Wine and Recreation Guide Archives

Uncorked Outdoors: A Guide to Outdoor Recreation in Washington Wine Country

Explore Washington’s Wine Country in the heart of spring, when wineries debut new releases and celebrate the journey from grape-vine to barrel and bottle. This wine and outdoor recreation guide features two major AVA (American Viticultural Area) wine grape-growing regions in Eastern Washington, plus a section for Spokane County. Recreation destinations and outdoor highlights are […]

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5 Hikes in Washington Wine Country

Get Out There, Hiking / By Lisa Laughlin

Washington has some of the best hiking trails and wineries in the Northwest. Pair the two together with one of these five hiking and wine country tour options for a fall adventure that will engage all of your senses. The Palouse: Kamiak Butte, Moscow Mountain, and Merry Cellars The Hike: The Palouse is beautiful any

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Wine, Wheels, and Wanderlust: Exploring British Columbia’s Lake Country

Biking, Destinations, Get Out There, Hiking, Travel / By Derrick Knowles

“Discovering” a new place so close to home that you immediately love is an uncommon delight when you’ve lived in the same place your whole life. My wife Shallan and I had skied the B.C. Okanagan region’s snowy peaks, Big White (near Kelowna) and Silver Star (a short drive from Vernon), and had heard several

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Halfway to Bend: Wine Country Single-track in Echo, Oregon

Biking, Get Out There / By Out There Outdoors

The sea of wind turbines seemed to push us along as we motored south on our way to Bend for a long weekend. As our “This American Life” podcast episode came to an end, we exited the highway and tuned into some Talking Heads to awaken our stoke for pedaling. Mountain bikes in tow, we

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