Since joining Seattle Met in 2011, Allison Williams has overseen the magazine’s travel and outdoor coverage, and has contributed to all sections of the magazine. Allison was raised in Olympia and earned degrees from Duke University and University of Alaska. She began her career in New York City in the newsrooms of Metro newspaper and Time Out New York, then hightailed it back to her native habitat so she could write guidebooks and climb mountains.

Opening Dispatch

Coming in Pioneer Square: Girin

Featuring a very scenic meat locker

06/26/2014 By Allison Williams

Hotels

Local Rooms: Hotel Motif

So long, Red Lion. There's a new indie in town.

06/24/2014 By Allison Williams

Travel Dispatch

Northwest Travel News Summer 2014

Where you'll want to go, and what's happening here.

06/02/2014 By Allison Williams

Camping

Where to Camp 2014: From Backpacking to Glamping

27 places to sleep under the stars (or closer than usual)

06/02/2014 By Allison Williams

Camp Life

Car Camping at Mount Rainier

06/01/2014 By Allison Williams

Where to Camp

Beach Bumming on the Olympic Coast

06/01/2014 By Allison Williams

OUTDOOR ESCAPES

Pacific Northwest Camping Guide: Camping Hacks

How do you deal with the particular peccadillos of a Pacific Northwest camping trip?

05/16/2014 By Allison Williams

Weekend Pass

Climb Every Mountain (or Take the Shortcut Instead)

Canada’s rock-climbing mecca of Squamish gets a sightseeing gondola. Is that good news?

05/01/2014 By Allison Williams

Scene in Seattle

Story Glory

In 16 cities nationwide, Moth StorySlam gives storytellers a shot on the basement stage to address a theme in a single, true narrative.

05/01/2014 By Allison Williams

City Trails

The Burke-Gilman Trail

The main drag from Ballard to Kenmore.

04/01/2014 By Allison Williams

City Trails

No Cars Allowed

Four city routes we want for bikers and walkers.

04/01/2014 By Allison Williams

Step By Step

Seattle Biking 101

Let's start at the very beginning: Here's how to find a bike, find a trail, and not break the law.

04/01/2014 By Allison Williams

City Trails

Elliott Bay Trail

Shore ride from Magnolia to downtown.

04/01/2014 By Allison Williams

City Trails

Ship Canal Trail

All most all the way around Lake Union from Fisherman's Terminal to Eastlake.

04/01/2014 By Allison Williams

Post

The Mountain Bikes Are Coming

Beacon Bike Park in the Cheasty Greenspace is set to open in June 2015. And the mountain bikers couldn't be happier.

04/01/2014 By Allison Williams

Healthy Kids

Network Interference

Obamacare is finally in full swing, but Washington state insurance plans don’t cover Seattle Children’s hospital. Won’t someone think of the kids?

04/01/2014 By Allison Williams

City Trails

Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park

A forest maze from Issaquah trailheads and back again.

04/01/2014 By Allison Williams

City Trails

Sammamish River Trail

Pastoral Picnics from Bothell to Redmond.

04/01/2014 By Allison Williams

City Trails

Cedar River Trail

Salmon and 737's from downtown Renton to Landsburg.

04/01/2014 By Allison Williams

Best of the City

Best City Trails

25 best places to run, walk, skate, hike, and bike, plus Seattle-born gear, and a yearlong calendar of trails to try outside the city limits.

04/01/2014 By Allison Williams