Travel & Outdoors

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

Article

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

When federal funds dwindle, volunteers step up.

07/22/2011 By Annie Rose Favreau

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

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

Tim McNulty serves as unofficial poet laureate of the Olympics.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

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Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: The Marmot Brigade

Scientific grunt work is in the hands of Olympic hikers.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

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

Every medium presents the peninsula through a different lens.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

Olympic National Park

Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Summer Things to Do

Stargaze at Hurricane Ridge, swim in the mineral pools of the Sol Duc Valley, or rock climb Mount Cruiser.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

Olympic National Park

Follow the Park Ranger (On a Bear Hunt)

The smokey the bear hat leads us on a real-life bear hunt.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

Olympic National Park

10 Top Places to Visit in Olympic National Park

Whether you're hiking, camping, boating, or all the above—these are the must-visit places for your trip's itinerary.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

Driving

I-5 Loves the Electric Car

Charging stations open up electric travel to Canada and Portland.

07/14/2011 By Allison Williams

Advice

Travel Tip from a Travel Agent

You think, as a Seattle resident, that you can handle a little rain. Maybe you can’t.

07/08/2011 By Allison Williams

Weekend Pass

Vancouver hosts Summer Live in Stanley Park

Go to Canada for the donuts, stay for the free Neko Case and New Pornographers.

07/08/2011 By Allison Williams

Destination

Maryhill Museum of Art Is Worth a Trip

Beside the Big River highlights life along the Columbia.

07/06/2011 By Abby Tracy

Get Out

Does Snow on the Trail Get You (to Fall) Down?

Check out these bare trails if you’re tired of slipping and sliding.

06/30/2011 By Allison Williams