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This year, while the Ranger-led snowshoe tours at Paradise are on a COVID-required hiatus, you can rent snowshoes the National Park Inn General Store at Longmire ($14.50 for adults, $10.50 for

*** 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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That 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

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The forecast is calling for a weekend of perfect temperatures, with just enough cloud cover to let you not feel too bad about skipping the sunscreen (Note from Travel Tacoma attorneys: always wear

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The crunch of snow under more than two dozen pairs of snowshoes is the only sound in an otherwise silent forest clearing. The relatively fresh snow muffled sounds and side conversations to the point

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Hipsters and Danish people (and presumably especially hipster Danes) call it “hygge,” but it’s really just a feeling of coziness, contentment and general wellbeing. It’s a feeling that’s pervasive in

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When it comes to giving gifts, most people would rather unwrap a memory than a new gadget for the holidays. That’s why gift-giving trends are moving toward experiences instead of stuff. Sure, they

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Northwest fall brings the eerie mist that drapes the Tacoma region. With that air of mystery, Pierce County doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to thrills. And most of these thrills can be had even

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No more fumbling for your wallet while a Mount Rainier ranger waits and the line of cars at the entrance backs up behind you! To speed up entry to the park, Mount Rainier is one of 17 national parks

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Tacoma's summers saturated with direct sunlight can be both a blessing and a curse. While everything is better with sunshine, the heat can have you - and your kids - begging for water. Not just water

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Snowshoe your way to Paradise - or Longmire - at Mount Rainier

Take a drive on the wild side

Winter hours at Mount Rainier start this weekend

What to do this weekend in Tacoma and Pierce County (August 9-11, 2019)

A ranger-guided snowshoe tour for an easy weekend escape

Tacoma and Pierce County's recipe for coziness

The gift of art, music, adventure and quality time in Tacoma and Pierce County

Fall in Pierce County for thrill seekers

Mount Rainier is going digital

Spraygrounds, spray parks and outdoor pools: Your guide to keeping cool in Pierce County

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