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Visit the Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum
From the moment you walk in, exploring the museum tells a fascinating story. Take a trip through time, wandering from the 1960’s to now, learning about the history of the military on Whidbey Island and in the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy authentic photos and historic military artifacts while reading the true stories of the men and...
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Seattle & the Cascade Loop: Embark on Washington State’s Great American Road Trip
There’s nothing like hitting the open road for an adventure, and that’s exactly what the Cascade Loop Scenic Highway in Washington provides. Soak up your fill of Pacific Northwest wonders and stunning destinations along the 440-mile route, which begins and ends along Puget Sound, and is open year-round except for a 50-mile section...
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Mount Rainier Vacation Planning Made Easy
From capturing photos of world-famous wildflower meadows in the summer to snowshoeing and skiing in the winter, no visit to Washington is complete without a trip to experience the natural sanctuary and year-round recreational paradise that is Mt. Rainier. But with some 2,800 square miles to explore, multiple entrances to Mount...
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Sights Beyond the Columbia River Gorge
For starters, the oldest apple tree in the Northwest, planted in 1826, lives in Vancouver’s Old Apple Tree Park. Just outside of Goldendale is the St. John the Forerunner...
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Spring Brings Tulip Blooms in Mossyrock
Fields filled with tulips in brilliant reds, sunny yellows and audacious oranges are positively captivating. And while many travel north to the Skagit Valley for its famous...
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Rediscovering the New Mount St. Helens
My, how things change. In the last 30-plus years, life has flourished anew on this Cascade peak: Forests have retaken barren flanks, migrating elk have returned, wildflower...
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Go Inside Ape Caves at Mount St. Helens
Welcome to Ape Caves in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Admittedly, calling it part of a volcano is somewhat misleading. Some 2,000 years ago lava streamed...
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Visit Artists' Haven Whidbey Island
Home to poets and sculptors, glass artists, and woodworkers, Whidbey Island is a haven for creative types and the collectors of their work. An art trail map by the Whidbey...
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The Lore of Washington's Islands
The Pig War was a dispute over San Juan Islands territory, the only casualty of which was a single swine. The remnants of the war today take the form of the American and...
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Washington Coastal Highlights
Long Beach This peninsula stretches like a pull of taffy along the coast. Walk the Discovery Trail past wetlands, forest groves and a gray whale skeleton, then explore...
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A Closer Look at Hood Canal
No less an explorer than Captain George Vancouver miswrote "Hood’s Canal" on his charts, though he also called the 2,800-square-mile Puget Sound basin a channel in his...
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Sights and Recreation on the Kitsap Peninsula
Here, the nature-lover finds hundreds of miles of trails through cedar forests and along the Puget Sound coastline, the aesthete discovers artist studios and galleries around...
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Can't-Miss Events in Port Townsend
The town of Port Townsend, built on 19th-century speculation of railroad riches and revived by artists in the 20th century, hosts the country’s premier Wooden Boat Festival...
