Ashland’s Lithia Park Review: 7 Rare Glimpses along my Walking Tour
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Portland’s International Rose Test Garden Review: Top 10 Unmissable Sights
What would you do if you saw a rose that looked exactly like a Hawaiian tie-dye shirt? You might gasp…
What is the Most Incredible Aspect of Seattle’s Space Needle? (A Photo Essay)
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Seattle’s Chittenden Lock Review: How the Salmon Were Saved from Oblivion
An amazing feat of engineering might not look so impressive at first glance; but sometimes, below the surface, astounding things…
Seattle Quintet Singing “Blue Skies” a-cappella is THE Antidote to Winter Video
Sometimes, in the middle of a harsh winter, a simple song to remind you that blue skies and warm weather…
The Radical Act of Kindness that Floored Me at a Seattle Farmer’s Market
What would you do if someone you'd never met walked up to you and gave you a gift, completely unexpectedly?…
Why Pike’s Market is a MUST SEE in Seattle
When we last left off in the story of my adventures to the West Coast and back, I had just…
Lan Su Chinese Garden Review: A Visit that Transcends Portland Itself
"Most cherished in this mundane world is a place without traffic..." ~ Wen Zhengming Have you ever overcome the boundaries…
Portland’s Waterfront Blues Festival ROCKS! (4th of July at the Waterfront)
Saturday in the park I think it was the 4th of July... And I've been waiting such a long time…
Up Green Trail to see blue Rocky Mountains
When was the last time you beheld the magnificence of nature? A friend had invited me to explore a hiking…