Fred's Rivertown Alehouse in Snohomish offers a diverse list of perhaps 120 scotches, displayed attractively above their beer taps. ...

We attended the 2nd iteration of the Snohomish Brew Fest.  It was hosted at the surprising locale of the Snohomish Senior Center , though...

Seattle's Great Wheel is a Chance Rides R60, a modern 171ft Ferris Wheel on the waterfront.  It spins at 1.5 revolutions per minute,...

Looking directly north at about 5500ft on the eastern edge of Granite Mountain, Crystal Lake (in the foreground) and Tuscohatchie Lake (l...

Another season, another trip up Granite Mountain .  The first snowfall began this past week, and at the summit there is perhaps 8 inches ...

The Heidelberg Project is a "found art" project in a Detroit slum.  It has faced an uneasy relationship with the city, and the...

Pewabic Pottery is an Arts and Crafts design studio, founded in Detroit in 1903.  An artist and dental supply salesmen, without formal ...

The Scott Fountain is an expanse of marble, pottery, and bronzework on the western end of Belle Isle in Detroit.  It honors James Scott,...

Being a liquor baron allows one to construct an extravagant home.  This was the home of Edward Walker, heir to Hiram , completed in 1906....

Sunrise over Kentucky, from a Boeing 737-500 that's been retrofitted with winglets . The air is not nearly as clean as in other loc...

The Kittitas Depot is an attractive building overlooking the rail yards that once ran through Kittitas WA .  It has a heritage designatio...

BNSF still uses this rail bridge , built in 1909 for Great Northern.  It crosses the Foss River, and is the last point of interest along ...

Mount Sawyer was a riot of color this weekend, with the huckleberries at about 5200ft glowing bright red. The amazing colors are due t...

This dry shrub-steppe region sees only 8 or 9 inches of rain annually.  On the upper banks of the rail grade you can see sagebrush and r...

The John Wayne Pioneer Trail  runs through 300mi of Washington State on what was the Milwaukee Road.  Here was a sandy section (challengi...