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Samuel H Boardman State Park on the Oregon Coast
As Highway 101 winds along the Southern Oregon Coast’s rugged and wild shoreline, it showcases jaw-dropping vistas and superlative natural splendor. The winding ribbon of road traverses some of the most breathtaking scenery in the Pacific Northwest. It features jagged…
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6 Things to do on a Whidbey Island Day Trip from Seattle
For stressed-out Seattleites, Whidbey Island is an idyllic emerald escape. The spindly vertical isle in Washington’s Puget Sound features evergreen forests, cozy waterside towns, sweeping beaches, and soaring mountain views. It is the type of place where artists set up…
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The Best Beaches in St John, USVI
The tiny Caribbean island of St John is home to untouched wilderness and pristine landscapes. It is a fleck of emerald in a sapphire sea. A place where nature still rules supreme. With its blanket of greenery, its idyllic beaches,…
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Day Trip to Mount St Helens National Monument
Four decades ago, Mount St Helens unleashed the most destructive eruption in modern US history. The volcano’s explosion expelled 520 million tons of ash that darkened the skies above Washington State. The plumes of smoke traveled eastward nearly 2,000 miles…
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Making the Most of One Day in Maui
As a flight attendant, I’ve grown accustomed to seeing the world from a birds-eye vantage point. In fact, the notion of lounging on a beach merely hours before floating through the sky is nothing really out of the ordinary. It…
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The Palouse Scenic Byway in Eastern Washington
The Palouse is a fertile patchwork of undulating hills, located primarily in the eastern reaches of Washington State. Speckled with picturesque barns and sheep-studded pastures, the Palouse represents a nostalgic depiction of rural American life. Yet, despite its seductive charm,…
