San Juan Islands whale watching: how to pick a tour Few sights in the Pacific Northwest beat a pod of orcas surfacing in Haro Strait. The San Juan Islands are one of the best places in the country to see them, from a boat or from a rocky shoreline with... Pacific Northwest Oct 28, 2026
A weekend on the Olympic Peninsula Olympic National Park packs three different worlds into one weekend: subalpine meadows with views of glaciated peaks, a mossy temperate rain forest, and wild Pacific beaches stacked with drift logs an... Pacific Northwest Oct 28, 2026
Mount Rainier day trip from Seattle On a clear day, Mount Rainier fills the skyline from Seattle, and it's closer than it looks: Paradise, the park's most famous meadows, is about a two-and-a-half-hour drive. With an early start you can... Pacific Northwest Oct 28, 2026
