The town of Soap Lake is filled with bikers. Harley bikers, decked out in leather and traveling en masse. But there's a softer side of Soap Lake -- one well worth visiting for a quick weekend getaway covered in mud.
By Sara Kennedy | July 4, 2008
Little Kids, Big City
Want to get away this weekend for a daytrip? I'd like to suggest Bainbridge Island, where I recently went on a mini-break with my kids. Here's the scoop on the island life:
By Lora Shinn | July 11, 2008
Get away without going away. Here are real prices* for a special night for two on the town — with a sleepover. Your room: Pioneer Square...
May 29, 2008
Convergence Zone
Give peace -- and relaxation -- a chance with an in-town getaway this
weekend. As Seattle prepares for the Dalai Lama's visit, the Westin
Seattle is offering a special "Peace and Compassion" room rate of $165
per night from April 10 to 13.
By Sheri Quirt | April 10, 2008
A quick drive from Penticton, British Columbia, Apex is
spread out over the two faces of Beaconsfield Mountain, which reaches an elevation of 7,187 feet. A new detachable quad
lift, aptly named Quickdraw, transports snowriders to the peak for spectacular views of four different mountain ranges,
as well as nearly five percent of the entire province of British Columbia. The Monashee Mountains lie to the east, the
Cascades to the south, the Cathedrals to the southwest, and the British Columbia Coast Range to the west. A combination
December 29, 1969
WINTHROP, Okanogan County — Sun Mountain Lodge is a bit like the restaurant atop the Space Needle. It's in a spectacular spot; how much harder does it have to try?
By Brian J. Cantwell | February 8, 2007
Daily Find
Want to get away for Valentine's Day? It might be too late -- and too expensive -- to book a trip to Paris (unless, that is, you have deep pockets and a private jet), but a romantic night spent downtown is always an inviting possibility.
By Kathy Schultz | February 2, 2007
CHELAN — E-mail message sent to friends in Seattle who were riding out another wind and rain storm: "Made it to Chelan. No wind. No rain. Sunny. Going skiing."
All bets are off this year when it comes to weather predictions, but there's a reason the locals call this corner of Central Washington "America's Little Switzerland."
By Carol Pucci | January 18, 2007
VICTORIA, B.C. — Only a few passengers ventured on to the deck of the Port Angeles-based ferry M.V. Coho, their heads bent and feet firmly planted against wind gusts and light rain, as we entered Victoria's Inner Harbor. The warm-weather parade of float planes, sailboats and small harbor ferries had disappeared — the harbor's waters the same color as the concrete walks surrounding it.
By Barbara Kinney | January 11, 2007
Let me count the ways my family was injured during our ski vacation.
By Kristin Jackson | November 16, 2006
