Okay, time to dust off those hiking boots and poles and start taking to the trails! Adventurous wanderboomers in the Pacific Northwest will find plenty of hiking trails on Tiger Mountain to satisfy a variety of skill levels. But if you’re looking for an easy first hike to launch your hiking season and a popular […]
Pacific Northwest
Sharpening the Travel Writer’s Saw
A seasonal shift is underway here in the Pacific Northwest, bringing cooler temperatures, cloudy skies and colorful foliage. Soon, soon enough, I’ll begin the steady retreat into silence and solitude to dream, write and reflect on my travels over the past year. But first, I have a writer’s conference to attend . . . An annual […]
Foraging Fun with Jennifer Hahn
Author. Poet. Teacher. Naturalist. Forager. Jennifer Hahn packs an impressive resume after more than 25 years as a wildlife adventurer whose travels span hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Northern California to Canada and kayaking solo from Ketchikan, Alaska to Bellingham, Washington where she now resides. Along the way she’s also led tours throughout the […]
Mediterranean Mussels Magic at Taylor Shellfish Farms
With our geoduck and cracked crab cooking demonstrations behind us, host Jon Rowley introduces us to one more delicacy at Taylor Shellfish Farms: Mediterranean mussels. Jon explains how these glossy blue/black mollusks are cultivated on mussel rafts, from which they are lowered into the water and harvested after about a year. The mussels attach themselves […]
Seattle Sun Fest
It’s true that the sun has been in hiding here in the Pacific Northwest. In fact, it’s been a no-show for a record number of days this year – which makes it all the more spectacular when it does make an appearance. Last week we had one of those days in Seattle – a day […]