When cruising north from the San Juan Islands, Pender Island rises out of the Salish Sea with the same signature mountains, rocky shores, and evergreen forests as stateside islands. But for the hastily drawn border between the US and Canada,...
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It’s a cool Saturday morning and the M/V Guemes is on one of its 23 daily runs ferrying vehicles and passengers between Anacortes and Guemes Island. The ferry crosses the mile-wide channel as the new day makes a showy entrance....
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For astronomers studying the cosmos, the term singularity defines the point where a property is thought to be infinite. For example, according to classical theory, the center of a black hole is a singularity because the density is thought to...
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The small port town of Seward, Alaska, is a singularity, like a seafood stew made exclusively with such wonderful and strange ingredients that its flavor is unlike anything else. For a hint as to why, just look at a chart...
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Towards the southern end of Puget Sound and stretching most of the distance between Tacoma and Seattle lies Vashon Island, an oasis of small town living and private farms amongst the urban development that characterizes the shores surrounding it. Accessible...
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Just a short ferry ride from Edmonds, the town of Kingston, Washington, holds the unofficial moniker of “Gateway to the Olympic Peninsula.” Kingston was once host to commercial freighters and private ferries for decades and today, welcomes hundreds of day-trippers...
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You may not realize it, but if you’ve travelled to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, you’ve probably been to Sidney. Positioned adjacent to the Victoria International Airport and the busy ferry terminal of Swartz Bay, the Sidney crossroad also serves as...
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Tucked between the hills and sea stacks along Oregon’s Highway 101 lies Depoe Bay, a small town that packs everything quintessentially “Oregon Coast” into an area less than two square miles. Practically a one-road community, Depoe Bay’s main drag is...
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Many of the world’s great cities project an identity with pithy one-liners. New York? The City of Dreams, alluding to that place’s infamous ambition. Chicago? The Windy City, a reference to its politicians being full of hot air. What does...
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Nestled in the Canadian Cascades at the eastern end of the shallow-sided Burrard Inlet is Port Moody, just 45 minutes from Vancouver, deemed the City of the Arts. While surrounded by nature, Port Moody offers an intriguing mix of commercial,...
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