A Ride-Along We’ll Not Soon Forget
About two weeks ago, my husband, grandson and I had the opportunity to take a ride with the Seattle Police Harbor Patrol Unit. This came about through a purchase I made at a fundraising auction. I’ve...
View ArticleTarry at Cherry Wood Bed Breakfast and Barn
In Zillah we found a most unique place to stay – Cherry Wood Bed Breakfast and Barn. You sleep in tall teepees that are completely furnished with real beds, a refrigerator and mirrors. The floors are...
View ArticleCarr’s One-of-a-Kind Museum: What a Gem
This past weekend we had the pleasure of visiting a museum like no other in the Hillyard district of Spokane. That’s why it’s called the “One-of-a-Kind Museum.” Marvin Carr is the owner. A little...
View ArticleFloating on a Fall Foliage Cruise
Every once in awhile I venture outside Washington’s boundaries to see what’s going on in our neighboring states. In Post Falls, Idaho, which is only a hop, skip and a jump from Spokane, Washington, I...
View ArticleApples and More at BelleWood Acres
Sansa, Sunrise, Zestar, Tsugaru and Pink Pearl. What do these all have in common? They represent just some of the varieties of apples grown at Bellewood Acres in Lynden, Washington. John and Dorie...
View ArticleFantasy Lights at Spanaway Park
Proclaimed to be the Northwest’s largest holiday drive-through event, Fantasy Lights continues through January 1, 2012. With more than 300 colorful and dazzling light displays, it’s one event that...
View ArticleKing Tut Exhibit Opens in Seattle
Tomorrow, May 24, 2012, the Pacific Science Center welcomes visitors to view Tutankhamun: The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs’. Today, I had the privilege of seeing this phenomenon as a member of...
View ArticleBoise’s World Center for Birds of Prey: An Awe-Inspiring Experience
Lately I’ve been traveling quite a bit in the Northwest for travel writing assignments and my most recent journey took me to Boise, Idaho. Boise is home to the World Center for Birds of Prey, a place...
View ArticleYou’ll Never Get Closer to Elk: Oak Creek Feeding Station
At the beginning of March, two other travel writers, a VisitRainier employee and I experienced the feeding of the elk at Oak Creek Feeding Station, off Highway 12 near Naches in Eastern Washington...
View ArticleFarm Tour On Tap
Farm fresh produce and fall just seem to go together like comfortable shoes. On October 5 and 6 thirteen Skagit Valley Farms invite you to visit and discover where your food comes from. The Skagit...
View ArticleMary Olson Farm, updated May 2016
When I bought tickets for “Outlaw Days,” I wasn’t sure what it was. But the tickets were only $5 each and I’d heard so much about the Mary Olson Farm in Auburn and the activities there, I thought I...
View ArticleWhat’s New and Cool in June, 2016
I can’t even fathom how long a comprehensive list of every event taking place in Washington might be. It would probably break the Internet. So what I’m posting is can’t-miss festivals, new activities...
View ArticleNow That’s a Train Ride
In the first half of the 1900s, cooking for loggers fell to a few women. Some of them also washed the lumbermen’s clothes and cleaned their cabins. Known collectively as “flunkies,” they lived in their...
View ArticleSmith Tower: A Salute to the Roaring Twenties
When I was young, the Smith Tower loomed over all the other buildings on Seattle’s skyline. Built in 1914, the Tower became the first skyscraper in Seattle at 484 feet tall with 38 stories. More than a...
View ArticleVisit Washington State Using Your 2018 Tax Refund
You’ve finally finished that dreaded tax filing task and you've discovered you’re getting a tax refund you didn’t expect. Why not use that money to visit WA State?
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