Outdoors
Explore Our Favorite Northwest Getaways
How to raise the bar of your travel experiences
This article appears in print in the January 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. From underwater tours of the Titanic to vacations planned around your heritage, it’s time to explore what the world has to offer. Seattle Travel Concierge Now Offers Genealogical Travel ItinerariesExplore the ‘Titanic’ with This Local Company This SummerSea-Tac’s New Alaska Airlines Lounge Elevates…
Ballard Used-gear Consignment Shop Makes Outdoor Adventures More Accessible
Wonderland Gear Exchange opened last fall
This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Washington’s trails and slopes can challenge even the heartiest adventurers—but the steep cost of new gear presents one of the biggest obstacles to getting out there in the first place. Making adventures more affordable is one of the tenets of Wonderland Gear Exchange, a…
A Winter Adventure Isn’t Far in Juneau, Alaska
The relatively undiscovered Alaskan gem is a vacation all on its own
Sponsored by Travel Juneau Get to know winter in Juneau, a destination that’s always in season no matter the season. Diverse terrain, abundant snowfall and breathtaking scenery make Alaska’s capital city the best-kept secret in snow sports. We’re talking spruce and cedar forest encrusted in ice rime; long, slow sunsets painting the ridgeline pink, purple…
Sun-Seekers Head North to British Columbia’s Sun Peaks Ski Resort
This Canadian ski area receives over 2000 hours of sunshine annually
Sponsored by Tourism Sun Peaks Words by Aaron Theisen From the top of the Sunburst Express “bubble” quad at British Columbia’s Sun Peaks Resort, my ski partner, Marlie Marchewka—a local snowboarder and unofficial Sun Peaks ambassador for the day—watch morning light stream over Mt. Morrisey, on the far side of the resort. The lifts don’t…
November 2019 Hike of the Month: Licorice Fern Trail
This fall wonderland of a hike is full of mossy trees and crunchy maple leaves
It’s November and shorter daylight hours mean shorter hikes. If you’re not quite ready to bring out the snowshoes and full winter gear, it’s also a good time to explore the lower elevation hikes. Late October brought a round of early snow to the mountains, and closed off a lot of trails close to Seattle…
October 2019 Hike of the Month: Granite Mountain
This hike is a tough climb, but a great swan song for the general hiking season
October is the greatest month for hiking. A hike on a beautiful fall day in the Pacific Northwest is the payoff for all the summer hikes leading up to it, and the incentive that keeps you dreaming all winter of getting back on the trail, if you’re not into the snowy and cold variety of…
Kirkland-based Company Helps You Glamp in Style
Camp off the beaten path in comfort
This article appears in print in the October 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. If you love spending the night in a wild and beautiful natural environment, but hate the idea of roughing it in a tent, start-up Roam Beyond’s “glamping” concept just might be for you. The Kirkland-based travel business sets up specially chosen natural sites with…
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