I spent a weekend revising old favorites and discovering new vistas on a weekend discovering the area around Bend, Oregon. One indoor attraction that caught my eye was the Living Desert Museum. It's always a treat to encounter a world-class facility in a largely rural...
During my weekend in the Spokane area, I learned about the Expo '74, which held one of the last World's Fairs in America. The site of Expo '74 remains today as the 100-acre Riverfront Park, tucked between the city center to the south and the Spokane River and...
Surprisingly, I think that there is no better place to experience our country's "amber waves of grain" than Eastern Washington. The rolling hills, prevailing breezes and panoramic vistas here present a scenario of wheat fields that one wouldn't normally expect to...
Recently, I spent a thoroughly enjoyable weekend in the Spokane, Washington area. I'm sure that flower buffs in other parts of the country (and especially the South) might disagree, but I for one believe that the Pacific Northwest can make an honest claim of having...
A quick road trip east of Spokane will bring the traveler to the handsome community of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, as well as the storied body of water from which it gets its name. Included among the list of the "five most beautiful lakes in the world" compiled by National...
This spring, I drove my motor home north through Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Oregon to my destination for the summer in Southeastern Washington, where I arrived on May 2. At the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam on the Snake River, I'll be volunteering in the Visitor Center until...
To my knowledge, every state now offers wineries, some great, some good, others not so much, a few of them just plain awful. But champagne production facilities worth visiting are few and far between, which is all the more reason to plan a visit to the renowned Korbel...
Whoever originated the thought that "the best things in life are free" surely couldn't have come up with a better description of a weekend I experienced this October in Southeastern Montana. First, the aspens along the Bighorn River and throughout the area were at...
Regular readers of my blogs are likely already aware that Mount Rainier National Park is one of my favorites among America's great parks. However, being able to spend the entire summer in the Seattle/Tacoma area this year has provided me with the opportunity to visit...
Last month I addressed this subject, before almost immediately became an unwitting participant in exactly what I had advised against. During a cruise to the Norwegian Fjords in early August, I decided to join the ship's $94.95 "Hiking on the Hardanger Plain" shore...
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