Seattle's secret is out: Lake Chelan, Washington

Seattle's secret is out: Lake Chelan, Washington

CHELAN, Wash. — Just say the words "summer at the lake" in certain company, and you'll get a wistful smile, possibly followed by stories about fishing contests, belly-flops, mosquito bites, campfire songs, sexual awakening, lingering regret, family feuds, winterizing expenses and the...

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Lake Chelan, Washington

Lake Chelan, Washington

If you live in Seattle or Spokane, Lake Chelan is your summer go-to spot. Best of all, few Californians know of it. But that's about to...

Portland, Ore., is a smaller, cleaner, wetter alternative to L.A.

Portland, Ore., is a smaller, cleaner, wetter alternative to L.A.

The Portland Hop. I know, it sounds like a dance craze in 1937. But really, it's what you do when Southern California gets you down and...

Nelson, Canada, in living color

Nelson, Canada, in living color

Up in the northwest forest where Washington, Idaho and British Columbia converge, there's a lazy little international border crossing called...

Puyallup Valley, Wash.: Hope blooms with daffodils

Puyallup Valley, Wash.: Hope blooms with daffodils

Spring had always seemed a reward for enduring winter, a solace for the survivor.

In author Betty MacDonald's footsteps

In author Betty MacDonald's footsteps

The Betty MacDonald Farm is still everything its first owner described in her memoir "Onions in the Stew": a beautiful retreat with a...

Get your caffeine on in the West

Get your caffeine on in the West

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Idaho's Stanley Basin runs wild

Idaho's Stanley Basin runs wild

Just an hour north of Sun Valley, Idaho's celebrity hot spot, lies the Stanley Basin — an amazing region surrounded by snow-capped...

Oregon's Mt. Hood: See, ski and tee

Oregon's Mt. Hood: See, ski and tee

At 9 a.m. on a Friday, the parking lot of Timberline at Mt. Hood was already filling up with SUVs and 4x4s as my husband, Marc, and I pulled...

Beyond the beach: Try Maui's tropic scape or Point Reyes' dunes

Beyond the beach: Try Maui's tropic scape or Point Reyes' dunes

When it comes to long walks on warm, sandy beaches, Southern Californians are spoiled by our many choices. But how about strolling miles...

Achieving Beervana in Portland, Ore.

Achieving Beervana in Portland, Ore.

I can't believe they want coffee.

Family vacation at Willow-Witt Ranch in Oregon

Family vacation at Willow-Witt Ranch in Oregon

Here are some unintended consequences of our family's late-August vacation at the Willow-Witt Ranch in southern Oregon:

Portland's food carts a winning stop

Portland's food carts a winning stop

Instead of going mobile, groups of carts take up space in parking lots across the city for a spirited gathering of foodies and inventive...

Seattle's Arctic Club mines gold rush-era memories

The Doubletree hotel offers a pleasing 'Call of the Wild' aesthetic, rich in detail and consistent with the edifice's history.

Oregon to Washington road trip completes a West Coast journey

California already conquered, he finishes off the country's West Coast, one beach scene at a time.

The boar war that was averted on San Juan Island

The history books don't say whether the dead pig had a name. There's also no mention of whether the slaughtered swine ended up as ham on...

Rain or shine, Portland beckons

PORTLAND, Ore.--Why everyone in the world hasn't up and moved to Portland is a mystery.

Oregon: In the valley of wine

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