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Author: Matt Wakefield

Matt is Travel Tacoma - Mt. Rainier's communications manager. He's a Pacific Northwest native and outdoor enthusiast. He's also a minimalist, so we'll stop here.

If your adventurous family is up for a pumpkin-chucking, corn-maze-wandering, haunted good time, the Puyallup Valley has a farm for that. If pumpkin-picking, cocoa-sipping, and hay-riding is more your

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Using the words "Fall" or "Autumn" in September in the Pacific Northwest feels like dropping an f-bomb in your grandmother's living room. It should never be done, but if you're going to tempt the

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For the views, food, and ability to keep a respectful and healthy distance, it's really hard to beat Point Ruston. You'll see families cruising up and down the waterfront on bicycle surreys. People

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*** 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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Farmers 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

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From 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

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As 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

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We’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

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Travel 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

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My 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

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Pumpkin Patches, Slingshots, Hayrides, and Farms for Fall Family Fun

Pierce County gardens are still going strong into late summer

New Point Ruston Public Market is something carnivores and vegetarians can agree on

Take a drive on the wild side

Farmers Markets Open Now and Opening Soon

Dine-in at Tacoma and Pierce County begins reopening

All City and County Trails and Most Parks in Pierce County Now Open

Surf Local in Tacoma and Pierce County

Tacoma is virtually a beautiful place

The truth about the new Cannibal Hot Tub at Mount Rainier

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