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SPRING
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WEEKENDER
SKAGIT VALLEY’S TULIP FESTIVAL
EXPOSURE
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Shoe U.
The next great sneaker
is being designed in this
incubator: Pensole.
46
West Coast
Trail
A writer and a photographer
take on a forty-seven-mile
odyssey on the rugged coast of
Vancouver Island.
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Departments
SPRING 2016
40 Weekender
INTRO
8
Letter
12 Contributors
14 Digital
Go online to see more photos
from Pensole Academy.
BUSINESS
17 Green Biz
Nature’s Path Foods was
organic and sustainable
before it was cool.
18 Q&A
Director and conductor
Danail Rachev talks past and
future for Eugene Symphony.
CULTURE
21 Chef Spotlight
Sustainable seafood is front
and center at Erik Heck’s
Yaletown eatery.
22 Musician
Bellingham musician Sam
Chue cultivates introspection
in latest album.
23 On Stage
Flamenco dancer Marisela
Fleites lights up Tacoma’s nights
with a click of culture.
Tim LaBarge
Salem’s historic train station.
OUTDOORS
31 Olympic Power Couple
Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton
prepare for Rio.
34 Notes from the Adventure
Spring skiing at Whistler Blackcomb.
WEEKENDERS
38 Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Making the most of a floral foray
in Skagit Valley.
40 Salem and Wine Country
A weekend in Willamette Valley wine country.
EXPLORE GUIDE
Where to eat, drink, stay, play and shop.
54 Oregon
58 Washington
62 Vancouver
67 Exposure
68 Train Games
70 Route Maps
72 Special Deals on
Amtrak Cascades
73 Parting Shot
25 Event Calendar
Plan your travel around our
calendar of music, art, theater,
film, sports and festivals.
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ON THE COVER: This photo of flamenco dancer Marisela Fleites (story on p. 23) was taken by Cameron
Zegers with the help of producer Kate Miller, with the cone of Tacoma’s Museum of Glass in the background.
View Cameron’s work at cameronzegers.com
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Wyoming. Funding support generously provided by private donations, the National
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Letter
SPRING 2016
Kitty Piercy
Mayor of Eugene
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WELCOME ABOARD!
Thank you for choosing Amtrak Cascades for your travel today. As mayor
of Oregon’s second largest city, I know
that rail is an essential component of our
multi-modal future, and I greatly appreciate your support of train travel as a scenic,
eco-friendly, cost-effective and stress-free
mode of transportation. I know you will
enjoy your trip, and I hope you will share
your experience with friends and family
and encourage others to travel the Pacific
Northwest via train. Please stop in Eugene on your travels. We would welcome
your visit.
As Oregon works toward a healthy and
prosperous future for the Northwest, we
know an efficient intercity network that
connects easily with local multi-modal
systems is essential. It is necessary to ensure that our businesses thrive, to protect
our beautiful environment, and to support our treasured quality of life. Many
people throughout Oregon and the region are working hard to make this network a reality.
Along with John Russell of Portland,
I have been pleased to serve as co-chair
of the Oregon Passenger Rail Leadership
Council, established by the governor to
guide the Oregon Passenger Rail project.
The group has developed a recommendation to the governor and the Oregon
Transportation Commission for a pre-
ferred alignment for intercity passenger
rail developments that would improve
frequency, on-time service and availability of trains in the 126-mile segment from
Eugene-Springfield to Portland. These
improvements are essential in meeting
passenger needs and building ridership.
In 2021, Eugene-Springfield and the
state of Oregon will host the International Association of Athletics Foundations’
crown jewel of track and field competitions: the IAAF World Championships.
This is the first time this event—one of
the top three international sports events
(after only the Olympics and the World
Cup)—will be held in the United States.
We are beginning to plan for an exciting
year when we will host thousands of international visitors, and the eyes of the
world will be on our state and region.
We will certainly want to show the
world what a wonderful, livable, forward-looking area we are fortunate to call
home. Transportation advancements,
including rail, are vital to our efforts
and with your support, we will work to
achieve as much as possible by 2021 for
the best and brightest future for all of us.
Oregon is a special place and Amtrak
Cascades is a special part of the many services and sights our state offers. Wherever you are going today, I hope you have
a fun, relaxing and enjoyable trip. Come
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Contributors
SPRING 2016
Dieter Loibner
Writer - Shipwrecked (p. 46)
Dieter Loibner is an award-winning writer and
columnist for lifestyle and nautical magazines in the
United States and Europe, and frequently collaborates
with photographer Kevin Light. He is the author of The
Folkboat Story, Sustainable Sailing and the editor of
Sailing Big on a Small Sailboat. Loibner holds a Ph. D. in
journalism from the University of Vienna, Austria, and
lives in Portland, Oregon.
Bronte Dod
Kevin Light
Bronte Dod is the digital
content producer for OnTrak
and 1859 Oregon’s Magazine.
She graduated from
Willamette University in
2015 with a bachelor’s degree
in history, focusing on local
history and storytelling. She
moved to Bend for the skiing,
hiking and beer.
Kevin Light is an Olympic
Gold medalist rower from
the 2008 Olympic games
in Beijing. He retired in
2012 to pursue a career in
photojournalism centered
mainly on athletics. He lives
on Vancouver Island, British
Columbia, with his wife, Zoe,
their 3-year-old daughter,
Zara, and a border collie
named Blue.
Writer - Wine Weekender (p. 40)
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Photographer - Shipwrecked (p. 46)
Leah Nash
& Christopher Onstott
Photographers - Shoe U. (p. 42)
Both photojournalists for
magazines and newspapers
around the world, they
take a genuine approach
to their imagery, using real
people having real moments.
Whether for advertising,
corporate, educational
or editorial clients, the
goal is colorful, authentic
photography.
Phil Nelson
Writer - Musician (p. 22)
Phil Nelson is a writer, musician and drinker of coffee
who resides in Portland. He
lives with his wife and son,
who, at less than a year old,
had already learned how to
give high fives. Nelson works
as a musician playing music
for children staying in Portland hospitals and composes
with various local projects.
He listens for music within
his surroundings, searching
for rhythm and melody in
everything.
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One To Love
Train Tracks
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regional musicians be the soundtrack to
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You Don’t Know How Lucky
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Business
17. Green Biz | 18. Q&A
Nature’s Path Foods Inc.
BY MICHELLE HOPKINS
LONG BEFORE ORGANIC and sustainable were
buzz words, the green philosophy was ingrained
in Arran Stephens. A pioneer of the organic foods
movement, Stephens took what he learned as a boy
growing up on his parents’ berry farm to co-found
Nature’s Path Foods in 1985 with his wife, Ratana
Stephens.
“In the ’30s, my father inherited the family
farm, and he used sawdust as mulch … rather
unconventional at the time,” said Arran Stephens.
“He told me to ‘always leave the soil better than you
found it,’ and that is what guides us at Nature’s Path
to this day.”
Although best known for its organic cereals and
breakfast bars, the company has a portfolio of 128
products including salsas and tortilla chips. Based
in British Columbia, Nature’s Path operates four
facilities, including in Blaine, Washington and
Sussex, Wisconsin.
At the heart of the company’s business are
the farmers, who are improving soil on 105,000
acres of organic farmland. In 2014, Nature’s Path
launched a crop-sharing initiative with local farmers by purchasing 6,600 acres between Saskatchewan and Montana.
“This way we can increase organic acreage and
provide for future generations,” said Stephens.
Nature’s Path takes its environmental commitments to the office as well. The company offers
several incentives to the 600-plus employees,
including Green My Ride (which gives subsidies
to people who carpool or take transit to work), an
onsite organic garden in which pickings are free,
daily meditation sessions at its Richmond office
and an annual week-long Living Green Challenge.
The most popular perk is a $1,000 reimbursement
to those who buy a hybrid or fuel-efficient vehicle.
From the onset, Nature’s Path has woven ethical
principles into its operations. This year, the company pledges to send zero waste to landfills and
plans to be carbon neutral by 2020. “Although
we are not there yet, we are making great strides,”
said Ratana Stephens.
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A SIT DOWN Q A
Fifty Years
of Culture
BY VANESSA SALVIA
EUGENE SYMPHONY’S MUSIC
director and conductor for the
past seven seasons, Danail Rachev,
considers himself lucky to lead
the organization as it celebrates its
fiftieth season. Rachev has spurred
such programs as Symphony in the
Park at Cuthbert Amphitheater—a
free summer concert that reaches upwards of 5,000 people. The
Eugene Symphony’s 2016-2017
season will be a yearlong tribute
to Rachev, who announced his
departure after his contract expires
next year.
What is behind Eugene
Symphony’s success?
Eugene Symphony has
proven that it can present
great programs that showcase many different styles
of music and new music.
When I came, it was already
set in motion that it was a
very important part of the
community and, hopefully, I
continued what was started.
This season’s docket includes the world premiere
of a fiftieth anniversary
piano concerto commission, a traditional Korean
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Ryan Donnell
Danail Rachev
Eugene Symphony Music Director and Conductor
folk song and well-known
classics. Tell me about
your commitment to
diverse programming and
new music.
I like presenting variety
because our community has
quite a variety. This season
is a celebration of a community that is very diverse.
