Editor’s note: I’ve spent a good deal of time along Puget Sound, but now I can’t wait to go back after reading about such cool petrified wood to be found. For more of Morgan’s rockhounding adventures, click here to visit her index page. The western coast of the United States includes beautiful geology: sea stacks,…
Seattle, Washington. The unofficial capital and most important city economically in the Pacific Northwest. Or, for many who have never been, that city way up there in the corner. Well, it might be in the corner of the continental US, but Seattle is worth visiting, even though its location can make it a bit of…
The early 1960s were a very exciting time, especially as it pertains to exploration beyond the planet. Sputnik had launched in 1957, and with it launched the space race. So when Seattle was chosen to host the 1962 World’s Fair, it only made sense to have it with a theme of the space age. The…
This might be the most recognizable market in the world. Seattle’s venerable Pike Place Market opened in 1907, and has been continuously operating ever since. A mix of fruit stands, crafts, specialty treats, restaurants, and the famous seafood vendors who will throw a fish over your head, it is one of the most visited attractions…
Every great city starts somewhere. And make no mistake; Seattle is a great city. There is a reason so many lovers of culture, of the outdoors, or just of a good life with a great cup of coffee (not Starbucks) come here to visit or to live. But it had to start somewhere. And it…
After a summer of mostly staying in Los Angeles - which has been full of cool activities and lots of great food - I am off on another trip, this time to the jewel of the Pacific Northwest: Seattle. I’ve been to Seattle several times before, but always for a specific purpose. There were three…
Editor's note: it's been more than four months since I have left Southern California, and I am so excited to live vicariously through our amazing Sam Spector on this trip! Don't miss all his writing by clicking here. Also, as circumstances are constantly changing in this time of global pandemic, please check current conditions and…
Editor's note: this is the second article (of hopefully many) on The Royal Tour from Christian Grand. You can read all of his articles here! The Tri-Cities area lies a bit north of the Oregon-Washington border, and about 40 miles north of I-84. Many sections of the interstate overlay what was once the fabled Oregon…
Spokane is Washington's second largest city, and the only noticeable metropolitan area for hundreds of miles around. However, its location on the far eastern edge of the state makes it the ideal home base to explore not only Eastern Washington, but the Idaho Panhandle and Western Montana as well. Many people, though, make the mistake…
I have been fascinated with the idea of the World's Fair ever since my parents read a children's book to me long ago about the invention of the ice cream cone at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. This excitement only increased when I recently read Devil in the White City about the 1893 Chicago…