Mount Rainier National Park is one of America's oldest and best-known national parks, roughly a hundred miles north-northeast of the "City of Roses" as the crow flies. Established as the nation's fifth national park in 1899, Mount Rainier is about a 155-mile drive...
As one of our natural treasures that rewards repeated visits, I have visited Mount Rainier on many occasions. There are hard-to-obtain, somewhat basic group accommodations (although with incredible views) available in the park at the historic, 121-room Paradise Inn,...
Although a lot of snow was still evident during my two-day July visit to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, nature provided more than enough compensation for the minor inconveniences it posed. First, the melting snows at higher elevations made the...
International Rose Test Garden, Washington Park On my recent trip to Portland, Ore., I explored many of the outstanding sights for which Portland is famous. Washington Park is one of the finest city parks in the nation. Here one can find the truly extraordinary...
Farmer's Market, Pioneer Courthouse Square My most recent Portland trip fell on a weekend that, before my arrival, I thought nothing special was happening. Wrong! A wonderful display of classic cars was to be found in the streets surrounding the exceptional...
Portland, Ore., is a city I always enjoy visiting even though I have been there numerous times. Yes, I'm sure you've heard that it rains there all the time, an exaggeration no doubt originated by someone who spent the winter months there, a time of year during which...
Ute Canyon from Rim Drive, Colorado National Monument There are wonderful lesser-known natural wonders in Colorado, including the splendid Colorado National Monument, which lies west of Grand Junction. The monument just happens to be celebrating its 100th anniversary...
Great Sand Dunes National Park Traveling from southeast to northwest, the Great Sand Dunes National Park is a short drive from Alamosa, where most groups overnight if taking either the Cumbres & Toltec or Rio Grande Scenic Railroad. Here in the San Luis Valley are...
Coke Ovens, Colorado National Monument This month I'm introducing our readers to four wonderful, yet lesser-known national parks and monuments in the Centennial State: Great Sand Dunes National Park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado National...
No one in Seattle stands still for long. In less than two days here, we've seen two parades and a marathon. Not to mention hundreds of weekend boaters and dozens of incoming and outgoing seaplanes. I'm writing this from the dockside bar at Duke's Chowder House, a...
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