Showing audiences what else
exists in the world is a big
part of what we do. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that
everybody knows, even the
children, was new music in
some moment, and now it’s a
crucial part of our repertoire,
a crucial part of what classical
music means for people.
So we need to create music
now that will be a part—an
indispensable part—of life
200 years from now.
This season’s theme is
“Celebrate Our Past and
Create Our Future.” What
do you hope for Eugene
Symphony’s future?
I want the symphony to
continue being an indispensable part of—not just
the art side of—life in the
city. The symphony has
done things to make sure
that is happening. The free
summer concert has 5,000
people outside enjoying
classical music. I find this
very important for a town.
It makes everybody so happy, from little children to
their parents, their grandparents. Some of them have
never been to a symphony
concert and, as musicians,
we want to expose people to
the power of classical music
and how great classical
music is.
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21. Chef Spotlight | 22. Musician | 23. On Stage | 25. Events
Chef Spotlight
BY CHARYN PFEUFFER
ITS MONIKER, WILDTALE, is really an expression of what this restaurant is all about.
“We wanted something that defined
our philosophy of fun and ‘Tale’ is about
the stories of the east coast fishermen,”
said WildTale Coastal Grill chef and
entrepreneur Erik Heck.
The WildTale Coastal Grill in
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Heck’s business partner. The pair
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three Flying Pig eateries.
Located on the site of the former
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his skills in that very kitchen early in
his career.
Cooking in an open concept
kitchen, with exposed brick, blonde
wood and spacious feel, Heck conjures
seafood from both Canadian coasts.
“At WildTale, we serve sustainable seafood that is freshly caught,” he said. “When
you cook something right from the ocean,
you have happy customers.” WildTale also uses
ingredients from its own backyard.
At his Yaletown eatery, Heck has taken
inspiration from his German-born father, who
loved to cook for large crowds. “He taught me
the fundamentals,” said Heck. “Dad collected
recipes handed down from his mother. Watching him in the kitchen was really where my
passion for cooking grew.”
The chef takes special care to not overdress
food, instead pairing it with ingredients that
speak for themselves. “We have built great
relationships with local fishermen, farmers and
meat producers so we can celebrate the coastal
culinary scene as a whole,” he said.
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Musicians
CENTER STAGE & UP 'N' COMING
Sam Chue
BY PHIL NELSON
Sarah Van Houten
SAM CHUE is an active member of the Bellingham music
scene, contributing to multiple local projects in addition to
co-operating Northwest Sound Studio. Chue’s recent solo
record, Something About The Weather, strays from his relationship with the community, looking inward. The vocals and
guitar are sonically spare, and the lyrics at first seem confessional and private. He’s after a larger story here, rather than
simply relaying his own experience. One of Chue’s influences
while writing this album was Taoism, through which he seeks
“the way”—to live plainly and without selfishness. When Chue
talks about touring alone, he talks about discovering himself,
becoming his own healer and returning to basics—“discovering
the first thing that’s always there for you: yourself.” So while
Chue’s music might cultivate introspection, it’s also bound to
feel safe and familiar.
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Album Review
SOMETHING ABOUT
THE WEATHER
Something About The Weather is the latest offering from
Sam Chue. It’s an intimate
affair, weaving warm guitars
and lush vocals together into
a blanket you could practically
wrap around yourself. This
collection of songs is a strong
step forward for Chue, tapping
into the human experience and
making something beautiful.
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One To Love
Lemolo - Seattle
You Don’t Know How Lucky
You Are Pale Noise - Olympia
Stopping To Start
Leo - Portland
Dissolve
Hibou - Seattle
Sweet Dreams
Norma Fraser - Eugene
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Stage
SHAPE & FORM
For the
Love of
Flamenco
BY CORINNE WHITING
COMPLEX, PASSIONATE, difficult, demanding and mesmerizing. These are the
words Marisela Fleites uses to describe flamenco—her craft, her pride, her passion.
The Spanish art form, a solo dance
characterized by hand clapping, percussive footwork and intricate movements,
originated with the Gypsies in Andalucia. Flamenco then evolved over centuries, melding the three main cultural
traditions of Spain: Christian traditional
music, Moorish music and Jewish liturgy. It also takes some of its rhythms from
Africans who came to Spain as slaves.
“I love the freedom of expressing my
emotions that Flamenco allows—the
huge physical demand and the connection with so many different cultures behind it,” said Fleites, 56.
Growing up in Cuba, Fleites began
dancing at the age of 5. She was the first
dancer in her family of Spanish immigrants. She has since studied in Cuba,
Spain, Mexico, and the United States
alongside a long list of masters, including Olga Bustamante, Orlando Vargas,
Stella Arauzo, Mari Carmen Guerrero
and Estefania Martinez, and many more
people whom she considers mentors.
Fleites has lived in Washington since
she and her husband both got teaching
jobs there in 1993. She directs the performing group Tacoma Flamenco and has
taught at Lakewood’s Washington Contemporary Ballet Studio since 2001—the
studio has become the center of flamenco
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Cameron Zegers, Kate Miller (producer)
Marisela Fleites
teaching and performances south of Seattle. “Teaching allows me to share my
passion for [flamenco] with my students,
and it contributes to the formation of a
community of people united in the love
of art,” she said.
To Fleites’ delight, flamenco is catching
on in her Pacific Northwest community,
with the region becoming a recurrent stop
for flamenco masters, shows, groups and
classes. The Ianus Foundation in Olympia
promotes and supports flamenco, connecting all the regional efforts. Several
other organizations and classes are spread
around Seattle and Kirkland.
For those wanting to get in on the action
themselves, Fleites recommends signing
up for classes at Washington Contemporary Ballet, and arriving with, “commitment, discipline, a good understanding
of rhythm and good body coordination.”
Others can enjoy live shows like those
at Pizzeria La Gitana in Olympia, on the
third Saturday of each month. Here Fleites’
current and former students perform
alongside musicians such as guitarist John
Bussoletti and flamenco singer Samir Osorio. These soul-fueled performances evoke
a range of emotions—sometimes raw, often intense, always captivating.
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OREGON GARDEN BREWFEST
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Kids are welcome at the event on
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$20-$75
Portland Rose Festival
ufofest.com
Now in its 17th year, the UFO
Festival in McMinnville celebrates
and explores the paranormal near
a famous UFO sighting site.
Portland Waterfront Park
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
LAVENDER FESTIVAL
Oregon Lavender Farm
June 25-26
May 22-June 7
rosefestival.org
THE PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL is the unofficial summer kick-off in Oregon. For
two weeks, the Portland waterfront transforms into a carnival, with rides and attractions
available for the entire family to enjoy. The theme of the festival this year is “Excessive
Celebration.” With dragonboat races, a golf tournament and the annual rose show, the
100-year-old festival will offer plenty of entertainment. The culmination of the entire
affair is the Grand Floral Parade, which showcases the craftsmanship and artistry of
Portland and serves as the coronation of Portland’s newest Rose Queen.
FREE
libertynatural.com/olf
Experience culinary treats made
with one of the world’s most wellloved scents, such as lavenderand honey-glazed fried chicken,
at this festival featuring Oregon’s
lavender.
PORTLAND
NORTH WILLAMETTE WINE
TRAIL WEEKEND
Tualatin Valley
April 9-10
$10-$45
EUGENE
SATURDAY FARMER’S MARKET
Downtown Eugene
Begins April 2
FREE
WILDFLOWER AND MUSIC
FESTIVAL
Mount Pisgah Arboretum
May 15, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m
FREE
eugenesaturdaymarket.org
The return of spring means the
return of farm-fresh produce and
artisanal goods at local farmers’
markets.
mountpisgaharboretum.com
Hundreds of wildflowers will be
on display and for sale at this
annual festival. There will also be
live music, food booths, and an
arts and crafts fair.
THE GREAT GATSBY
Hult Center for the Performing Arts
April 9-10
PREFONTAINE CLASSIC
Hayward Field
May 27-28
$32-$65
eugeneballet.org
The Eugene Ballet Company presents a colorful interpretation of
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel
through motion.
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$8-$46
preclassic.runnerspace.com
Top athletes from around the
world will compete in Eugene—also known as TrackTown
U.S.A—for this annual track and
field event.
SALEM
WOODEN SHOE TULIP
FESTIVAL
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm,
Woodburn
March 20-May 3
FREE
woodenshoe.com
The annual tulip festival features
acres of tulips. Don’t miss the
authentic Dutch food that will
also be available.
nwvintners.org
Twenty wineries will be open
for tastings and tours for this
weekend, showcasing Oregon’s
wine and vintners.
BRIDGE TO BREWS
Widmer Brewing Company
April 10
$8-$64
terrapinevents.com
Enjoy a beer-tasting festival in
downtown Portland after running
an 8k, 10k or half-marathon race
over the Fremont Bridge.
MOTHER’S DAY BIRDING AND
WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL
Silver Falls State Park, Silverton
May 9-10, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
CERAMIC SHOWCASE
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 29–May 1
$5 PER VEHICLE
ceramicshowcase.com
The annual Ceramic Showcase is
one of the largest artisan pottery
exhibitions in the country.
friendsofsilverfalls.net
Celebrate Mother’s Day at Silver
Falls, with guided hikes and family
activities all weekend.
