Northwest’s Best Small Towns: Did Your Favorite Make the List?
We all have our favorite small towns here in the Northwest, and every year USA Today’s 10Best editors team up with local travel experts to name their favorites. You may be able to figure out 2017’s No. 1 pick from the feature image alone: Sequim. Sequim, located on Washington’s Olympic… Read More
Sunset at Cannon Beach: Northwest’s Best Photo of the Week
Have you ever seen a sunset so colorful at Cannon Beach? This one is definitely a stunner, captured by Instagrammer @teejaysimon. We are impressed! So much so that we decided to make this our Northwest’s Best Photo of the Week. Cannon Beach is considered one of the world’s top spots… Read More
An Autumn Ride on the Mt. Rainier Railroad: Our Northwest Photo of the Week
While Mount Rainier, that prominent peak in the Cascades Mountain Range that looms over the entire Puget Sound region at over 14,400 feet is spectacular all year round, autumn is arguably the best time to go. The crowds have thinned, the weather is often idyllic, and you’ll see vibrant colors splashed… Read More
Beacon Rock State Park: Best of the Northwest Photo of the Week
Beacon Rock State Park is located in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area about 35 miles east of Vancouver, Washington. It’s been closed due to its proximity of the Eagle Creek fire and the Archer Mountain fire, but we got some good news this afternoon from Washington State Parks…. Read More
Wednesday on the Water
#WednesdayOnTheWater | #MultnomahFalls | #ColumbiaRiverGorge There’s no water that seems to matter right now in the hearts of people in the Northwest except the fate of the beautiful waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. This morning I heard a report from a fire marshal who had driven… Read More
Best Spots For a Picnic on the Oregon Coast
Late summer and early to mid-autumn is one of the best times to visit the Oregon coast, with the weather often idyllic and few crowds. Fall is the warmest time of the year here, due to the interaction between the water that was warmed by the sun, cooler temperatures inland and… Read More