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Wednesday on the Water

Wednesday on the Water

#WednesdayOnTheWater | #ColumbiaRiverGorge | #LatourellFalls Looking forward to a forecast of rain this weekend, I had to get out and enjoy the sunshine yesterday! You can’t take 80° weather in April for granted. So I sprayed my son down in sunscreen and told him we were going on an adventure… Read More

Before the Fire: Oregon’s Spectacular Oneonta Gorge, Our Photo of the Week

Oneonta Gorge, off the Historic Columbia River Highway near Ainsworth State Park, suffered some of the most severe burns in the devastating Eagle Creek fire that erupted in early September, ultimately burning over 48,000 acres. This stunning photo was captured by Instagrammer @nextlocationtbd before that fire. The area is likely… Read More

Faces of the Northwest: Meet Uncruise Adventures!

While sailing on a massive cruise ship filled with thousands of other people probably doesn’t sound like a lot of fun to most adventurous types, Uncruise Adventures, a more than 20-year-old company with offices in both Seattle, Washington and Juneau, Alaska, offers something different. Something we thought our readers would… Read More

Fascinating Northwest Facts You Probably Never Knew

You know that the Pacific Northwest is absolutely amazing – from soaring mountains and countless waterfalls to beautiful bays, lakes, streams and a ruggedly spectacular coastline. But what about those things you probably don’t know about the Northwest? For example, in Washington State, it’s a felony to harass Sasquatch, AKA… Read More

The Hoh Rainforest: Our Photo of the Week

One of our favorite Northwest photographers, Daniel M Robbins (@danielmrobbins) captured this stunning image of the Hoh Rainforest that provides yet another reminder of how wonderful our region of the world really is. While pretty much everyone knows about the world’s largest tropical rainforest,  the Amazon, few outside of the… Read More

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