FREE
cincodemayo.org
One of the largest multicultural
festivals in Oregon, Cinco de Mayo
Fiesta will have authentic food and
activities for the entire family.
$30-$50
whiskeytownusa.com
A traveling town devoted to
whiskey will set up in Portland
for a few days. Find food and
entertainment while you sip
whiskey-inspired beverages.
BRIDGETOWN COMEDY
FESTIVAL
Downtown Portland
June 1-5
PRICES TBA
bridgetowncomedy.com
For more than a decade, the best
comedians in the Northwest have
come to Portland to perform at
this festival.
NATIVE FASHION NOW
Portland Art Museum
June 4–September 4
FREE-$20
portlandartmuseum.org
The exhibit showcases American
Indian fashion and visual artists
from the last fifty years.
PORTLAND BEER WEEK
Various Locations
June 9-19
$25
pdxbeerweek.com
The name is a bit of a misnomer,
since this Portland beer festival
celebrating the city’s craft beer
culture lasts for ten days.
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL
BEER FESTIVAL
Holladay Park
June 24-26
FREE ENTRANCE, TASTING
TICKETS $1 EACH
portland-beerfest.com
Once you’ve had your fill of
Oregon craft beers, head to the
international beer festival, where
you’ll taste hard-to-find brews
from around the world.
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tail? Try them all at this festival.
CHERRY BLOSSOM AND
JAPANESE CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Seattle Center
April 22-24
FREE
cherryblossomfest.org
The theme of this year’s festival
focuses on milestones in Japanese-American history. The
weekend celebrates Japanese
heritage and history in the Pacific
Northwest.
FREE STATE PARKS DAYS
Washington State Parks
April 22, May 8, June 4, June 11
FREE
discoverpass.wa.gov
Washington has 140 state parks
to explore, and there are four days
this spring where you can explore
for free.
Northwest Folklife Festival
Seattle Center
May 27-30
FREE
SEATTLE MARITIME FESTIVAL
Pier 66
May 14
nwfolklife.org
seattlemaritime101.com
Head to Pier 66 to explore Seattle’s downtown waterfront. There
will be harbor tours, a chowder
cook-off, fireboat displays and
boat building workshops for kids.
FREE
BRINGING TOGETHER MUSIC, DANCE, and art at the Seattle Center over Memorial Day Weekend, Northwest Folklife Festival celebrates the diversity of cultures from native to novel in the Pacific Northwest. Performances have included
West African drumming, Irish cloggers and local hip-hop artists. Since it was founded in 1972, the festival has attracted
hundreds of thousands of people each year to explore the art, music and traditions of the region.
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
Downtown Seattle
May 19-June 12
TICKETS START AT $15
VANCOUVER
OLYMPIA/LACEY
BLOOMS TO BREWS
April 12
OLYMPIA ARTS WALK
Downtown Olympia
April 22-23
$55-$220
bloomstobrews.com
Tulips and lilacs will be in full
bloom when you run through this
flat course to a brewery festival.
CRAFT BEER AND WINEFEST
Esther Short Park
June 10-12
$10-$25
thecraftwinefest.com
Combine all your favorite alcoholic beverages: sip craft beers,
swirl local wines and then head to
the bloody mary bar that will also
be on site.
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FREE
olympiawa.gov
More than 100 businesses in
Olympia will feature the newest
artwork from Pacific Northwest
artists.
OLYMPIC AIR SHOW
Olympia Regional Airport
June 18-19
$15
olympicairshow.com
Modern and heritage aircraft
will be on display at the Olympia
Regional Airport. Hosted by the
Olympic Flight Museum, the air
show will feature performances
for two days.
TACOMA
NORTHWEST NATIVE
CELEBRATION
Tacoma Art Museum
May 15
FREE
tacomaartmuseum.org
The annual community festival
includes a contemporary
American Indian fashion show
and art exhibits, as well as live
performances.
SEATTLE
TASTE WASHINGTON
Seattle
March 31-April 3
PRICES VARY
tastewashington.org
Taste Washington is one of the
largest events of its kind. There
will be hundreds of wines to sip
and specialty culinary creations
to try—all from the Pacific
Northwest.
NORTHWEST TEQUILA FEST
Fremont Foundry
April 22-23
$49-$99
nwtequilafest.com
How do you like your tequila?
Straight? On the rocks? In a cock-
siff.net
The Seattle International Film
Festival has been showcasing the
work of independent filmmakers
form around the world for more
than forty years.
EVERETT
SORTICULTURE GARDEN ARTS
FESTIVAL
Legion Memorial Park
June 10-12
FREE
everettwa.gov
Find spring inspiration for your
garden. All the art on display
and available to purchase is
handmade, and can be displayed
in your garden year-round.
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Strung Together
Beads, Peop le, and History
A new exhibition celebrating
beads and beadwork from
around the world
ON VIEW BEGINNING APRIL 8, 2016
1680 East 15th Avenue, Eugene
natural-history.uoregon.edu
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Cold Springs Resort & RV Park
coldsprings-resort.com
House on Metolius
metolius.com
Hoodoo’s Camp Sherman
Motel & RV Park
campshermanrv.com
Kokanee Café
kokaneecafe.com
Lake Creek Lodge
lakecreeklodge.com
Metolius River Lodges
metoliusriverlodges.com
Metolius River Resort
metoliusriverresort.com
The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse
thesuttlelodge.com
Time to Unplug
Come to a place we think is a little slice of heaven. Camp Sherman, the hidden
gem of Central Oregon, is waiting to greet you and your family. The majestic Metolius River flows under a tall
canopy of Ponderous Pines, Larch, Fir and Cedar trees. Fly-fishing, camping, hiking, mountain biking and
wildlife viewing are favorite pastimes. For more information on lodging and our area visit MetoliusRiver.com
Vancouver, BC
EVENTS CALENDAR
VANCOUVER SUN RUN
Downtown Vancouver
April 17
$22-$65
vancouversun.com
For more than thirty years, the
Vancouver Sun Run has brought
thousands of runners of all ages
together for a race through downtown Vancouver.
Vancouver
Craft Beer Week
PNE Fairgrounds
June 3-5
$30-$85
vancouvercraftbeerweek.com
A UNITED STATES CRAFT BREWERY section will
host American craft beers never before tasted in Canada, along with hundreds of Canadian craft brews. Since
moving the festival to the PNE Fairgrounds last year,
the Vancouver Craft Beer Week has even more space to
highlight the continuously growing craft beer culture of
the Pacific Northwest. This year, the festival docket has
a full line-up of music to enjoy while you sip.
VANCOUVER CHERRY
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
March 24-April 17
FREE
vcbf.ca
The pink cherry blossoms will be
in full bloom during this festival.
Join bike or walking tours to learn
more about the cultural history
of the cherry blossom tree. The
Vancouver Metropolitan String
Quartet will also perform an
afternoon concert.
ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET
PRESENTS GOING HOME STAR
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
April 7-9
$30-$100
rwb.org
Critics describe the ballet as one
of the company’s most innovative
and inspiring performances.
CANADA INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
April 8-9
$7-$50
canadafilmfestival.com
The annual film festival showcases independent feature,
documentary and short films from
around the world.
THE JUNGLE BOOK
April 16-May 1
$18-$35
carouseltheatre.ca
The classic book and movie
comes to the Waterfront Theatre.
This family performance is
produced by the Carousel Theatre
for Young People.
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AN EVENING WITH
DAVID SEDARIS
Vogue Theatre
May 8
$43-$58
davidsedarislive.com
Witty and captivating writer
David Sedaris stops in Vancouver
during his tour for a night of
poignant humor.
ALABAMA SHAKES
Deer Lake Park
May 28
Soulful rock band Alabama
Shakes is on tour with its sophomore album, Sound and Color. It’s
a show not to be missed.
ART! VANCOUVER
Vancouver Convention Centre
May 26-29
$8-$100
artvancouver.net
Art! Vancouver hosts artists and
galleries from around the world
for a weekend to explore the newest creations in contemporary art.
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL
CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL
Granville Island
May 30-June 5
$12-$68
childrensfestival.ca
Children and families will enjoy
this festival, with live performances and opportunities for kids to
play and create art.
There will be food to enjoy while
you watch the Dragon Boats race
through the water at Creekside
Park, False Creek and Concord
Pacific Place.
TD VANCOUVER
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ
FESTIVAL
Multiple Venues
June 24-July 3
coastaljazz.ca
This jazz and blues festival is
hosted by a non-profit group that
has brought Vancouver artists
onto the international music
scene since 1985.
BC HIGHLAND GAMES &
SCOTTISH FESTIVAL
June 17-18
FREE-$15
bchighlandgames.com
This is the 85th annual festival,
which has bagpiping and highland
dancing competitions to watch
as well as whiskey tasting, a beer
garden and activities for kids to
try as well.
EAT! VANCOUVER FOOD AND
DRINKING FESTIVAL
Downtown Vancouver
eat-vancouver.com
This eight-day event gives you
the opportunity to spread out
your meals of the latest culinary
creations from B.C.’s innovative
chefs.
