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...
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...
Near the Mount Rainier National Park, the Northwest Trek Wildlife Park is one of the most unusual city parks in the U.S. Yes, this Eatonville park is basically a zoo, but it is a zoo unlike any you are likely to find elsewhere. The mission of this 725-acre wildlife...
Those who remember my discussion of Mount Rainier National Park here last October already know that this is one of my favorite NPS sites. If one approaches the park from the west via WA 7 and 706, the small community of Elbe (population 30) can be found at the...
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...
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