Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. A vast, scenic maze of islands, inlets and passages in Northern British Columbia has become known as the Great Bear Rainforest. Famous for its sparse human population and abundant wildlife population, it is perhaps best known as the home of…
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. If you’ve ever found yourself sipping a latte, wishing you had a furry friend to join you, you’re going to want to head to Capy Hour Café. A new spot in Northern Idaho, here, your coffee date just might weigh…
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Our Red Bus rolls up the narrow, two-lane Going to the Sun Road toward Logan Pass, a marquee destination in Montana’s Glacier National Park. Our driver guides the long, sleek vehicle around the road’s famous 180-degree “Loop” turn and then…
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Watch waves crash onto the rugged cliffs or take a guided kayak trip in the protected bays. How about hiking the endless sandy beaches? The five Tillamook Coast estuaries await you on the northern Oregon Coast—from north to south, Nehalem…
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. There are few places as diverse as the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. Glaciers. Sea Stacks. Beaches. Rainforests. Orcas. Lakes. Wildflowers. They all call the Olympics home. And, if you time it right, you could experience all of these in a single trip. (You may have to be […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. The year was 1979. Dick Oltman was a graduate student with a simple goal of completing a thesis that became the model for what is now Oysterfest. Decades later, thousands of people from the Pacific Northwest and beyond make their annual visit to this event filled with great […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Summertime is best spent on the water in Lund. This picturesque, small town in British Columbia is best known for being the gateway to Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park, British Columbia’s largest marine park with warm waters, calm bays and wildlife that make it a boater’s paradise. With […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Late afternoon light filled the harbor. Our ample room at Bellingham’s Bellwether hotel had the solid refinement of a wealthy aunt’s guest room, complete with fireplace. It was the style to which we wish to be accustomed. From its balcony we looked out at Squalicum Harbor. There were […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. One fish at a time became my morning mantra. I was seated in a drift boat at Grey Reef on Wyoming’s fish-friendly North Platte River. My companions for the outing were fishing guide Mike and a fellow fly-fishing newbie. How hard can this be? my inner coach reasoned. […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. As I sat on the tall ship Lady Washington during Olympia Harbor Days, I thought of two obvious reasons I’d never make it as a sailor. First, my impatience. We were dead in the water for lack of wind, and I was getting antsy. Sailors of the 1700s […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Mustangs roam the plains of Wyoming, and this summer, you can see them up close and personal with a private tour. Starting in May through October, Cody Wild Mustang Tours is a small-group, off-road journey into the McCullough Peaks Wild Mustang Herd Management Area, home to one of […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. There’s a moment, just as the early light breaks across the Santa Rosa Mountains, when the entire landscape seems to exhale. I embrace the practice range at Sensei Porcupine Creek, feeling the soft desert air and the quiet hum of possibility as this world class practice facility welcomes […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Labor Day might mean a day off, but in the Northwest, it certainly doesn’t mean a day of doing nothing. The long weekend is packed with reasons to get out and play, whether that means swimming across the Columbia River, celebrating blackberries along the waterfront, catching a rodeo […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. We’re already eagerly anticipating fall foliage, with its brilliant reds, oranges and golds painting the Northwest. But don’t rush summer out the door just yet. There are still a few weeks of long days, alpine lakes and green mountain landscapes to enjoy, and one of the best ways […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. There’s more to look forward to in late August beyond the return of pumpkin lattes, if you can believe it. Starbucks’ fall menu drops Aug. 25 this year, by the way. But this is also the season of carnivals, festivals and plenty of community events to enjoy! Here’s […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. The best way to experience Alaska’s mind-bending glaciers is from the water, close enough to hear the crack of shifting ice and feel the cold air rolling off the fjords. This summer, explore the icy wilderness from Seward aboard a cruise with Kenai Fjords Tours, where routes venture […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. On a visit to the Lewis Clark Valley that straddles Washington and Idaho, the northern gateway to North America’s deepest river gorge, we booked a Snake River jet boat tour with Beamers Hells Canyon Tours. And this wasn’t just any tour—it was a wine-tasting tour. We imagined pounding […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. There is little debate of Yellowstone’s dominance within the national park system. Established in 1872, Yellowstone is America’s first national park and one of the largest in the lower 48 states covering 2.2 million acres across northwest Wyoming and small slivers of Montana and Idaho. Each year, over […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. In the Cascades of Oregon is one of the purest lakes on the planet, formed by ancient glaciers and filled solely from snow melt and springs. There are no gas-powered or electric boats above 10 mph allowed here, making for a serene paddling experience. Perhaps what makes this […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. I love the Canadian Rockies and, like most folks who have experienced outdoors pursuits in this magnificent corner of the world, I’ve spent time in Alberta’s Banff National Park. But on my last trip to the region, I did the unthinkable. I drove right through Banff, no-stops, no […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Some things just pair well together like summer sunshine and forest boardwalks, or history and wildlife, and that’s exactly what you’ll find hiking West Hylebos Wetlands Park. As you park in a quiet, unassuming area just off a main road in busy Federal Way, you might be surprised […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. The Browne Forest Project started as a deeply personal mission, as the Browne Family watched forest fires and climate change devastate the ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest that made their winemaking possible, according to Andrew Browne, co-proprietor of Browne Family Vineyards. “The accelerating effects of climate change on […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Our technological ineptitude is unrivaled. So, this is what the video—describing our upcoming CanaDream RV rental’s technical systems—sounded like to us: Attach the Schadenfreude circuit breakers to the Heffalump condenser. Honk the Flugelhorn. Then, unbraid the high-voltage Litz wires and connect them inversely to their counterparts. Failure to […]
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Wildlife is part of the magic of Yellowstone National Park. Bison often roam open valleys, wolves move through forests and grizzly bears wander the backcountry. For a closer look at the animals that define the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, head to the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center. Much more […]
