Take a drive on the wild side
*** Update - Keeper Adventure Tours have reopened, as of Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 *** Seeing a bison from a distance is a magical thing. The unexpected, lumbering grace with which they move their…
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Matt is Travel Tacoma - Mt. Rainier's chief marketing and data officer. He's a Pacific Northwest native and outdoor enthusiast. He's also a minimalist, so we'll stop here.
*** Update - Keeper Adventure Tours have reopened, as of Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 *** Seeing a bison from a distance is a magical thing. The unexpected, lumbering grace with which they move their…
Read MoreFarmers markets have always been a seasonal mainstay in Pierce County, but right now, as much as any time in recent memory, it's a breath of fresh air to get outside in a safe environment, focus on…
Read MoreFrom the mountain to the sea, many (but not all) restaurants around Pierce County have started reopening their dining rooms as part of Phase 2 of Governor Inslee's Safe Start Washington phased…
Read MoreAs of today, the governor’s lifting of certain restrictions focuses on outdoor recreation, and most Pierce County cities have followed suit. The good news is that city and county trails are wide open…
Read MoreWe’ve all found that one Wikipedia page that leads to another, that leads to another, and pretty soon you’ve learned that some plants can do math and you hate that you know that. Try a more local…
Read MoreTravel is an immersive experience, and while we can't visit a place in person for a while, we can still explore virtually. Google has been slowly and steadily encouraging people to take 360-degree…
Read MoreMy first thought is that this can't be real. I'm watching this from the side, not sure how first-person I want this account to be. Yes, it's a hot tub, but only in the most primal sense. Your bathtub…
Read MoreThat beautiful, quiet fragment of a season after the end of the wildflower watching and before the skiing and snowshoeing is just about over. This weekend, on Saturday, Dec. 21, winter hours at Mount…
Read MoreSEVENTY48 is a 48-hour, seventy-mile, human-powered race from the downtown Tacoma waterfront to Port Townsend, Washington across the Salish Sea. It is not easy. Grown men and women cry. Experienced…
Read More"When the racers are competing, they stay on their bikes, right?" I asked. "Yeah...well, mostly. Except for when they're carrying them," she said. That was my introduction to Cyclocross, the edgy…
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