If you’re visiting Washington State, it’s easy to feel like you’ve stepped back in time. At least, it is if you avoid Seattle. If you’re spending the majority of your vacation outdoors you could feasibly convince yourself that you’ve left behind the technology and stressful trappings on your everyday life. Returning to the hecticness of …
If you’re looking towards the PNW for a summer trip, you’d better hurry! The best time to book is always now and the best activities sell out months in advance. Speaking of the best activities, house boating in the Pacific Northwest has only grown in popularity in the past couple of years as people look …
The lighthouses of the Pacific Northwest are the poster boys for the entire region. They’re featured in posters, brochures, articles, and just about everything else. And I’m not even mad about it. By their very nature, lighthouses are often placed in the most rugged and picturesque areas. Add in their historical value (as most in …
Nearly all of my rafting experience is on the rivers in Colorado and Southern Utah so you can imagine my excitement when I moved to the PNW and found out that rafting the Wenatchee River was not only possible but could actually be a great run! Rafting the Wenatchee river, however, is a fairly new …
If you’re hungry for the taste of Europe you might not have to travel as far as you think. There are dozens of places along the coast of the Pacific Northwest where you could feasibly fool yourself that you are, in fact, visiting the Old Country. In addition to similar geography, many towns have either …
I’ll be honest. In all of the hours I spent wandering around the mountains of the Pacific Northwest I never really wished I had a horse under me. It wasn’t unless I had two little pony-loving girls that we decided that a horseback escape was in order and started looking for resorts that could give …
If there is anything that Washington is known for it’s being green. Both in the landscape and in our approach to the environment. One of the most obvious ways that our care for the environment is shown is in the boom of alternative energy sources that the state is exploring. One of the ones that …
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, …
After spending time in the eastern United States I’m always a bit surprised when I come back to the PNW and find out how recent “history” is here. The oldest towns in the PNW aren’t much older than the house I lived in while in Virginia. However, that’s now to say that the PNW doesn’t …
If you’re looking for a special place to go on vacation, consider the Pacific Northeast. If, however, you’re looking for something that’s special with a cherry on top, consider visiting an island town in the Pacific Northwest. As with most island towns, those in the PNW are a bit insulated from the rest of the …