WESTPORT -- Two weeks ago I wandered under the skeleton of a gray whale called Rosie hanging unceremoniously from a warehouse ceiling in Coupeville. Interesting, I thought, but not very hands on.
It occurred to me -- since I'm a photographer -- that it might be neat to try to photograph the animal from the outside in so to speak ... an actual living, functioning gray whale in the wild, barnacles and all.
By Jeff Larsen | April 11, 2002
BELLINGHAM Put your ear to the ground on the railroad tracks down by Boulevard Park, and you can hear it.
No, not the 5:30 Amtrak Cascades from Seattle.
The 'hamster spring stampede.
By Ron C. Judd | April 11, 2002
TACOMA When pioneer Job Carr sailed by the cozy little bluff west of present-day Tacoma in search of the best terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1864, he cried, "Eureka! Eureka!" He'd found it.
Today, the tiny area that captivated Carr is known as Tacoma's Old Town, and visitors looking for the city's charming side may share his reaction.
By Tyrone Beason | April 11, 2002
If Seattle-area traffic or a meager bank balance is keeping you home weekends, this story is for you. Northwest Weekend explores an inexpensive day trip with no time behind the wheel.
Driving to Bellevue from Seattle can be a bit like a river runner's desperate snatch at a branch before the waterfall: First the driver must merge across several terrifying lanes from Interstate 5 to the Highway 520 exit. Then comes a torrent of traffic funneled onto the narrow bridge. And the final challenge, an irrevocable decision made in a flood of cars: Which Bellevue exit to take?
By Connie McDougall | April 11, 2002
