by saltncedar | Feb 14, 2018 | Travel
If you love to camp and have not been to the West Coast of Vancouver Island this trip needs to be your next outdoor adventure. Vancouver Island is easily accessible from Bellingham. Make early ferry reservations and take the BC ferry from Tsawwassen to Duke...
by saltncedar | Feb 13, 2018 | NxNW Life, Travel
Everyone knows Seattle as a high-tech hub of earth-loving entrepreneurs – but what lies across the snowcapped Cascade Mountain range just a couple of hours away? You probably wouldn’t guess “posh teepees and horse-whispering cowgirls.” But...
by saltncedar | Feb 4, 2018 | NxNW Life
I guess you could say it all started with a deadly plane crash. In August 2004, a Cessna 182 carrying Sara Gagnon and Tammi Hinkle, both in their 30s, clipped a ridge and went down in the darkness near Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. Sustaining serious...
by saltncedar | Feb 3, 2018 | NxNW Life, Travel
The Cascade Loop in Washington’s northwest corner weaves together a breathtaking quilt of Pacific Northwest scenery: Salish Sea cobble beaches and saltmarshes to glacier-mantled massifs, supersize temperate rainforest to pine parkland and bunchgrass, bustling cities...
by saltncedar | Feb 2, 2018 | Hiking, NxNW Life, Travel
The Pacific Crest Trail is 2,650 miles of some of the most scenic and varied landscapes stretching from Mexico to Canada. As the trail winds its way through California, Oregon, and Washington the natural environment features desert, glaciers, forests, and even...