Articles written by Chester Allen
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Bargain to Posh Hood River's Restaurant Choices
Oregon's Hood River is a famous windsurfing spot, but folks still dry off and eat. Visitors enjoy terrific Mexican food, local brews or ultra-fresh Northwest cuisine.
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The World-Famous Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival
Each spring, one of Earth's great natural spectacles - millions of migrating shorebirds - visit Grays Harbor marshes during their long flight to Arctic breeding grounds.
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Windsurfers, Kiteboarders Swarm to Hood River
Hood River, in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge, boasts world-class windsurfing and kiteboarding - thanks to afternoon winds that "Nuke" through a natural wind tunnel.
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Puget Sound Anglers Expect Huge Pink Salmon Run
Washington state fish biologists say the biggest pink salmon run since the 1960s will roll into Puget Sound - and up many rivers - during the late summer of 2009.
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Bargain Beach Camping on the Washington Coast
Inexpensive yurts, tent sites - and even full-hookup spots for motorhomes - make beach camping a great deal at beautiful Grayland Beach State Park near Westport.
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Stay Warm While Surfing Chilly Northwest Beaches
The Pacific Northwest - from Vancouver Island through Washington and Oregon - offers great, uncrowded waves. But surfers must be prepared for cold water all year long.
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Abandoned Deer Fawns Don't Need Human Rescue
Each spring, hikers all over the United States and Canada find baby deer huddled in tall grass or brush. Taking the fawn away on a misguided rescue is usually a bad idea.
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Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout in Soda Butte Creek
Yellowstone National Park's wild trout reward anglers who are willing to walk a few hundred yards from the car - and that is especially true on gorgeous Soda Butte Creek.
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Fish, Hike Along Yellowstone's Nez Perce Creek
Yellowstone National Park is full of delightful, trout-filled streams that many anglers never explore. A short hike to Nez Perce Creek's meadows unveils fast fly fishing!
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Spring Fishing for Perch, Bluegill and Crappie
Catching bluegill, crappie, perch and other panfish is a simple spring pleasure all over North America - and the best way to hook newbies into a lifetime of fun fishing.
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World-Class Fishing, Surfing at Playa Zancudo
Playa Zancudo, a town on a gorgeous, tropical beach, offers visitors two choices: pricey stays at all-inclusive resorts - or bargain cabins for do-it-yourself adventures.
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Huge LeMay Museum a Must for Classic Car Lovers
The LeMay Museum, located in Tacoma, Washington, shows off hundreds of vintage Chevrolets, Fords, Cadillacs, Pierce-Arrows, LaSalles, Duesenbergs and other fabulous cars.
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Deschutes River Salmon Fly Hatch Fishing Tips
Big, wild "redsides" rainbow trout slam 2-inch-long salmon flies during this outrageous hatch, but many anglers don't know the little secrets that hook the biggest fish.
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Puget Sound Sea-run Cutts Are Silly for Chum Fry
Puget Sound anglers find hot fishing during the spring chum fry migration. Millions of tiny salmon swim out of streams into saltwater - where big cutthroat wait to feed.
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Yellowstone's Slough Creek Cutthroat Trout
Yellowstone National Park is an fly fisher's wonderland, but no spot in the park is more beautiful - or more rewarding to fish - than Slough Creek.
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Tour the USS Missouri Battleship in Pearl Harbor
The USS Missouri tour, located at Pearl Harbor's Battleship Row near Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, takes visitors to the start and end of World War II.
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Lena Lake, Washington, USA is a Great Hike
The Lena Lake Trail in Washington's Olympic National Forest is a gorgeous 3.2-mile hike through old-growth forest to a beautiful alpine lake and campground.
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Cowlitz River Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout Flyfishing
The Cowlitz River is famous for salmon and steelhead, but the best fishing is from mid-July through October - when thousands of snappy sea-run cutthroat whack flies.
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Evening Fly Fishing on Montana's Madison River
Montana's Lower Madison River - the stretch from Raynolds Bridge downstream to Ennis - is world-famous for trout fishing, but many anglers miss out on the best fishing.
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Summer Flyfishing in Yellowstone National Park
Some famous Yellowstone rivers, such as the Madison and Firehole, are often too warm to fish in July and August. But trout are biting in the Gallatin and Gardner rivers.
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Yakima River Late Winter and Spring Fly Fishing
Yakima River anglers find wild trout rising to blue wing olive and March Brown mayflies, Skwala stoneflies and midges during afternoons in late winter and early spring.
