A crisp wind blows in from the northwest, and the few deciduous trees around my camper slowly lose their still-green leaves. As Tango and I walk, my boots make a crunching sound. Already, snow falls in Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain National Park, Glacier National Park, and other northern-tier mountains. Bears move about rapidly, searching for 25,000…
Early morning drive into town, and I saw something new. A low-lying fog to the east, below the Mt. Spokane summit, swaddling the narrow pines. Only the treetops poked through the fog, creating an illusion of a cloudy sea with mini pines floating on top. Surreal, really. Every region I travel has unique natural phenomena: the…
Washington State is famous for its apples. The state produces 2.5 million tons, which is 6 out of every 10 apples grown in the US. From bestapples.com: “For generations, families in the United States and from around the globe have been able to point to the State of Washington as being THE source for the…