Northwest Magazines

Discover Central Washington

Chimposiums—Visit the signing chimpanzees in Ellensburg, Washington. —Rosemary Camozzi

Savor the Flavor of Ellensburg—An eclectic
trio of restaurants draws visitors to downtown
Ellensburg.—Ashley Scrupps, Tristan Gorringe, and Catherine D’Ambrosia

Get Outside on the Dry Side—With more than 300 days of sunshine, central Washington makes a great springtime getaway. —Rosemary Camozzi

Eastern Oregon Adventure:

Frenchglen Hotel—Soak up Oregon’s ranching history while staying at this quaint hotel.
—Rob Lundgren

Eastern Oregon Winemakers—An eclectic mix of wineries on the dry side of Oregon.—Judy Fleagle

La Grande Affaire—Titanic aficionados gather in eastern Oregon for a sumptuous dinner and an exhibit of photos and artifacts.—LeeAnn Dakers

Other Northwest Articles:

Route to the Edge of the Earth—Washington’s Highway 112 leads to the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula. —Mike Dawson

Trekking the Rogue—Enjoy the comforts of lodges while hiking along Oregon’s Rogue River.—Lee Juillerat

Life in the Panhandle—Sandpoint, Idaho, is a town for those who love the outdoors.—Rosemary Camozzi

National Folk Festival Comes West—A rousing weekend of foot-stomping good times in Montana.—Craig & Liz Larcom

Northwest Vistas Proxy Falls in the Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon. By David Jensen

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Editors notes

Editors Notes - By Rosemary Camozzi, Editor

EDITORS NOTES

I'm eternally grateful that I write for a travel magazine that covers the great Northwest. What an amazingly diverse region we live in!

With numerous mountain ranges, including the Coast Range, the Olympics, the Cascades, and the Rockies, there are plenty of peaks to enjoy. On the east side of the Cascades, we have the Columbia Plateau, an arid region formed by lava flows (basalt floods) during the Miocene and Pliocene eras. This geographically fascinating area was later the site of numerous Ice Age floods that created the coulees, canyons, and channeled scablands that make up its fabulous landscape.

Farther to the east, in Oregon, we find more mountains as well as high desert and deep canyons, all under an uninterrupted sky. And let's not forget Idaho and western Montana, each with beautiful forested mountains and dry plains, or the Oregon and Washington coasts, with hundreds of miles of beaches waiting to be explored. Lucky we are indeed.

With spring in the air, why not get out and explore this multifaceted backyard? We’ve put together four destination packages that are somewhat off the beaten path. But all are within driving distance of our major metro areas.

Sandpoint, in Idaho's Panhandle, is an outdoor-lovers' paradise as well as an outpost of art and culture. Our eastern Oregon stories span a wide area, and you may want to make more than one trip. And if you can get out east in April, the annual Titanic Dinner is a gala affair featuring numerous courses that were on the ship's actual menu. There'll also be an amazing collection of artifacts.

The central Washington feature focuses on the great outdoors on the Columbia Plateau, around Yakima and Ellensburg, and is accompanied by an account of my visit with the famous signing chimpanzees at Central Washington University.

Mike Dawson's story on the Olympic Peninsula's little known Highway 112 will lead you to the northwestern-most tip of the Lower 48, a vibrant land that is long on wildlife and short on crowds.

And last but not least, Lee Juillerat shares the joy of hiking along southern Oregon's wild and scenic Rogue River, made famous by Zane Gray in his iconic novels of the Old West.

Wherever you choose to go, you're sure to discover something about the great Northwest that you didn't know before, and equally sure to find new favorite spots that you'll want to visit again. Enjoy!

—Rosemary Camozzi