Apples, Pears and Alpacas: Hood River Harvest Tour

Autumn must have been created with children in mind. What kid doesn’t love to catch falling leaves, pick apples and paint pumpkins? And we know just the place to celebrate the harvest with your family this fall: Hood River, Oregon. The charming town of Hood River, located on the Columbia River Gorg

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Falling for Color: Five Fall Family Hikes in Greater Seattle

With summer a fading memory, hiking might be the last thing on your mind. But don’t pack up the kids’ hiking boots just yet. Autumn is a terrific season to hit the trail. Our wildlands are bursting with fall color right now — hues of flame red, bright orange and soft yellow. Summer crowds have dwin

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5 Great Rustic Retreats for Washington Family Getaways

Just because it's not summer doesn't mean you can't do an outdoor getaways. Book one of these affordable rustic retreats for a family off-season getaway and stay snug and warm when you’re inside while enjoying the crisp air while you’re outside. You might even find the cooler fall weather makes t

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Recharge Card: 10 Fall Retreat Options for Moms

Sammamish mom of two Krista Kolaz Wall ran away from home this summer with some friends. She participated in July in the Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage, a relay race where teams run over 200 miles over two days and one night. Kolaz Wall says, “I think getting out on your own to relax and recharge is

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Best Scenic Drives in Western Washington

Life is too short not to take the scenic routeThere’s something magnetic about Washington’s varied scenery that draws us from the bustle of city life out onto the open road. If you’ve got a cooler packed with snacks, a road map and a tank full of gas, you’re ready to take the family on one of these

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Guide to Spur-of-the-Moment Family Road Trips

It was 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, when I learned about the upcoming annular eclipse, in which the moon would cover all but a bright ring of the sun’s outline.  It would take 17 hours of driving to reach a viewing location. And it was only 39 hours until the event.  I told my husband, “We’ve got

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Photo Essay: Babes on Bikes

Editor's note: This photo essay was originally published on Sightline.org here. Find more of Anna Fahey's writing on Sightline's blog. My daughter will turn three this year, and we just enrolled her in preschool! With all our childcare at home to date, we’ve been lucky to avoid lots of extra runnin

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Crystal Mountain’s Off-Season Magic: 6 Reasons to Love This Summer Getaway

I like it when the real world stuns my children. Their universe is so full of things that buzz and blink that it’s fantastic to see them astonished by something that hasn’t been “enhanced.” When we visited Crystal Mountain last September, my kids couldn’t stop ooh-ing and aah-ing. I grew up in Seat

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