Oktoberfests in the Pacific Northwest

Five Great Oktoberfests in the Pacific Northwest

Psst…. get our premier guide to local fall travel – Autumn Escapes in the Pacific Northwest. Get inspired to spend your fall weekends combing rocky beaches, savoring the harvest, and hiking scenic mountain trails of Washington and Oregon. Get it here. Backdropped by the snow-capped peaks of the Cascades, Oktoberfest in the Northwest is probably the […]

Five Great County Fairs in Washington State

Five Great County Fairs in Washington State

August is “county fair” month, deep-fried and topped with powdered sugar before a ride on the ferris wheel or watching pigs race under the summer sun. Head to a rural county fair near you for a taste of local flavor, Pacific Northwest style.

Great County Fairs in Oregon

Great County Fairs of Oregon

There’s more to a county fair than delicious deep-fried food on a stick. Fairs celebrate accomplishments of ordinary citizens, like the best home-brewed beer or crunchiest preserved pickles. Come for the fun rides and stay for the local crafts, magic shows, and banjo music.

Quick Escape: Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula

Quick Escape: Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula

Most people think the Olympic Peninsula town of Sequim (pronounced Skwim) is a retirees’ enclave with year-round sunshine set in a rural landscape dotted with fragrant fields of lavender. And indeed, it is. But Sequim has evolved into so much more.

Quick Escape: See the Skagit Tulips

Pink Skagit Tulips

There’s something about rows upon rows of brightly-colored tulips that screams: Goodbye winter, hello spring! The time is now to catch the flower fireworks show that blankets Skagit Valley farmland each April.

Northwest Autumn Day Trips: Corn Mazes, Apple Orchards, and Pumpkin Patches

Northwest Autumn Day Trips: Corn Mazes, Apple Orchards, and Pumpkin Patches

Psst…. get our premier guide to fall travel – Autumn Escapes in the Pacific Northwest. Get inspired to spend your fall weekends combing rocky beaches, savoring the harvest, and hiking scenic mountain trails of Washington and Oregon. Get it here. It’s October, my favorite month in the kitchen and in the great outdoors. First, in the kitchen: I’ve made apple […]