Tacoma, Wash. – In the 1970s, only 14 red wolves roamed the planet, and today there are approximately 300, with a large portion reintroduced into the wild. This Labor Day Weekend, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium will open its newest exhibit, Red Wolf Woods, in honor of this 40-year recovery program and the zoo’s leadership [...]
Do you remember sitting in the back seat of your dad’s 57 Chevy thinking you’d own a beauty like this someday, or wishing you had a thirty-year old MGB or a VW Bug sitting in your garage to restore? Do you have an insulated five bay garage with an epoxy floor to keep your prize [...]
There is nothing like the experience of camping in the great outdoors. The warmth of a campfire, the quiet of the wilderness, the rocks that you suddenly discover under your air mattress that deflated in the middle of the night…the 1 a.m. trek through the woods with your child on a bathroom break. Camping trips, [...]
Leave it to the owners of The Tasting Room at Wilridge Vineyard in Yakima to intregue us with a week of events that include a wine history class and a nature hike. As a quick supplemental piece to our ‘Glamping’ story found in the April 2010 issue of the Home Town Clipper, we would like to share with [...]
Washington State History Museum Introduces Guests to Folk Art Traditions TACOMA–Mar. 30–The second annual WITH OUR HANDS: World Folk Art Festival will be held April 17-18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, at the Washington State History Museum. The festival features master folk artists from around the Pacific Northwest stationed throughout the museum teaching guests how to [...]
Vancouver’s Winter Olympics will soon be drawing a massive amount of coverage to sports that are often ignored such as alpine skiing, curling, Nordic combined, hockey and figure skating, just to name a few. Coverage of these games often leaves viewers inspired to take up one of these winter sports, and fortunately Washington has endless [...]
If you have kids, the month of October is usually chocked full of multiple visits to the local pumpkin patch. Maybe this year though, instead of venturing 30 minutes down the road, consider venturing two and a half hours South on I-5 to Roloff Farms. Located in Hillsboro, Oregon, Roloff Farms is home to Discovery’s [...]
Looking for a fantastic outdoor adventure not more than two hours away? Then look no further than Mt. Ellinor, located in the Olympic National Forest. Its highest point is 5,944 feet, giving day hikers spectacular views of Hood Canal, Lake Cushman, Mt. Rainier and the Cascade and the Olympic mountain ranges. There are two points [...]
