The idea of walking across an entire country – crossing from one coast to the other – was a magnet to me, pulling me to read Alfred Wainwright’s guidebook, A Walk Across England . …

For spring break, we set out in search of sun. A direct flight from Bellingham to Palm Springs was a ticket to sunny skies and hot desert weather. While playing in the pool, nighttime miniature golf, …

Can’t see the trees for the forest. It’s easy to be distracted by the big picture when you’re standing on a western Washington alpine trail in summer. At Cascade Pass, for …

Chardonnay I look out over a sea of jagged white peaks. The ridges before me are layered such that they block the view of the treeline, creating the illusion that I am in an otherworldly …

Hell Hill stretched out below me. This section of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) Heritage Trail earned its nickname mostly from hikers going the opposite direction, grinding up an endless …

To the typical traveler, the words “Deception Pass” bring to mind a towering steel bridge with commanding views of Puget Sound, but there is much more to be discovered. That bridge is …

As the world gets louder, quiet places become scarce. Humans now seek out these places to find solitude in the quiet, but are they truly quiet? From the rustling of leaves and the creaking of trees …

During the late 1900s, as Gen Z calls it, aurora borealis sightings at the 48th parallel were a rare, almost mythical event. But thanks to advances in cellphone cameras and the internet’s …

Lindsey and I awoke on a misty morning in Ireland, ready to stretch our legs. We had scheduled an extended layover on our trip home from Italy, allowing for a night’s stay in the little town of …

It took two trips to haul everything down to the beach: buckets, burlap sacks, a rake, a gas lantern and – of course – a couple cold beers. This happened in the middle of the night, the …

The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan Alfred A. Knopf 2024   We start our five-year sojourn in Amy Tan’s backyard with an eyeball-to-eyeball encounter with a hummingbird who …

They look ever so much like candles at dusk, the larches that decorate the high country of the Pacific Northwest in autumn. And, as candles do, they light up and burn out in finite periods, making …

Wildfire, mudslide force closure on North Cascades highway Serious wildfires throughout the North Cascades forced multiple closures of Highway 20, better known as North Cascades Highway, …

Mt. Vesuvius ascends from the water like a monolith above bustling Italian towns. From Naples to Sorrento, the 5,000-foot mountain is always in view while navigating the tight Italian roads and …

“Because it’s there,” never did much for me. This winter my partner Elie and I visited New Zealand during their summer. We bought a camper minivan and toured the wonders of the …

In 1931, just after the stock market crash, philanthropists Anna & Archer Huntington opened what’s considered to be the U.S.’s first public outdoor sculpture garden. Situated on more …

There’s no comparison to the sense of anticipation as the sun begins to rise over the waters of Wildcat Cove in Larrabee State Park. Its illumination foreshadows an epic day of adventure. …

“So, I’m a cowboy.” I gazed at my companion in the hot pool at Alvord Hot Springs. He shrugged. I’d asked what brought him to this ultra-remote spot in southeast Oregon, …