STANLEY PARK HOP-ON HOPOFF TOUR
Year Round
$25-$42
The historic trolley rides have 33
stops around the city for you to
explore at your leisure, including
Chinatown, Gastown and Granville Island.
VANCOUVER DRAGON BOAT
FESTIVAL
June 17-20
FREE
vancouverdragonboatfestival.ca
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31. Outdoors | 34. Notes from the Adventure | 38. Weekenders
Olympic
Power
Couple
BY SOPHIA McDONALD
PHOTOS BY TERRY MANIER
THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on
August 5-21. More than 10,000 athletes
from 206 countries will compete in 306
events, from gymnastics and swimming to
rugby and golf (the latter two will be featured at the Olympics for the first time).
Two well-known Northwest residents
will represent the United States and Canada during the games. Oregon native Ashton
Eaton won gold in the decathlon during the
2012 Olympics. He set a world record for the
decathlon at the USA Track & Field Olympic
Team Trials several months earlier, earning
him the reputation as “world’s greatest athlete.” Brianne Theisen-Eaton, who grew up
in Saskatchewan and now lives in Oregon,
is the Canadian record holder in the heptathlon. She took gold at the World Indoor
Championships in March and in 2015 at the
Hypo Meeting in Austria.
Eaton and Theisen-Eaton were married
in 2013 and are training together for this
summer’s Olympic trials. “Training season
usually starts in October or November,”
said Eaton. “But what we do starts mattering a year before the Olympics, so everything we did last year in that training
phase and competition-wise was important for this year.”
The couple will train six days a
week in the months leading up to
the trials. “There are two aspects to
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our training: the technical aspect and fitness,” Eaton said.
“Monday, Wednesday and Friday are the days we do things
that heavily involve legs. So
events like the shot put, hurdles and high jump. That’s
technically based. The fitness
aspect involves weight training and running.”
“We practice the same
events the same days, although Ashton has three
more events than I do,” said
Theisen-Eaton. “Our coach
[Harry Marra] makes the outline and we do all the same
workouts together.”
These workouts consume
about twenty hours a week.
Some days Eaton and Theisen-Eaton work out in two separate two-hour blocks during
one day. On lighter days, they
spend a few hours on the track
and a few hours on related activities. “Twice a week we get
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ing sure bodies are functioning correctly,” said Eaton. “If
there’s anything that could develop into an injury, the physiotherapist addresses that.”
When Eaton and Theisen-Eaton are at home in Eugene, they typically train at the
University of Oregon’s Hayward Field (site of the USA
Track & Field Olympic Team
Trials, held July 1-10). “But
we travel 265 days a year,” said
Theisen-Eaton. “We spend a
lot of time in Santa Barbara
or at other meets. Sometimes
we’re up in Portland.”
Their busy travel and life
schedules mean the track is
often their best opportunity
to see each other. “Although
we train together almost
every day, our away-frompractice schedules never
seem to match up,” said
Theisen-Eaton. Good thing
the Olympics will bring
them together in Brazil.
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the Adventure
TRAVELER’S GUIDE TO FUN
Spring Skiing
Seeking powder
and base-layer
weather
BY ANNA BIRD
Tourism Whistler / Mike Crane
A bluebird day provides a crisp view of Black Tusk at Whistler Blackcomb.
IT WAS ON OUR SECOND
run of the day at Whistler
Blackcomb when I realized
I was wearing two too many
layers. My partner, Kevin, and
I were riding up Solar Coaster Express, leaning back in
the chair with our eyes closed
against the sun and a bead of
sweat rolled down the side of
my face. I didn’t say anything
to Kevin in order to avoid the
I-told-you-so moment and
quietly pulled off my hat then
unzipped my jacket a little,
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thankful for a cool breeze.
When we were getting
ready to leave our hotel in
Vancouver that morning, I
was sure I needed to dress in
full winter gear even though
it was March. It was my first
time spring skiing.
Spring skiing can be hitor-miss in the Pacific Northwest, but the farther north
you go, the better chances
you’ll have of getting a
longer ski season with fresh
powder. There is a squadron
of loyal powder hounds who
actually see spring as the
best time for skiing, even if it
is unpredictable and a little
slushy. There are virtually no
lift lines, longer days, lazy
après-ski patio hangouts and
base-layer weather.
Whistler Blackcomb offers
some of the best options for
spring skiing—it holds the
World Ski and Snowboard
Festival there every April—so
I thought it would be the
perfect place to see what the
fuss was about. We hopped
aboard Amtrak Cascades in
Portland and relaxed for the
journey to Vancouver.
We have become keen on
car-less vacations—it seems
to add to the adventure and
is a convenient way to get
to some of our favorite ski
resorts in Washington and
Canada. From Tacoma to
Crystal Mountain, Seattle
to Stevens Pass, Bellingham to Mt. Baker
and Vancouver to
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Whistler, each ski area
is accessible by shuttle
or rideshare. Skis and
snowboards ride the train
for free.
Early the next morning,
we caught the Pacific Coach
Lines shuttle and sleepily
gazed out the window for
the two-hour drive along the
scenic Sea to Sky Highway.
I was relieved to see some
blue sky and a little snow
after the rainy train ride to
Vancouver. Snow was sparse
in the village, though, there
was plenty on the top twothirds of the mountain.
Because there are more
than 8,000 acres of terrain
across two mountains, 200
marked runs, thirty-seven lifts and sixteen alpine
bowls, we had no idea where
to start. Kevin is more of a
thrill-seeker, and I’m more
of a cruiser, so we decided
to head to the top of Whistler Peak—he could drop in
to the Whistler Bowl and
I could head down Peak to
Creek Upper, then divert on
Highway 86 before meeting
up at Big Red Express.
It was an ideal experience.
The views riding up to the
top of Whistler were unbelievable, and the trip down
was exhilarating. When I
saw Kevin at the Big Red Express, he had a red face with
a huge smile—and no jacket.
We decided to stick together after that and headed to
Harmony Ridge for a few
more turns before lunch.
By midday we were hungry but wanted to stay on
the mountain so we could
get back out as soon as
possible. Dusty’s Bar & BBQ
at the base of the Creekside
Gondola is considered the
original Whistler watering
hole. Inside, it is bright and
inviting with the appearance
of a classic ski lodge. With
blue skies and relatively
warm weather, we opted
for the patio. We quickly
inhaled the BBQ “Warrior”
burger and a bucket of potato wedges before enjoying
a beer and heading up to
Blackcomb.
Whistler Blackcomb is
truly a surreal spring skiing
experience. As Kevin and
I sipped on the legendary
sake margaritas at Sushi Village that night, we
planned a trip to Mt. Baker
later that month. For my
first time spring skiing, I
caught the bug.
Car-less
Spring Skiing
in the PNW
Vancouver, BC to
Whistler Blackcomb
75 miles
whistlerblackcomb.com
Transportation:
Pacific Coach Lines
888.403.4727
Bellingham
to Mt. Baker
52 miles
baker.us
Transportation: The Baker Bus
bakerbus.org
Seattle
to Stevens Pass
80 miles
stevenspass.com
Transportation:
Stevens Pass Shuttle
stevenspassshuttle.com
Tacoma to Crystal
Mountain Resort
70 miles
crystalmountainresort.com
Transportation: The Express Bus
206.838.7129
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Finding spring corn at Whistler Blackcomb.
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MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR WEEKEND
EAT
Adrift
There’s an emphasis on local
beer, wine and foodstuffs at
this eclectic eatery. Try the
Dungeness crab dip.
510 Commercial Ave.,
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La Conner
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Sip award-winning beers while
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Tiptoe
through
the Tulips
BY CHARYN PFEUFFER
THROUGHOUT APRIL,
hundreds of acres of fields
within a fifteen-mile triangle
in Washington come alive
with bright primary colors.
Bordered by the north fork of
the Skagit River, Highway 20
Refresh at
Majestic Inn
and Spa
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Skagit Valley Casino Resort
and the Swinomish Channel,
the technicolor display reveals
itself in color blocks. Visitors
can soak up miles and miles of
vibrant blooms at the Skagit
Valley Tulip Festival, a monthlong spring tradition.
Like other widely-attended Seattle area events
(think Sounders games and
Glassybaby sample sales), it’s
best to go armed with a plan.
Otherwise, you’ll spend half
a Saturday stuck in gridlock
on an I-5 off-ramp.
Timing is everything. Go
first thing in the morning
or later in the evening. Your
photos will thank you, since
mid-day lighting isn’t the
prettiest for flowers. Traffic
becomes tangible after 11
a.m. on weekends. If you can
swing a weekday visit—do
it. It’s well worth using a
vacation day to enjoy the
festival without the weekend
masses. There are several
organized tours (visitskagitvalley.com), and biking and
carpooling are also options.
Leave Fido at home—pets
aren’t allowed in the gardens.
Fashion probably isn’t top
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and table games at this
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minutes north of Burlington.
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STAY
Majestic Inn and Spa
For low-key luxe accommodations, stay at this 52-room
hotel in historic downtown
Anacortes.
