For the next 2 days, Google Offers has $25 for one lift ticket at Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort. The guns are blazing on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains… the snow guns, that is. Come ski and ride at the Washington resort that receives 300 days of sunshine annually coupled with amazing [...]
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Google Offers has a great deal for the next 2+ days, if you’ve ever wanting to go snowshoeing. Here’s the deal: If you’ve always wanted to go walkin’ in a winter wonderland, you’ll need the proper equipment. Strap on a pair of snowshoes and journey through the snow-covered Cascadian peaks: $62.50 gets you a half-day [...]
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The Cedar Butte trail is just a little more than thirty-five miles from Seattle and since it’s starts at only about 1,000 feet up in elevation, it is pretty much a year-round hike to enjoy. That’s not to say there won’t be snow there at times during some seasons. But the snow depth is usually [...]
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Looking for a good Wintertime trail in the lowlands? 2010 was apparently the seventh rainiest year in recorded history for the Seattle area. The last couple of months of it were certainly pretty brutal with heavy rains, high winds, snow and sleet in the northwest. The skies however cleared for the final few days of [...]
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So you’ve heard about this geocaching thing and have no idea where to start. Maybe you’ve never heard of it! Either way, I hope this quick little article will give you can idea of what geocaching is and where it can take you. First off, geocaching started in May of 2000 and was placed a [...]
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This is a guest article by Susan Hamilton. More about Susan after the article. At the base of the 8,000-foot high Cascade Mountains in the heart of Washington State, Leavenworth charms visitors with its distinctive European appeal and authentic Bavarian architecture. Alpine scenery and mountains rise around the Bavarian village and the Wenatchee River runs [...]
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At one point I couldn’t get off the couch. My back hurt so much that getting to my car was the equivalent of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. It was bad and I was miserable. I had hurt myself in a car accident and it really put a damper on my life. Before the accident [...]
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