Looking for ideas for your next road trip? Read what our AAA travel pros have to share. Their favorite road trips combine adventure with amazing memories made along the way. These are the road trips that they would personally recommend to a friend. Read on and get ready to be inspired.
Read MoreTo this day, whenever Alease Frieson hears the album, “Synchronicity,” by the U.K. band, The Police, she thinks of the Nevada desert. For the Tacoma native, the songs on that LP remind her of a significant family road trip in the summer of 1994 that changed her life and the way she thinks about herself and the world at large. A mere days before the Christmas holiday in 1993, Alease was weeks away from turning 10 years old. Sadly, her father had just passed away after a long battle with cancer (on Dec. 10, 1993).
To help the family cope, Alease’s mother planned a road trip down the West Coast for Alease, her younger sister and older cousin. During a time when sadness could have easily overtaken them, the chance to see the country and later connect with family in Los Angeles provided the catharsis and the metaphorical medicine needed to get past the family tragedy.
Read MoreDid you know that the Pacific Northwest is home to nearly 200 different species of butterflies? That’s right. From Washington to northern Idaho, Oregon and Vancouver B.C., the region is flush with the fluttering, often brilliantly colored winged creatures. At peak times, there are upwards of millions in the area. But here’s where you might be wondering: Where are they, exactly? Allow us to be your guide.
Read MoreOne benefit of living in the Pacific Northwest is our access to public hot springs. There are dozens of hot pools speckling the region from Washington to Idaho to Oregon. Read on to learn some of the best places to take a warm dip in nature any time of the year.
Read MoreIt began with a third-grade homework assignment for Khalil Kinsey: build your family tree. But Khalil remembers that he couldn’t go far back in his family’s lineage. Because of the slave trade, those records don’t exist. For millions of people brought to America as slaves and their descendants, their family lineage was obliterated. “I can still remember the feeling that I had as a young boy,” Khalil says. “Without having those types of answers and feeling inadequate in comparison with my classmates.”
Read MorePhotographer Grant Gunderson has been on the top of an erupting volcano and shot death-defying skiers and mountain bikers at the peak of their momentous jumps. The Bellingham, Washington-based photographer has published his intense action photos for myriad magazine covers and digital outlets, from ESPN to Eddie Bauer. We caught up with the nature enthusiast to ask about his origins in photojournalism, and what he loves about his work.
Read MoreJames Beard Award-winning chef Edouardo Jordan operates three prestigious eateries in Seattle’s sleepy Ravenna neighborhood: JuneBaby, Salare and Lucinda Grain Bar. While many might consider the chef to be a man of the city, the classically trained restaurant owner also has a true passion for nature. Indeed, Jordan says it was one of the reasons he first moved to the Emerald City from his native Florida in 2006.
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