419 Commercial Ave.,
Anacortes
360.299.1400
Brew and pizza
at La Conner
Brewing
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Weekender
Ying Chen
Visitors are treated to an aerial and terrestrial
display at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.
of mind for a tulip festival,
but boots are a must in the
often muddy fields. April averages fourteen days of rain
in the Puget Sound area.
The floral affair is designed
as a driving tour—farms
and fields are scattered
throughout Skagit Valley.
Make RoozenGaarde your
first stop. The Roozen family
(which means “roses” in
Dutch) first started growing tulips in Holland in
the mid-1770s. Gardening
enthusiasts can order from
more than 150 varieties of
bulbs, then grab a field tour
map. Set aside some time to
explore the four-acre display
garden, which includes an
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authentic Dutch
windmill. Admission
is five-dollars per
person and includes
parking. Children 5
and younger are free.
Tulip Town is a
requisite stop with
a one-dollar admission. The show garden here alternates
color every ten
rows or so, making
it a multi-hued
spectacle. Between RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town, the
farms plant more than one
million bulbs.
Be sure to check out other
events and activities taking
place in the area during the
Ron Jones
festival, including many art
shows, Anacortes Spring
Wine Festival and the Kiwanis Salmon Barbecue.
For more information
on the Skagit Valley Tulip
Festival, visit tulipfestival.
org. The event takes place
April 1-30, with events in
Mount Vernon, Burlington,
Sedro-Woolley, La Conner,
Edison and Anacortes. You
can request an Official Tulip
Festival brochure in advance
on the website.
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EAT
Weekender
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR WEEKEND
Maven
Dinner
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Word of Mouth
Brunch
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Opting for a bottle after samples at Bethel Heights.
The Governor’s Cup
Coffee
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STAY
The Grand Hotel
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PLAY
Bush’s Pasture Park
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Hallie Ford Museum
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Salem and Wine Country
BY BRONTE DOD
PHOTOS BY TIM LABARGE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
in Willamette Valley wine
country, we found our oasis
in cheese.
My friend and I had just
finished a tasting at the
second winery on our agenda
when we realized our rookie
mistake—we hadn’t eaten
lunch. We were running on
crackers for the past hour of
wine tasting
Through our hunger-fog,
we saw a sign with some
combination of the words
“cheese,” “tasting” and “today.”
In 1979 an Oregon pinot
noir placed in the top 10 at
the Paris Wine Olympics,
catapulting Oregon wine into
the international spotlight.
Our designated driver made a
quick left turn onto the gravel
road lined with dairy cows.
Inside the small building, we
gorged ourselves on creamy,
savory cheese—grateful for
the sustenance before our
final tasting.
Less than a year out of
college, we were wine-tasting
rookies. Traveling to one of
the best wine regions in the
country for the weekend was
our chance to change that.
Our weekend started
Friday night at Maven, a
The Willamette Valley
shares the 45th parallel with
France, which explains the
similarity in wines.
new downtown restaurant in Salem a block away
from our accommodations
at the Grand Hotel and a
five-minute taxi from the
city’s renovated, historic train
depot. The menu is simple,
relying on local and in-season
ingredients. I chose the burger with a sundried tomato
spread. My friend had the
hazelnut and Italian sausage
risotto. Our plates ended up
in the middle of the table as
we kept trading bites.
For a nightcap, we stopped
Vines are planted on
hills to induce stress
on the plant, so they
produce better fruit.
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at Archive, a new coffee shop
and bar in town that feels
more like Southeast Portland,
with a rustic wooden bar
and bartenders in plaid shirts
with man-bun hairstyles.
The punch is a must. Served
in old-fashioned crystal tea
cups, it’s an ever-changing,
housemade concoction that is
dangerously good.
The Willamette Valley is
a mecca for winemakers.
Sharing the 45th parallel with
France, the valley produces world-class wines, most
notably pinot noir. A surge
of Oregon rieslings, a white
wine perfected by German
winemakers, is under way in
the region.
We decided to visit three
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Jogging through
Bush’s Pasture Park. Breakfast at Word of
Mouth. Bethel Heights Vineyard.
We woke up early the next
morning to map out our
wine-tasting tour. After breakfast at the Grand, the sun was
out and the sky was blue—a
rarity in the wet Willamette
Valley winter. We decided to
take advantage of the weather and walk around Bush’s
Pasture Park, a large, forested
area near downtown.
By eleven o’clock, when
the sky turned grey again, we
were ready to start our wine
tour.
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wineries on Saturday and one
on Sunday. To keep driving
to a minimum for the shortstraw driver, we decided to
limit our foray to the Eola-Amity Hills AVA.
The first stop was Bethel
Heights, a winery from the
second wave of the Oregon
wine movement owned by
the Casteel family, since
it was founded in 1977.
The winery has a modern
tasting room and is opening
a second on the same site
this summer. We sampled a
chardonnay, pinot blanc and
three pinot noirs, learning
about the differences of the
wines from grapes grown just
feet from each other.
Our next stop was a smaller winery. Bryn Mawr was
founded in 2009 by California transplants Kathy and
Jon Lauer, who moved to the
valley to start the winery. While Bryn Mawr
is following suit in the
region with its pinot
noir, we also tasted its
tempranillo, a full-bodied red with spice.
Leaving Bryn Mawr,
we realized how hungry
we were. We began to
regret not picking up
a baguette and cheese
along the way when
Willamette Valley
Cheese Co. appeared off
Highway 221. The cheese
was a godsend. The
fromagerie has dozens of
varieties, from traditional
aged asiago to ambitious
chipotle cheddar and
jalapeno havarti. As we
were in wine country, we
also tasted the pinot noir
gouda, which was a perfect pairing for the day.
Satiated, we made our
way to Brooks Winery
on a recommendation from
Bryn Mawr. The winery was
recently renovated and has a
stunning tasting room with
an expansive wall of windows
overlooking the vineyards. We
went big, tasting thirteen wines
at Brooks, and had a tour from
“wineteller” Gerry Rasch. He
shared the remarkable story of
the Brooks family—how Pascal
became the owner of Brooks
at 8 years old when his father,
Jimi, unexpectedly died. A decade later, Brooks has contin-
ued its devotion to organic and
biodynamic farming.
For two young twentysomethings, wine country got
the best of us. That night we
had big plans to go dancing
in downtown Salem, but fell
asleep early in our hotel room.
We didn’t let morning get
the best of us and jumped
in line at Word of Mouth, a
brunch spot so popular that
you’re likely to wait at least
an hour for a table. While
we waited, we went to the
Governor’s Cup for coffee
then strolled through The
Book Bin.
I had been to Word of
Mouth before, and knew
that its bloody marys are the
perfect blend of spicy and
savory. But seated at last,
when our server asked what
we’d like to drink we blurted,
“Water.” The restaurant, a
five-minute stroll east of the
state capitol, is charming,
quaint and serves generous
portions. Rumor has it that
the owners snubbed publicity from the Food Network to
preserve its namesake.
On our way out of town
that afternoon, we decided to
skip another wine tasting for
two new exhibits at the Hallie
Ford Museum on Willamette
University’s campus. The
museum is worth taking a
couple of hours to explore
the large collection of Pacific
Northwest art.
We both left Salem and
Willamette Valley wine
country with a bottle of wine
in our suitcase, vowing to
open one on each of our
birthdays to remember our
first foray into real wine.
Learning from our mistakes,
however, we’ll pair this wine
with an appropriate amount
of cheese and bread.
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SHOE U.
BY JEFFREY MARTIN
PHOTOS BY NASHCO
IF JAMES BLEAKLEY WERE BEING
sensible, he never would have left Toronto. Not then, anyway. Not so soon after
quitting his mind-numbing gig and its
one-and-a-half-hour commute each way
in stop-and-go traffic. And certainly not
mere days after his father, who’d been a
logger for twenty years and served as the
family’s primary source of income, was
laid off.
The timing couldn’t have been worse.
Bleakley, 22, had recently spent a
transformative month at Pensole Footwear Design Academy in Portland, ingesting all that the short-term, intensive—and free—curriculum had to offer.
Now another opportunity had popped
up at the Academy, this time for an Adidas invent class, so he was heading back
to Portland.
He wondered, though, with his family
facing adversity, was he being selfish?
“I knew that Pensole was where I was
going to make things happen,” said Bleakley. “Although money was going to be an
issue, I had to fight through and make it
happen.” Even with free education, travel
expenses would quickly add up.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Students collect inspiration on a
collaborative wall. A special box collects student sketches. Students
work together closely on design projects. Designs are transferred
into 3D form.
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“Still, I had to do it for myself and my
family. I knew this was where I had to
be,” he said. Bleakley means Pensole, but
also this city, with its quirky yet creative
ethos in the Pacific Northwest, home to
the largest brands in the sneaker industry.
Bleakley is hungry, a characteristic
that D’Wayne Edwards, the ex-Nike and
Jordan Brand designer who founded the
academy in 2010, wants in prospective
students. The sneaker industry isn’t for
the meek. It is a revenue machine: Nike
reported $30 billion in returns in 2015;
Adidas expected at least half of that. Under Armour anticipates $7 billion in annual revenue by 2018, almost twice this
year’s expected figure.
