat

JEFFREY MIZE, Columbian
The Columbian
11-16-2003
Bill Ritchie has fond memories of visiting Alderbrook more than a quarter century ago.
Nestled in the Cascade foothills northeast of Hockinson, the restaurant offered a peaceful place to visit with friends and family back in the mid- to late 1970s.
"You could sit around fire pits and you could eat your dessert and have a cup of coffee," Ritchie said.
Alderbrook left a lasting memory of the serenity of an open fire, a memory that Ritchie wants to recapture in at his home west of Meadow Glade.
Fire pits allow homeowners to bring a touch of the woods to their back yards, without ever having to get into the car.
"I think it's ...

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