Travel

American and other airlines further cut into fall schedules

August 21, 2022, 6:00am Business

American Airlines cut 31,000 flights from its November schedule over the last month, a major reduction that is becoming part of the unpredictability of flying in the COVID-recovery environment across the industry. Read story

A horse drawn produce wagon driven by Wayne Buckner, of Falls City, sits in 2007 at the Pike Place Market in Seattle.

Flying fish and ghosts. The tales and history of Pike Place Market on its 115th birthday

August 17, 2022, 7:47am Life

Pike Place Market is one of Seattle’s most popular tourist attractions, and as the market celebrates its 115th birthday on Wednesday, Aug. 17, we’re uncovering some of the lesser-known history and haunted tales of the market. Read story

International travel at Sea-Tac airport is up 244% from 2021. Be prepared before going abroad

August 17, 2022, 7:45am Business

Taking an international trip? Don’t let travel plans get ruined by lack of preparation, a stomachache or other illnesses. Read story

Our group of 15 passengers and five guides looks downriver as we take off from Corn Creek onto the River of No Return in Idaho for a five-day, 80-mile stretch through the Frank Church Wilderness.

Find quiet wilderness and a touch of luxury on water so treacherous, it’s known as the ‘River of No Return’

August 15, 2022, 6:02am Life

When Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery were in Salmon, Idaho, in 1805 looking for a river that could help speed their journey west, they hoped to find something akin to the Missouri with a slow, gentle flow. Instead, they found the Salmon River, a wild, fast-flowing waterway… Read story

A downed tree provides a crossing of Calamity Creek in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Siouxon Trail the jewel of the forest

August 14, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

It’s well-known that forest wildfires burn in a patchwork, scorching some spots yet sparing others. Read story

See the shining Salish Sea

On board the Samish, part of the Washington State Ferries system, en route to San Juan Island.

August 12, 2022, 6:01am Life

The San Juan Islands, an archipelago of more than 170 islands northwest of Seattle, are considered among the best places in the United States to whale watch, and my experience last month confirmed it. The three-hour tour was a highlight of a two-day trip to San Juan Island, a hilly,… Read story

Deception Pass marks 100 years

Ko-kwahl-alwoot, the Maiden of Deception Pass, is the subject of a Samish legend; she is honored on a story pole at the entrance to Rosario Head that was installed in 1983.

August 7, 2022, 6:02am Latest News

High chair affixed to a picnic table, my daughter ate bite-size portions of shrimp scampi cooked over a portable stove before my wife and I tucked her into a travel crib zipped inside a tent in the Cranberry Lake Campground. On her first night camping, crashing waves and tree-rustling wind… Read story