If any state were destined to be home to the biggest, greenest, most jaw-dropping trees on earth, it would be Washington. It’s called the Evergreen State for a reason, after all. But when it comes to redwoods—the tallest trees on the planet—Washington comes up a bit short. At least, mostly. On a recent road trip …
Despite living near the Oregon Coast for years, I’ve never exactly been what you’d call an expert on the ocean—or the creatures that live in it. Sure, I love walking down the beach. But whenever my parents visit, they seem to assume that just by living near the ocean, I’ve absorbed some kind of honorary …
I was babysitting my nieces the other day, and their latest cartoon obsession (which seems to change every two weeks) is Garfield and Friends—the late-’80s version, not the new one. Conveniently for me, the entire first season is free on YouTube. We ended up watching the episode where Jon gets gifted a live lobster from …
Before I moved to the Pacific Northwest I always imagine that it was just full of pine trees. Maybe it was the PNW stickers (of pine trees) that I saw everywhere but I had no idea of what it was actually like. If you haven’t been to the PNW before, let me tell you, it’s …
Despite growing up right next to the beach in Custer, Washington my wife could just never get on board with seafood. And, if she wasn’t about to eat the delicious local salmon and crab you can bet that when my daughters and I started getting into foraging she wasn’t about to start slurping down seaweed …
I’m not sure why but every little boy goes through a period when they love trains. Some of us just never grow out of it. However, convincing my wife and two daughters to spend a day or more on a train or at a train museum requires a pretty good sales pitch. Unless, of course, …
As much as I love the Pacific Northwest I’ll be one of the first to admit that Seattle isn’t quite what it used to be. While it’s still an impressive and enjoyable (if quirky) city it has also become quite hectic and stressful. So, while we used to head to Seattle when we needed a …