The Portland Metro area is home to
this cluster of titans, currently ranked
first, third, and fourth in domestic sales,
respectively. Nike was founded in Beaverton; Adidas set up its North America
headquarters in Portland; and Under Armour expanded its footwear division in
the Rose City, as well.
Competition—for consumers and design talent—is fierce.
“You’re only as good as the talent you can
bring into your company,” said Paul Gaudio,
Adidas’ global creative director. “We’re constantly on a quest for young, creative people
who can help us shape the future.”
This is where Pensole has been invaluable. In Edwards’ classroom, talent
trumps all. It’s a true meritocracy, a finishing school the founder wishes had
been available when he got his start in
the industry.
Who you know won’t help you gain
entry, but it’s imperative once instruction begins. The program gives students
the opportunity to network as they receive hands-on experience. The creative
ability is only part of the gig. Influence
is the other. Each student is expected
to cultivate a sphere of influence within
the industry while at Pensole. It all starts
with alumni.
Step inside the nondescript building
near the Chinatown gate in Old Town
and a wall of shoe boxes is striking—
each bearing the logo of popular and
lesser-known footwear brands. Every
box represents a former Pensole student
who is working in the industry. Edwards
said there are currently 140 boxes, spanning thirty-nine companies and thirty
countries, then made a verbal note-toself to add the ones he hasn’t put up yet.
Edwards’ story has become lore—black
kid from Inglewood, California, wins a
Reebok design competition at age 17, is
hired at L.A. Gear at 19 and becomes
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signer in modern day, joins Nike a few
years later, becomes design director at 30,
achieves a lifelong dream by designing the
incomparable Air Jordan (iterations XX1
and XX2). Most of this story is covered
in an epilogue in Shane Snow’s book,
Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and
Icons Accelerate Success.
What elevates his personal story is
what Edwards has done since he stepped
away from the day-to-day grind. As the
founder of, perhaps, the only institution
in the country dedicated to footwear design, his second act is almost more indelible than the first. “This isn’t about me,”
Edwards said more than once.
He hopes students remember him
mostly for changing the way people get
their start in the industry. There are no
bachelor’s degrees in footwear design
and only about six schools have classes
focused on footwear design. Furthermore, Pensole is free.
Bleakley has heard the benefits spiel
from Edwards twice and has taken note.
The first time Bleakley attended Pensole, he had been a recent college graduate who needed experience. “In those
thirty days, I felt like I learned more
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than I learned in my entire degree in
four years, which is crazy,” said Bleakley.
Bleakley returned to Pensole in December 2015 for an opportunity to
take part in an Adidas Invent class that
spanned eleven days. There was no
chance he’d miss it. He even quit his job
designing shoes for emerging markets
to attend—to revisit the feeling of inspiration that he had at his first Pensole
experience.
But then his father lost his job, nearly
derailing everything.
“This is the hub,” said Bleakley. “This is
where you have to be. Portland is where
it’s all happening … And this is the only
place in the world like this. The fact that
Pensole partners with the industry, it
gives you real-life direction … These
large, multi-million dollar companies—
we get to see how they function. You
don’t get this anywhere else.”
For Adidas’ Gaudio, the growth of the
industry in the Pacific Northwest is still
hard to fathom.
“With Nike and Adidas being here, it
was inevitable,” he said. “Talent attracts
talent. Opportunity attracts talent. It just
builds. It’s amazing what has happened.”
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ABOVE Design notes on a pair of concept shoes. OPPOSITE
D'Wayne Edwards founded the Academy after a successful career
at Nike.
In his early days with Adidas, Gaudio
had to troll the East Coast for talent.
Relocating to Portland was often a
deal-breaker. “Guys would come from
New York and say, ‘I have to live in Portland, Oregon—are you crazy?’” he recalled. “Now it’s actually a destination …
It was a much sleepier destination thirty
years ago.”
The same could be said to describe
the now-booming footwear industry.
At Adidas’ North America headquarters recently, bustle was de rigueur in
Gaudio’s office, where Bleakley and
his classmates proffered their various
projects, while a leadership team from
Adidas, including the global creative
director, gave pointed critiques. While
such a scenario might have been considered daunting to some of the students before they arrived at Pensole,
they were mostly unflappable once the
presentations began.
Reflecting on that day, Edwards smiled.
“They’re hungry, man.”
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Shipwrecked
Braving the
West Coast Trail
and delving
into history
BY DIETER LOIBNER
PHOTOS BY KEVIN LIGHT
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WHEN PHOTOGRAPHER KEVIN
Light and I were asked to do a story on
shipwrecks, we were handed the keys to
the candy store. All we were told was
to “pack some gear and go for a hike.”
Okay, simple enough.
In early September, we hit the West
Coast Trail, a seventy-five kilometer
backpacking trail along the southwestern
edge of Vancouver Island from Pachena
Bay south to the mouth of the Gordon
River at San Juan Bay. We had early luck
with low tides at sunset, which is ideal for
shooting bits and pieces of shipwrecks in
the surf zone. Starting from the northern
end of the West Coast Trail in the afternoon, we hit Pachena Point at dusk and
the first accessible wreck site. This was
a heavily corroded steam boiler in a tide
pool, with tentacles of bull kelp reaching out from within. The wreck probably dates back to 1893 when the steamer
Michigan and a rescue ship foundered
on this remote and unforgiving coast.
Smaller and more valuable pieces of these
wrecks were salvaged long ago. The remnants, today, are sculptures of rust, eventually eroding to nothing.
Between dark forest and white water
While the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island in British Columbia is a formidable place to witness the finite nature of human effort, it’s also one of the
most legendary hikes in North America.
It’s only forty-seven miles long, but you
can easily spend a week or more on this
journey that meanders through a dripping rain forest with giant old-growth
cedars, serves up knee-deep mud puddles that seriously test boots and gaiters,
crosses streams on cable car that have to
be pulled by hand and forces hikers to
scale dozens of rock formations with the
help of achingly steep wooden ladders.
By contrast, there is the quiet, dark forest and the crashing surf on the bright,
wide-open landscape of the ocean
beaches with vistas of the mist-shrouded mountains of the Olympic Peninsula
across the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Wildlife abounds: eagles, otters, cougars and bears, orcas, grey whales and
sea lions. In addition to wildlife, about
3,000 people hit the trail annually. It’s an
international crowd and a colorful cast
of characters. There are the "wrestlers"—
mud-splattered, red-faced and sweating
profusely, they attack the terrain as if
to settle a grudge. There are the "ballerinas"—always clean, always smiling,
smelling like rosewater. Muck puddles
part for them like the Red Sea before
Moses. The cleverest among them even
employ their own porters.
But for all the beauty, it’s still no walk
in the park. Especially early in the season
(May 1 to September 30), the going can
be tough. Torrential rains often transform unimposing streams into raging
rivers and inundate the trail, even segments that are fortified with elevated
wooden walkways. In these conditions
the safest bet is to hunker down and
wait. On a coastline that sees up to 130
inches of rain every year, hiking can be
a water sport. Nonetheless, that’s one of
the reasons why there is one adjective
that best describes the experience—epic.
A history of horror
The trail parallels a portion of the socalled Graveyard of the Pacific. Along
forty miles of this trail, there are vestiges
of forty different ships that came to grief
in the nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries. Tragedies all, but none more
so than the loss of the steamer Valencia, which ran aground in foul weather
during a stormy night in January of 1906.
As she broke apart in the heavy surf,
more than 120 people died just a stone’s
throw from shore, including her captain
and all women and children aboard.
It was a catastrophe with consequences, resulting in the establishment of the
Dominion Lifesaving Trail, which was
hacked out of the brush to facilitate an
escape route for survivors of shipwrecks.
It followed an ancient trade and travel
path that had been used for centuries by
the Huu-ay-aht, Ditidaht and Pacheedaht First Nations. Following that same
route was a telegraph wire that connected the lighthouses at Cape Beale and
Carmanah Point with Victoria.
As technology improved, navigation
became more accurate and shipwrecks
increasingly rare. The path was rededicated as a hiking trail in 1973 as part of
the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
West Coast Trail Basics
First rule of business: Make arrangements and reservations early.
How to get there
Unfortunately, the Juan de Fuca Water
Taxi canceled its three-hour boat ride that
connected both trailheads and gave passengers a chance to survey the scenery from the
water. Operator Brian Gisborne knew all the
wreck spots and as a marine researcher, he
was on a first-name basis with all the whales
along the route. Still, there are numerous other options to reach the trailheads, either by
private car, by boat or by a bus with the West
Coast Trail Express that connects all access
points to downtown Victoria.
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Where to stay
An affordable place to stay in Victoria is the
hostel-like Ocean Island Inn downtown, which
is across the street from a bus stop for the West
Coast Trail Express. Other options are cabin
rentals in Port Renfrew and Bamfield, which are
close to the trailheads, but pricey.
Reservation service
January 11th - September 28th, 2016
7 days a week. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., PST
877.737.3783
reservation.pc.gc.ca
Fees (CDN)
$24.50
Reservation
Overnight use fee
$127.50
Gordon River ferry
$16
Nitinat Narrows ferry
$16
Water Taxi Nitinat Narrows $62.50
Nitinat Village
one way
Additional materials
Detailed hike information can be obtained
on the website of the Pacific Rim National
Park Service that also offers printable maps,
brochures and guides.
