Travel & Outdoors

Wildlife

Olympics Goat Death Leads to Lawsuit

Rangers consider removing the non-native species from the national park.

08/11/2011 By Allison Williams

Weekend Plan

Climb Aboard the Beer Train

Lagunitas Brewing Company invites you to chug on a choo-choo with a view of Mount Rainier.

08/09/2011 By Allison Williams

Get Out

Noble Fir Hosts a Hiker Social

This Wednesday, raise a glass to the joys of the trail.

08/08/2011 By Allison Williams

Destination

Wolf Haven’s Howl-In Is Worth a Trip

Tonight, you sleep with the dogs.

08/05/2011 By Abby Tracy

Deals

Schwaggle Debuts with Fitness Discounts

They want to schwave you money on schports.

08/04/2011 By Allison Williams

Long Trips

The Space Needle Is an Actual Spaceship

One lucky winner will go into orbit as part of the monument’s 50th anniversary.

08/01/2011 By Allison Williams

Deals

Score Special Hotel Deals on Facebook

The social network: Not just for baby photos anymore!

07/29/2011 By Allison Williams

Get Out

Eat and Pedal Your Ass Off at Seattle Century

Biking tastes a lot like dinner on the annual catered ride.

07/28/2011 By Allison Williams

Weekend Pass

Wenatchee a Top 10 Spot for Retirement

You don’t have to be drawing Social Security to kick back.

07/26/2011 By Allison Williams

Slideshow

Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Art of the Park

Peter Malarkey, Steve Davis, Eirik Johnson, and N.P. Bank Note Company present the Olympic Peninsula through different lens.

07/22/2011

Where Parks Are More Than Just Playgrounds and Ballfields

A Q&A with Jon Blasher of the Portland-area regional government Metro, on balancing the urgency of access to nature for all with habitat preservation

By Julia Silverman [email protected]
Published 05/27/2022

Parks We Love in Portland’s Suburbs, from West Linn to Washougal

Venture beyond city limits for more great greenspaces in West Linn, Tualatin, Gresham, and Washougal.

By Michelle Harris
Published 05/27/2022

It’s Will-AM-it, Dammit! Running the Numbers on the Willamette River

Dive in at Poet's Beach, kayak at Sellwood Riverfront Park, or just worry about Portland Harbor pollutants—there’s a lot to do in the Willamette.

By Michelle Harris
Published 05/27/2022

Alt Wine Fest Explores the World of Wine Beyond Pinot

The July festival, taking place at Abbey Road Farm, is dedicated to the 80+ varieties of Oregon grapes that aren't pinot noir.

By Michelle Harris
Published 05/25/2022

Hike of the Month: Cathedral Tree Trail in Astoria

Boardwalks, tree-root stairs, and the namesake Sitka spruce line the way to the Astoria Column and stunning views of the Columbia River Bar and Oregon Coast.

By Margaret Seiler [email protected]
Published 05/20/2022

New Mural in Clatskanie Celebrates Writer Raymond Carver

A free festival this weekend shows off the almost-complete mural and includes a poetry contest and Birdman screening.

By Margaret Seiler [email protected]
Published 05/20/2022

Article

Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Where the Wild Things Are

A field guide to the animals of Olympic National Park.

07/22/2011

Article

Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Saving the Park

Helping to preserve Olympic National Park: Washington National Park Fund, Backcountry Horsemen of Washington, Student Conservation Association, Friends of Olympic National Park, and Olympic Park Institute.

07/22/2011 By Annie Rose Favreau

Article

Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Timeline of Olympic National Park

A history of Olympic National Park.

07/22/2011 By Julia Scherzinger

Article

The Elwha's Last Dam Summer

It began 25 years ago as a radical idea: destroying two dams to save the Elwha River. It ends this month as a commonsense solution. Gentlemen, start your jackhammers.

07/22/2011 By Bruce Barcott