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Yellowstone Park's World-Class Wildlife Watching
Yellowstone National Park is world-famous for wildlife watching, but the Hayden and Lamar valleys often offer the best chance to see bears and wolves near bison and elk.
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Climbing Mount St. Helens Volcano in 2009
Mount St. Helens exploded on May 18, 1980, but is now a popular climb for those who want to peer into the crater and see a huge lava dome created between 2004 and 2008.
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Great Surf Fishing on Mexico's Pacific Beaches
One of the great angling adventures on this watery planet is walking along a short stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast beach and tossing lures for big, fighting fish.
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Terrific Surfing in Tranquil Sayulita, Mexico
Mexico's Pacific Coast cities are often tourist traps, but Sayulita, a 40-minute taxi ride from bustling Puerto Vallarta, has great waves and a relaxed, small-town feel.
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Hook Big Trout with Hopper, Ant and Beetle Flies
Finicky wild trout in the western United States and Canada often become pushovers when anglers cast imitations of beetles, grasshoppers and ants along stream banks.
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How to Find the Best Freshwater Flyfishing Guide
A good flyfishing guide can teach an angler more about a river or lake in one day than the angler could learn on his or her own during an entire summer on the water.
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How to Get Cheap Ski or Snowboard Lift Tickets
A one-day lift ticket can cost $60 or more, but finding stay/ski deals, hitting the slopes at night or even working at the ski area makes lift tickets cheaper - or free.
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The Best Flyfishing DVDs Make Great Gifts
Running Down the Man, Trout Bum Diaries Volume 2, Chasing Silver and In Search of a Rising Tide plunge fish-addled viewers into new waters - and attitudes.
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Find Big Fish and Hot Fishing on Farm Ponds
Great fishing - sometimes world-class fishing - lurks in millions of small farm ponds in the United States for those anglers who are willing to befriend landowners.
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2008 Christmas Bird Count is a Great Outing
For the past 109 years, the Audubon Society has rallied volunteers to count birds during the Holiday season. Newbies to experts gather to find birds and send in tallies.
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How to Dig an Easy Limit of Tasty Razor Clams
Razor clams are gourmet fare in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, and restaurants charge big bucks for a plate of these rich treats. But digging clams isn't hard at all.
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Catch Trout During Blue Wing Olive Hatches
In-the-know fly anglers look for blue wing olive mayflies hatches from spring through early winter, and knowing a few tricks mean lots of trout during most of the year.
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Bargain Fishing Gifts for the 2008 Holidays
Fishing fanatics love to get tackle and gear for the holidays - a new lure or gadget is better than any tie or cookbook - and these gifts all cost $25 or less:
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Learn to Surf on the Classic Waves of Waikiki
Waikiki Beach is the best place on the planet to learn how to surf. The waves are easy to catch, and Beach Boy instructors get beginners standing on boards in minutes.
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Twilight Fans Swarm to the Real Forks, WA
Twilighters - fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels - visit Forks to see Forks High School, Forks Outfitters, Forks Community Hospital and other spots in the books.
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Enjoy the Quiet Charms of Disneyland
Disneyland's big rides bring in millions of visitors each year - but the park's musical acts, vintage vehicles and low-key nooks spark lasting memories.
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How to Avoid Long Lines at Disneyland
Millions of people travel to Disneyland, located in Anaheim, Calif., each year, and many of them spend much of their vacation waiting in line for popular attractions.
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Fly Fish for Puget Sound Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout
Puget Sound sea-run cutthroat trout are aggressive feeders, and using the right fly at the right time is the difference between casting and catching!
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Catching Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout in Puget Sound
South Puget Sound has great fishing for sea-run cutthroat trout all year long, and knowing which beaches hold fish - and using a tide table - is the key to hooking up!
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Kennedy Creek Trail is a Chum Salmon Spectacle
One of the great wildlife spectacles on the planet - thousands of chum salmon gouging nests in stream gravel, mating and dying - is a terrific family trip.
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Fish on Foot for Columbia River Smallmouth Bass
The Columbia River between Washington and Oregon has world-class smallmouth bass fishing - and anglers don't need a budget-busting bass boat to catch lots of fish.
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Pacific Ocean Surfing at Westport, Washington
Surfing is booming in the Pacific Northwest, and Westport's three breaks offer surfers - from beginners to experts - a lot of options.
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