I wrote a getaway piece for the latest issue of Northwest Travel & Life about one of my new favorite Northwest cities – Olympia. Click here to read the pdf version.
Northwest Travel & Life Magazine: The Capital of Cool
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Northwest Travel & Life Magazine: Beer at the Source – Washington’s Yakima Valley
20 07 2018In the latest Northwest Travel & Life Magazine, I discuss the vibrant craft beer scene developing within the hops capital of the world – the Yakima Valley! Click here to read the PDF Version.
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Tags: Bale Breaker, Beer, Bron Yr Aur Brewing, Cowiche Creek Brewing, Craft Beer, Culinary travel, Hops, Northwest Travel & Life, PNW, Washington, Yakima Valley
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Northwest Travel & Life Magazine: Urban Nature, Bellevue-Style
23 06 2018If you enjoy the great outdoors, the Bellevue and Kirkland areas have a lot to offer. My latest for Northwest Travel & Life Magazine gives you a primer. Click here for the online version.
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Tags: Adventure Travel, Bellevue, Bellevue Botanilcal Gardens, Kirkland, Mercer Slough, Northwest Travel & Life, Outdoor Adventures, outdoors, Paddling, PNW, travel, Washington
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Northwest Travel & Life Magazine: Easy on the Earth Travel
15 03 2018The latest issue of Northwest Travel & Life Magazine has a feature I wrote about ecotourism. And there’s a lot more to it than the name might indicate. Click here to read the online version.
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Northwest Travel & Life: Tour de Foam
12 07 2017If you’d like to know what the craft beer scene in Bozeman is all about, might I suggest the Tour de Foam? Read about my experience in the latest Northwest Travel & Life, or click here.
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Northwest Travel & Life: The Undiscovered Blue Mountains of Washington and Oregon
1 07 2017“The Blue Mountains, or simply “the Blues,” occupy more than 4,000 square miles of eastern Oregon and Washington. Named by early settlers for the blue hue of their pine- and fir-lined ridges, they sprawl out southeast of Pendleton, Oregon, over to the Snake River along the border with Idaho, and up into Washington, where they occupy much of the land east of Walla Walla. The Blues are magical and, for the most part, undiscovered by Northwesterners. If you haven’t experienced them, you’re missing one of the Northwest’s best-kept secrets.” Click here to read the whole story.
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Northwest Travel & Life: Unrivaled Northwest Rivers
1 06 2017My latest feature for Northwest Travel & Life tells the stories of the region’s most iconic rivers. Click here to read them. Photo of the Columbia River.
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Northwest Travel & Life: The Bozeman, Montana Cuisine Scene
25 05 2017Dining out in Bozeman is everything you’d hope for from Big Sky Country, plus some very pleasant surprises. Click here and let me give you the details. (Photo – dinner at the Open Range restaurant)
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Northwest Travel & Life: Beer for the People
20 03 2017I loved writing this story. Some of the best times I’ve had on the road were at these very establishments. From the article:
“Good people drink good beer.” The ancient Celtic axiom popularized by Hunter S. Thompson may or may not ring true in every instance. But that’s not the point. The Northwest is filled with justifiably proud people. We are proud of the things we do, the things we make and the places we call home. Smaller communities, in particular, rally around a source of local pride. One of the things we do better than most is beer.
There are brewpubs and alehouses that are the heart of some Northwest towns. They are hubs where families and friends meet. They are places that out of towners take special trips to experience. They are institutions, where good people go to drink good beer. Here are just a few of our small-town favorites.
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Northwest Travel & Life: Spring Escapes to Portland’s Eastside Industrial District
21 02 2017In the latest issue of Northwest Travel & Life, I recommend things to do and places to eat and drink in one of Portland’s more explorable new districts. From the article:
“Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District (CEID) was once devoid of coveted urban treasures like authentic ethnic cuisine, craft cocktails, and coffee roasters. But just like the Pearl District before it, thanks to Portlanders’ genius at repurposing stuff, like neighborhoods, the CEID is now teeming with food, drink, and entertainment hotspots. As Portland’s famous roses bloom in spring, the streets are once again enlivened with cyclists and pedestrians, hopeful with the promise of sunshine and patio seating. Come curious, come hungry, come thirsty, and be ready to indulge in one of Portland’s coolest new destination neighborhoods. Here are our picks for a perfect CEID getaway.”
Click here to read the PDF version. Photo courtesy of Noraneko.
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