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National Park lifetime passes available through the mail

National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis said the Senior Pass and the Access Pass will still be available at national parks, “But the option of receiving a pass by mail may better suit some people.”

Washington Wines Revealed

For too long now, Washington wines have existed under the shadow of their neighbors to the south, and living under the pretense that they could not, and would not stack up to the boisterousness and nobility of California wine

Living in Anacortes Washington

Anacortes is a beautiful city in the Pacific Northwest in Washington. It is the home port to the San Juan Islands, a unique
and beautiful assortment of islands along the Washington and Canadian coast

The City Different beckons winter travelers

Santa Fe is now the third most popular travel city in the country after San Francisco and Charleston, S.C. and ahead of New York, according to the sophisticated travelers who subscribe to “Conde Nast Traveler.” Readers voted Santa Fe as their third favorite travel destination during the magazine’s 22nd Annual Readers Choice Awards in 2009

Salishan Resort Still Retains Charm of Licoln City

Built amongst the tall trees of the Oregon Coast near Lincoln City is a classic Northwest resort – one that for many decades has been synonymous with luxury. The name of that special place is Salishan Spa and Golf Resort, which today retains a great deal of the luster it was known for back in the 1970′s and 80′s.

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

A thru-hiker on the Pacific Crest Trail learns a new reckoning for time, distance, and even hygiene while making the 2,650-mile journey through twenty-four national parks, thirty-three wildernesses, and six out of the seven climate zones in North America. The word “epic” gets thrown around a lot these days, but the Pacific Crest Trail earns the distinction.

Traveling and estate planning

There are two basic concepts that control incapacity planning. Your personal rights, those controlled by incapacity planning, are controlled by state law of the state of your residence. And, generally, your estate plan is controlled by the laws of the state in which you reside

Relax at Lake Quinault and the Quinault Rain Forest

If you think you’ve got a lot of moss, big trees and giant slugs in Clark County, imagine how pioneers living near Lake Quinault on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula must have suffered in the 1880s, trying to settle in one of the soggiest places in the world. Lake Quinault and the Quinault Rain Forest is the only temperate rain forest in the northern hemisphere

GRAY WHALE WATCHING AND COUPEVILLE VIA VICTORIA CLIPPER III

After a successful inaugural season, with sightings on every trip, Clipper Vacations will again be offering an excursion that allows passengers to not only enjoy the magnificent Gray Whales transiting our area, but also spend some time in the historic town of Coupeville on Whidbey Island.

Journey to the End of the Road . . . Or to the Beginning

Neah Bay, situated at the northwestern-most tip of the continental United States on Washington’s scenic Olympic Peninsula, is the ancestral home of the Makah Nation

Seniors relish the Grand Canyon experience in winter

Although we recommend this round trip expedition for anyone over the age of 50, who loves to hike and is up to the challenge, Grand Canyon National Park offers an amazing array of other activities, lodgings and restaurants that are suitable for most seniors in winter and throughout the year.

Mainland Greece: A trip through ancient times

During the past few years, Senior Messenger Graphic Designer Marita Sempio and her sister, Marilou, have traveled together to many exotic locations, including Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, France and Italy. But last spring, their trip to Mainland Greece earned the top spot on their list of exciting destinations.greece pillars