Take a Walk
Location: West Seattle.
Length: More than a mile of trails.
Level of difficulty: Level paved to moderately steep dirt/gravel trails.
By Cathy McDonald | February 21, 2002
Tired of snow? Explore Lower Crab Creek in the Columbia Basin.
You'll need an early start to visit Lower Crab Creek, but it's not as far away as it sounds. Pick a day when it's not snowing at Snoqualmie Pass and enjoy the scenic drive. From Vantage on the Columbia River it's only seven miles to Crab Creek and one of the best winter hikes we've done. You can leave your snowshoes behind, too.
By Karen Sykes | February 21, 2002
SEQUIM -- There are at least a couple of things that make Sequim different from any other town in the state.
For starters, it guarantees the weather.
And if you want, you can sleep overnight in a train caboose.
Protected from precipitation by the Olympic Mountains' so-called "rain shadow," this city of 24,000 actually has an ordinance that specifically prohibits "weather conditions that are detrimental to enjoyment of activities within the city."
Some businesses even issue sun checks instead of rain checks.
By Jeff Larsen | February 21, 2002
PORTLAND - Remember the Burma Shave signs that used to entertain families along America's highways?
Statistics prove
Near & far
That folks who drive
Like crazy ...
Are!
Burma Shave
Have you ever touched a meteorite or had a close encounter with college football's Heisman Trophy?
You think the StairMaster at the health club is an instrument of torture? How would you like to try cleaning a carpet with a hand-pumped vacuum cleaner that punished 19th-century homemakers?
By Stanton H. Patty | February 21, 2002
I'd waited more than five years for this trip.
The Clearwater Wilderness Area, just north of Mount Rainier National Park, has long been on my list of targets for snowshoeing, but until this winter, the trip was out of my reach. It was out of everyone's reach, unless they were willing to risk a dangerous ford of the frigid, churning waters of the Carbon River.
In 1996, the flooding river swept away the only bridge into the wilderness from the south. That bridge was finally replaced this fall, and the road reopened in November, just in time for winter.
By Dan A. Nelson | February 21, 2002
