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What are Your Northwest Travel Goals for the New Year?

I like to spend a little time around the new year thinking of the year that’s past and the possibilities ahead. I’m a sucker for fresh starts–Mondays, the turning of […]

Everybody’s Guide to Northwest Fun in the Snow

Snow transforms the Northwest’s mountains, forests, and valleys into a sparkling landscape of white, creating picture-perfect scenes and a powdery playground. There are so many ways to get outdoors in […]

Portland’s Christmas Ships Parade Lights Up the Season

If you’re looking for a holiday outing that feels uniquely Portland, the Christmas Ships Parade is hard to beat. Watching a line of brightly lit boats gliding across the water […]

King Tides and Storm Surges: How to See the Big Waves on the Oregon Coast

If you spend any time on the Northwest Coast in winter, you’ve probably heard talk about the king tides. They only show up a few times a year, but when […]

Pike Place Market Gets a Waterfront

If you’ve spent any time in Seattle, you’ve probably wandered through Pike Place Market — watched fish fly through the air, listened to street musicians, or walked out with a […]

Cook Up a Northwest Feast for the Holidays

The Northwest is a food lover’s paradise. From the cool coastal waters that provide salmon, oysters, and Dungeness crab to the fertile valleys that grow world-class wine grapes, hazelnuts, berries, […]