Whale Watching In Seattle – The Best Tours & Times To Go

Even though we’ve gone on several whale and dolphin-watching trips my six-year-old daughter has never seen a whale. We have literally seen whales in the Puget Sound and around the San Juan Islands dozens of times but she is always “too busy” doing something else when one breaches. If you’re not like my six-year-old, going …

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Are There Sharks In The Pacific Northwest? What Kinds?

Whether you want to swim on a coastal beach in a Pacific Northwestern state or are deliberately looking to harvest sharks, you need to know if these fish live in the Pacific Northwest. Pacific Northwesterners have stories of witnessing majestic sharks on boating trips, but does that mean you put your life at risk when …

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Why Is Olympia The Capital Of Washington? (Not Seattle…)

Hey, what’s the capital of Washington? I’ve been doing pub quizzes and bar trivia in different cities for years now and every single time the question is asked, someone says, “Oh, I know this one! It’s Seattle, right?” Is Seattle the capital of Washington? This may surprise a lot of people, but no, Seattle is …

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5 Best Things To Do In Ocean Shores, WA (There Are Only 5…)

The area of Ocean Shores is Washington’s best-kept secret. At least, it is if you believe their advertising. However, if you’re a Seattle resident that’s looking for the nearest bit of beach it soon becomes apparent that everyone and their dogs are probably headed to Ocean Shores at the same time you are. Despite the …

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