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Great Outdoors

Tulips Turn Twenty-five

April 15, 2008

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is celebrating its 25th year, and runs April 1 – April 30. So, why go? I mean, we’re talking about tulips. The thing is, I always have a good time. After a long, dreary Northwest winter, there is something about rows and rows of tulips tinted pink, yellow, red, white [...]

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Idle a While in Twisp

April 12, 2008

Spring is our favorite season to visit Washington’s Methow Valley, before the summer crowds descend and people start to outnumber the ponderosa pine. The only problem for travelers in the springtime is getting there – Highway 20 (the scenic North Cascades Highway) closes every winter and depending on the speed of the snowmelt may remain [...]

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“Hikers Paradise” Lake Quinault Lodge

April 11, 2008

Spring is a particularly fabulous time to visit the Lake Quinault area, and it’s also a good time to catch specials at the historic Lake Quinault Lodge on the Olympic Peninsula. I got to thinking about my past visits to this lodge when both the Seattle Times and Seattle P-I ran travel stories on the [...]

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The Yurts at Cape Disappointment

April 10, 2008

Where can you stay on the Washington state coast for only $45 a night? Ok, besides your tent! Cape Disappointment is a fabulous Washington State Park at the south end of the Long Beach Peninsula, situated where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. Its location is absolutely stunning, and the nearly 2,000-acre park has [...]

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