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John Lok/The Seattle Times Catherine Hennings, right, board president of Cascade Bicycle Club, pauses on the bicycle trail at Seattle's Myrtle Edwards Park, part of an urban loop she recommends.

Bike club leader’s tips for scenic rides in Washington

John Lok/The Seattle Times Catherine Hennings, right, board president of Cascade Bicycle Club, pauses on the bicycle trail at Seattle's Myrtle Edwards Park, part of an urban loop she recommends.

April 17, 2015, 5:00pm Northwest

SEATTLE — The great thing about cycling, says Catherine Hennings, board president of Seattle's Cascade Bicycle Club, is "you are out in the open air and see so much more when you are moving at the pace of a bicycle, not only our spectacular mountains, lakes and rivers, but also… Read story

Seattle Times files This year's &quot;Washington State Visitors Guide&quot; features &quot;trips of a lifetime,&quot; which includes a climb to the 14,411-foot summit of Mount Rainier.

Guide highlights ‘trips of a lifetime’ in Washington

Seattle Times files This year's &quot;Washington State Visitors Guide&quot; features &quot;trips of a lifetime,&quot; which includes a climb to the 14,411-foot summit of Mount Rainier.

April 11, 2015, 5:00pm Northwest

TACOMA -- If you want some summer vacation travel tips or an idea for a weekend getaway, get the new "Washington State Visitors Guide." Read story

University of Washington files A hydrophone is deployed in 2009 in Icy Bay, Alaska. Glaciologist Erin Pettit began a research project to find out how calving glacier ice sounded to a humpback whale.

Bubbles turn up the noise in Alaska

University of Washington files A hydrophone is deployed in 2009 in Icy Bay, Alaska. Glaciologist Erin Pettit began a research project to find out how calving glacier ice sounded to a humpback whale.

April 2, 2015, 12:00am Life

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Glaciologist Erin Pettit began a research project to find out what humpback whales heard when a big piece of ice falls from a glacier and crashes into the ocean. But the sound generated by ice drifting in the water turned out to be just as interesting. Read story

Point Pinos Lighthouse lantern room can be seen where a Fresnel lens works by bouncing and bending light rays from a 1,000-watt lamp gathered by the lens and focused out to sea in Pacific Grove, Calif., on February 25, 2015. It is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States and even the lens is original. It was first lit February 1, 1855.

Point Pinos Lighthouse continues to shine

Point Pinos Lighthouse lantern room can be seen where a Fresnel lens works by bouncing and bending light rays from a 1,000-watt lamp gathered by the lens and focused out to sea in Pacific Grove, Calif., on February 25, 2015. It is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States and even the lens is original. It was first lit February 1, 1855.

March 29, 2015, 12:00am Life

As thousands of seagoing adventurers, caught up in gold fever, made their way along California's long, dark coast, not a single light led the way. Read story

Miranda Lowe, collection manager poses for a photograph by the virtual dive screens showing a diver next to a manta ray as it swims over a coral reef, during a media preview of 'Coral Reef - Secret Cities of the Sea' exhibition at the Natural History museum in London, Wednesday, March, 25, 2015. The museum?s new show plunges into the underwater world, featuring a ?virtual dive? that provides a 180-degree view of five coral reefs controlled by a joystick, including one vista with a manta ray in Komodo Island, Indonesia.

Take a dive at Natural History Museum, manta ray included

Miranda Lowe, collection manager poses for a photograph by the virtual dive screens showing a diver next to a manta ray as it swims over a coral reef, during a media preview of 'Coral Reef - Secret Cities of the Sea' exhibition at the Natural History museum in London, Wednesday, March, 25, 2015. The museum?s new show plunges into the underwater world, featuring a ?virtual dive? that provides a 180-degree view of five coral reefs controlled by a joystick, including one vista with a manta ray in Komodo Island, Indonesia.

March 29, 2015, 12:00am Travel

LONDON -- If you've ever wanted to see coral reefs but don't fancy getting wet, then London's Natural History Museum may be the place for you. Read story

Curtis Penix smiles as he arrives at the site of the original Fort Boonesborough, Ky., Thursday, March 26, 2015. Penix walked the 240 mile Boone Trace following the trail his 5th great grandfather Joshua Penix walked with Daniel Boone in 1775. (AP Photo/Timothy D.

Following Boone’s footsteps

Curtis Penix smiles as he arrives at the site of the original Fort Boonesborough, Ky., Thursday, March 26, 2015. Penix walked the 240 mile Boone Trace following the trail his 5th great grandfather Joshua Penix walked with Daniel Boone in 1775. (AP Photo/Timothy D.

March 29, 2015, 12:00am Life

FORT BOONESBOROUGH, Ky. -- Keeping up a quick pace to the finish line, Curtis Penix didn't look like someone who had walked nearly 240 miles in the footsteps of frontiersman Daniel Boone, an arduous trip through the Appalachian terrain that was inspired by his own family's pioneering roots in the… Read story

Selfie spot for ‘Mad Men’ fans: new Don Draper bench in NYC

March 29, 2015, 12:00am Travel

NEW YORK -- "Mad Men" fans can now take a selfie with Don Draper, thanks to a bench unveiled Monday featuring the fictional adman's silhouette. Read story

Former Vancouver residents Dana Greyson and her husband, Wayne Seitz, are spending the next two years sailing the South Pacific in their 36.5-foot sailboat, Journey.

Former Vancouver couple sets off on sailing adventure

Former Vancouver residents Dana Greyson and her husband, Wayne Seitz, are spending the next two years sailing the South Pacific in their 36.5-foot sailboat, Journey.

March 29, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

Dana Greyson and Wayne Seitz celebrated their eighth anniversary last week with cranberry mimosas, bacon and buckwheat pancakes with maple syrup. Although it sounds ordinary, it was hardly a common celebration. Read story

This July 2014 photo shows Lake Villarrica in Pucon, Chile. The region is known for the Villarrica volcano, which erupted March 3, 2015, forcing the temporary evacuation of residents and visitors. Many travelers to Pucon come to see the volcano and then realize there are many other things to see and do, including fishing and other types of recreation on Lake Villarrica.

Chile area more than volcano

This July 2014 photo shows Lake Villarrica in Pucon, Chile. The region is known for the Villarrica volcano, which erupted March 3, 2015, forcing the temporary evacuation of residents and visitors. Many travelers to Pucon come to see the volcano and then realize there are many other things to see and do, including fishing and other types of recreation on Lake Villarrica.

March 22, 2015, 12:00am Travel

PUCON, Chile -- The first thing you notice when getting off the bus in Pucon in Chile's Lake District is the smell of smoke from the wood-burning stoves that are ubiquitous around town. The next thing you notice is the volcano. Read story

Kids get cooking on these getaways

March 22, 2015, 12:00am Travel

Is your child the next gourmet guru? Explore the concept during a culinary adventure. Here are five ideas to consider. Read story