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Don’t Miss
A stop at Tsusiat Falls, fifteen
miles from the Pachena Bay
trailhead, is a must. Swimming
in a natural pool of fresh water
on the beach and a spectacular
waterfall with a campground
nearby doesn’t get any better
than this.
If shipwrecks are of interest, a
tide table will help you find the
remnants and avoid dangerous camp spots on the beach
that look safe but might get
swamped overnight when the
tide rolls in.
We enjoyed talking to a trail
crew of the local First Nations,
who shared some of its long and
proud history, and sang a song
about Captain James Cook’s
arrival. Cook anchored his vessels in Nootka Sound on March
30, 1778, bringing with him iron
nails for trade and the precursors of the disruptive change
that was to follow.
Portions of the West Coast Trail
cross rickety boardwalks.
If you go
Park management allows sixty people on the
trail every day (reservations mandatory, see
sidebar), thirty starting from each end. At any
given time, there are several hundred people strung out along those forty-seven miles.
Hiking with a companion or in a small group
(limit ten persons) is wise, especially in case
of an emergency, because outside help can
take up to twenty-four hours to arrive. Hiking the trail north to south is easier, because
there are fewer ladders to scale early on, when
the pack is heavy. Less ambitious folks can do
a day hike from the northern trailhead to the
Pachena Point Lighthouse, a round trip of
thirteen miles or opt for half of the beast with
a start or finish at Nitinat Narrows.
No matter when or how far you intend to
hike, you need to make reservations early (see
sidebar), pay the requisite fee and attend an
orientation prior to the hike. Backpacking
gear and attire are a must, especially good
boots and gaiters, along with rain protection.
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Some backcountry experience, basic fitness
and a tolerance for muck and dampness are
helpful. Pack at least one extra day’s-worth of
food and bring a good water purification system. There are campgrounds with bear boxes
and sawdust toilets. Off-trail camping is permitted and at times preferable, but food and
toiletries must be hung in trees to dissuade
enterprising bears.
Light and I felt tired in the end, but that
was to be expected after spending so much
time in this kind of candy store. We steered
clear of the wild things, “suffered” through
just fifteen minutes of drizzle and saw enough
shipwrecks to last us for a while. Finishing the
stroll at the Gordon River ferry, we stopped at
the seventy-five-kilometer marker for a celebratory photograph and to pay our respects
to one of the most interesting hikes on this
planet. The West Coast Trail is as challenging as those at higher altitude, but rewards in
ways other trails simply can’t compare.
About four miles south of the
halfway mark, climb up to
Carmanah Point Lighthouse to
get a spectacular view and talk
to Jerry Etzkorn, who has been
the resident lighthouse keeper
for three decades. Ask if you
may use his powerful binoculars
to observe the orcas and grey
whales offshore.
If freeze-dried backpacker
cuisine has lost its luster, there’s
Chez Monique, a burger shack
on the beach south of Carmanah Point. Another option
is Doug, the ferry operator,
who takes hikers across Nitinat
Narrows. On the dock, he serves
fresh crabs and salmon with hot
potatoes. Fresh meals come for
a price, of course.
Coming from the north, after forty-and-a-half miles, there is an
option to take a shortcut through
the woods or take the more
arduous route along the rugged
shoreline, strewn with boulders
that need to be climbed. The reward is a passage under the sea
arch at Owen Point. It’s grand
and well worth the effort, but the
tide has to be lower than six feet
for safe passage.
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Washed
up and rusted out, the remains of
Defiance rest on a deserted beach.
A painted hand drum used by
members of the First Nations who
maintain the trail. The patina of time
paints the steel hull of a wrecked
boat. Crab pot floats that wash up
along these shores are inscribed
by hikers. OPPOSITE, CLOCKWISE
FROM TOP Off-trail camping on
the beach with tents well above the
high-water line. Looking the part:
Jerry Etzkorn, the warden of the
Carmanah Point Lighthouse. Corey
Howard listens to the sound of a
hand drum that he warmed above
a stove burner.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Sign post at Carmanah Point. An old anchor on a rocky ledge below the trail.
Light's selfie taken on the cable car while crossing Camper Creek. Even with a name like that, a stranded
vessel will fall prey to the elements. OPPOSITE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP In memory: More than 120
people died on this spot where the steamer Valencia stranded and broke up in a gale in 1906; the old
photo shows part of the wreck. Cargo pulley at Carmanah Lighthouse, used to haul supplies up from the
dock on the shore. If it's too rough, goods are delivered by chopper to the heli pad on the right.
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The Bier Stein
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Christos Pizzeria & Lounge
$$, Pizza
541.654.0608
sushipureeugene.com
503.371.2892
christospizzasalem.com
Tacovore
$$, Mexican
Gamberetti’s Italian Restaurant
$$, Italian
541.735.3518
tacovorepnw.com
Ta Ra Rin Thai Cuisine
$$, Thai
541.343.1230
tararinthai.com
ALBANY
La Perla Pizzeria
$$ Pizza
Calapooia Brewing
$$, Brewpub
541.686.1313
laperlapizzeria.com
541.928.1931
calapooiabrewing.com
Marché
$$, French
Frankie’s Restaurant
$$, American, Steakhouse
541.342.3612
marcherestaurant.com
541.248.3671
frankies-oregon.com
McMenamins High Street
Brewery & Café
$$, Brewpub
Sybaris Bistro
$$$, New American
541.345.4905
mcmenamins.com
54
Sushi Pure
$$, Sushi
541.928.8157
sybarisbistro.com
SALEM
Oregon Electric Station
$$$, Steakhouse, Italian,
Seafood
ACME Cafe
$$, American (New)
541.485.4444
oesrestaurant.com
503.798.4736
acmecafe.net
| SPRING 2016
503.588.9463
wvv.com
OREGON CITY
503.241.1600
ovenandshaker.com
503.226.4646
caffemingonw.com
The Palm Court
$$$, American
Chennai Masala
$$, Indian
Hillsboro
12 MILES FROM STATION
The Parish
$$, Seafood, Southern
503.531.9500
chennaimasala.net
Decarli
$$, Italian
Beaverton
503.641.3223
decarlirestaurant.com
Elephant’s Delicatessen
$$, Deli
elephantsdeli.com
Willamette Valley
Vineyards
$$, Winery
Turner
Oven and Shaker
$$, Pizza, Italian
503.399.7446
gamberettis.com
503.378.7515
wildpearcatering.com
Le Bouchon
$$$, French
PORTLAND
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
503.206.3097
laurelhurstmarket.com
503.248.2193
bouchon-portland.com
Wild Pear
$$, Cafe
866.472.8614
rstuartandco.com
Caffe Mingo
$$, Italian
McMenamins High Street, Eugene
Laurelhurst Market
$$$, Steakhouse
The Garden Bar
$$, Vegetarian
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
gardenbarpdx.com
Gloria’s Secret Café
$$, Latin American
Beaverton
503.228.2000
bensonhotel.com
503.227.2421
theparishpdx.com
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
$$$, Steakhouse
503.221.4518
ruthschris.com
Serratto Restaurant & Bar
$$, Italian, Mediterranean,
Modern European
1 MILE FROM STATION
503.221.1195
serratto.com
Syun Izakaya
$$, Japanese
Hillsboro
503.268.2124
503.640.3131
syun-izakaya.com
Imperial Restaurant
$$, American
Wilf’s
$$$, American
503.228.7222
imperialpdx.com
503.223.0070
wilfsrestaurant.com
Adelsheim Vineyard
$$$, Winery
Newberg
503.538.3652
adelsheim.com
ArborBrook Vineyards
$$, Winery
Newberg
503.538.0959
arborbrookwines.com
Cana’s Feast Winery
$$, Winery
Garden Bar, Portland
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Guide
Eat + Stay + Play
Hotel Modera
877.484.1084
hotelmodera.com
Inn @ Northrup Station
503.224.0543
