This Week’s Feature Photo Reminds Us Why We Love Spring in the Northwest
The Pacific Northwest hosts multiple flower festivals throughout the region as we recently revealed here in Best Flower Festivals in the Northwest, but the biggest of all is the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival which draws hundreds of thousands to the region each year. Our photo of the week, reminds us… Read More
Wednesday on the Water
#WednesdayOnTheWater | #ColumbiaRiver | #SnakeRiver Washington may be the Evergreen State, but there’s a significant portion of the state that is brown. But brown ≠ boring! The rolling brown hills on the east side of the gorge are always stunning, and make a beautiful backdrop with a rising or setting… Read More
Best of the NW Photo of the Week: Celebrating St. Paddy’s Day in Seattle
The month of March is finally here, so what better way to celebrate than with green, which is why we chose this image featuring the Great Wheel lit up in all of its green glory for St. Paddy’s Day. Not only is spring just a couple of weeks away, so is the… Read More
Hurricane Ridge Living Up To Its Name: Best of the Northwest Photo of the Week
Hurricane Ridge, located in Washington’s Olympic Mountains has surely been living up to its name with massive snow drifts in recent weeks – time to get out and play in the snow? This magical winter wonderland scene was created by blasts of a number of coastal storms that included heavy snow… Read More
Beautiful But Heartbreaking Photo of Our Disappearing Orcas
This is such a beautiful photo, but with it is some rather sad news, posted via Instagram by the Orca Network and Langley Whale Center on Whidbey Island last fall. “Today we are honoring and remembering J52- aka Sonic. Here is a favorite picture of him getting ‘snuggled’ by his… Read More
Wednesday on the Water
#WednesdayOnTheWater | #OregonCoast | #FeetInTheWater You can tell a true Northwesterner by their intense desire to put their feet in the ocean, no matter the temperature. The Oregon Coast is constantly calling to my spirit – I can feel those waves ebbing and flowing all day, every day, no matter… Read More