Wheeling Through Wine Country

   Discover the Northwest’s finest wineries by bike. People try to comfort the afflicted when disaster strikes.“Everything happens for a reason,” they may say, without  predicting the positive that could come from the negative.

   In geological terms, 15-million-year-old Washington state lava flows and the largest documented flood in geologic history at the end of the Ice Age created an unpredictable benefit for future wine makers and bicyclists.   Story links >>>>

Northwest Trees

   When people think of the Pacific Northwest, they naturally think of trees. This region is one of the best places in the world to grow trees, boasting more biomass (weight of plants per acre) than even the famously exuberant tropical rainforests. But if you expect that all the forests of the Northwest look the same,
think again.   Story links >>>>

Better Outdoor Photography

   You’ve just returned home from a special day of hiking along a flower-lined ridge. Flowers tickled your feet while views of mountains surrounded you in all directions. You are eager to view your photographs of this memorable day, only when you finally do, you find no sign within your photographs of the splendid beauty that your eyes saw.   Story links >>>>