northrupstation.com
Jupiter Hotel
503.230.9200
jupiterhotel.com
McMenamins Edgefield
Troutdale
503.669.8610
mcmenamins.com
McMenamins Grand Lodge
Forest Grove
503.992.9533
mcmenamins.com
The Nines
877.229.9995
thenines.com
McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale
EUGENE
Inn at the 5th
Best Western New
Oregon Motel
541.743.4099
innat5th.com
541.683.3669
book.bestwestern.com
C’est La Vie Inn
541.302.3014
cestlavieinn.com
Campbell House Inn
541.343.1119
campbellhouse.com
Courtyard Eugene Springfield
541.726.2121
marriott.com
Excelsior Inn
541.342.6963
excelsiorinn.com
Hilton
541.342.2000
hilton.com
Holiday Inn Express
& Suites
541.342.1243
ihg.com
56
Resort at the Mountain
Mt. Hood Village
| SPRING 2016
Oval Door Bed &
Breakfast Inn
541.683.3160
ovaldoor.com
Phoenix Inn Suites
1 MILE FROM STATION
541.344.0001
phoenixinn.com
Valley River Inn
541.743.1000
valleyriverinn.com
ALBANY
Best Western Plus
Prairie Inn
541.928.5050
Comfort Suites
SALEM
PORTLAND
The Grand Hotel
Ace Hotel
503.540.7800
grandhotelsalem.com
503.228.2277
acehotel.com
Hampton Inn & Suites
The Benson, a Coast Hotel
503.362.1300
hamptoninn3.hilton.com
503.228.2000
coasthotels.com
Red Lion
Caravan: The Tiny
House Hotel
503.370.7888
redlion.com
OREGON CITY
503.802.5800
riversedgehotel.com
Shift Vacation Rentals
503.208.2581
shiftvacationrentals.com
Tierra Soul Urban Farm &
Guesthouse
503.489.7645
tierrasoulpdx.com
Embassy Suites Portland Washington Square
Tigard
503.655.7141
503.644.4400
portlandembassysuites.com
800.547.1406
timberlinelodge.com
Grand Hotel at Bridgeport
Tigard
Friendly Bike Guest House
The Westin
503.968.5757
grandhotelbridgeport.com
Lakeshore Inn
Lake Oswego
Phoenix Inn Suites
503.636.9679
thelakeshoreinn.com
541.926.5696
phoenixinn.com
503.288.5225
tinyhousehotel.com
River’s Edge Hotel & Spa
Best Western Plus
Rivershore Hotel
541.928.2053
comfortsuites.com
503.622.3101
theresort.com
503.799.2615
friendlybikeguesthouse.com
Timberline Lodge
Timberline
503.294.9000
westinportland.com
Hotel Eastlund
503.235.2100
hoteleastlund.com
ontrakmag.com
Guide
Eat + Stay + Play
EUGENE
ALBANY
Bijou Metro
Albany Antique Mall
541.686.3229
bijou-cinemas.com
541.704.0109
albanyantiquemall.com
Cascade Raptor Center
Gallery Calapooia
541.485.1320
eraptors.org
503.971.5701
gallerycalapooia.com
Eugene Cascades & Coast
Travel Lane County
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Newport
541.484.5307
eugenecascadescoast.org
541.867.3474
aquarium.org
Fifth Street Public Market
SALEM
541.484.0380
5stmarket.com
Heritage Dry Goods
541.393.6710
heritagedrygoods.com
Evergreen Aviation &
Space Museum + Waterpark
McMinnville
503.434.4185
evergreenmuseum.org
Hult Center for the
Performing Arts
Historic Elsinore Theatre
503.375.3574
elsinoretheatre.com
541.682.5087
hultcenter.org
Museum of Natural &
Cultural History
541.346.3024
natural-history.uoregon.edu
Oakway Center
541.485.4711
oakwaycenter.com
Salem Center
503.399.9676
salemcenter.com
OREGON CITY
Bridgeport Village
Tigard
503.968.1704
bridgeport-village.com
Clackamas Repertory
Theater
503.594.6047
clackamasrep.org
End of the Oregon Trail
503.657.9336
historicoregoncity.org
PORTLAND
Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall
503.248.4335
portland5.com
Bella Casa
503.222.5337
bellacasa.net
Bonnet
503.954.2271
shop.bonnetboutique.com
Boys Fort
503.567.1015
boysfort.com
Fifth Street Market, Eugene
Mabel & Zora
Pittock Mansion
503.241.5696
mabelandzora.com
503.823.3623
pittockmansion.org
Garnish Apparel
McMenamins
Crystal Ballroom
Portland Art Museum
503.954.2292
garnishapparel.com
503.225.0047
mcmenamins.com
Ellington Handbags
503.542.3149
ellingtonhandbags.com
1 MILE FROM STATION
503.226.2811
portlandartmuseum.org
Mercantile
Rachelle M. Rustic House
of Fashion
503.223.6649
mercantileportland.com
971.319.6934
rachellem.com
Mt. Hood Meadows
Ski Resort
Mt. Hood
Rice Northwest Museum
of Rocks & Minerals
Hillsboro
503.337.2222
skihood.com
503.647.2418
ricenorthwestmuseum.org
Oregon Museum of
Science and Industry
Twist
503.797.4000
omsi.edu
Oregon Zoo
503.226.1561
oregonzoo.org
503.224.0334
twistonline.com
US Outdoor Store
503.223.5937
usoutdoor.com
Physical Element
Washington Square
Tigard
503.224.5425
physicalelement.com
503.639.8860
shopwashingtonsquare.com
Boys Fort, Portland
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Washington Guide
206.241.5744
sharpsroasthouse.com
TanakaSan
$$, Asian Fusion
206.812.8412
tanakasanseattle.com
Westward
$$, Mediterranean,
Breakfast, American
206.552.8215
westwardseattle.com
EDMONDS
Rivertop Bar & Grill
$$, American
Wenatchee
509.662.1234
rivertopbargrill.com
The Maltby Café
$$, American, Breakfast,
Coffee
Snohomish
425.483.3123
maltbycafe.com
Westward, Seattle
EVERETT
VANCOUVER
OLYMPIA/LACEY
TUKWILA
Farrar’s Bistro
$$, American
Fish Tale Brew Pub
$$, Brewpub
Miyabi Sushi
$$, Japanese
360.571.7005
farrarsbistro.com
360.943.3650
fishbrewing.com
206.575.6815
miyabisushi.com
McMenamins
East Vancouver
$$, Brewpub
The Mark
$$, Italian
SEATTLE
360.254.3950
mcmenamins.com
KELSO/LONGVIEW
The Office 842
$$, Coffee, Cocktails, Tapas
360.442.4647
theoffice842.com
CENTRALIA
McMenamins Olympic
Club Pub
$$, Brewpub
360.736.5164
mcmenamins.com
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360.754.4414
themarkolympia.com
TACOMA
Asado
$$$, Argentine
253.272.7770
asadotacoma.com
Odd Otter Brewery
$, Brewery
253.327.1680
oddotterbrewing.com
Pacific Grill
$$, American, Seafood
253.627.3535
pacificgrilltacoma.com
Assaggio Ristorante
$$$, Italian
206.441.1399
assaggioseattle.com
Eastside Bar & Grill
$$, American
Bellevue
425.455.9444
coasthotels.com
Frolik Kitchen & Cocktails
$$, American, Breakfast
206.971.8015
frolik.motifseattle.com
John Howie Steak
$$$$, American, Steakhouse
Bellevue
425.440.0880
johnhowiesteak.com
Little Water Cantina
$$, Mexican
206.397.4940
littlewatercantina.com
Loulay Kitchen & Bar
$$, French, Breakfast
206.402.4588
thechefinthehat.com
Revel
$$, Asian Fusion, Korean
206.547.2040
revelseattle.com
Salumi Artisan Cured Meats
$$, Meat Shop
206.621.8772
salumicuredmeats.com
Seastar Restaurant
& Raw Bar
$$$, American, Seafood
Bellevue
425.456.0010
seastarrestaurant.com
Anthony’s HomePort
$$, Seafood
1726 W. Marine View Drive
425.252.3333
anthonys.com
STANWOOD
Stanwood Grill
$$, American
360.629.5253
stanwoodgrill.com
MOUNT VERNON
Skagit River Brewery
$$, Brewpub
360.336.2884
skagitbrew.com
BELLINGHAM
Leaf & Ladle
$$, Soup, Sandwiches
360.319.9718
facebook.com/leafandladle
Sharps Roasthouse
$$, American, BBQ
Sea Tac
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Guide
Eat + Stay + Play
VANCOUVER
TACOMA
Heathman Lodge
Hotel Murano
360.254.3100
heathmanlodge.com
253.238.8000
hotelmuranotacoma.com
KELSO/LONGVIEW
Silver Cloud Inn - Tacoma
Waterfront
Monticello Hotel
360.425.9900
themonticello.net
CENTRALIA
253.272.1300
silvercloud.com
TUKWILA
Coast Gateway Hotel
SeaTac
206.248.8200
coasthotels.com
Greenlake Guesthouse
206.729.8700
greenlakeguesthouse.com
Hotel 1000
206.957.1000
hotel1000seattle.com
Centralia Square Hotel
Cedarbrook Lodge
SeaTac
360.807.1212
centraliasquare.com
206.901.9268
cedarbrooklodge.com
206.448.8600
hotelandra.com
McMenamins - Olympic
Club Hotel & Theater
Springhill Suites
Renton
Hyatt Regency Bellevue
Bellevue
360.736.5164
mcmenamins.com
425.226.4100
marriott.com
OLYMPIA/LACEY
SEATTLE
The Governor, a Coast
Hotel
Alexis Hotel
360.352.7700
coasthotels.com
Red Lion Hotel
Hotel Andra
425.462.1234
bellevue.hyatt.com
The Inn at El Gaucho
206.728.1133
elgaucho.com
206.624.4844
alexishotel.com
Inn at the Market
Belltown Inn
206.448.0631
innatthemarket.com
206.529.3700
belltown-inn.com
The Maxwell Hotel
Little Creek Casino Resort
Coast Bellevue Hotel
Bellevue
206.286.0629
themaxwellhotel.com
800.667.7711
little-creek.com
425.455.9444
coasthotels.com
The Moore Hotel
360.943.4000
redlion.com
McMenamins - Olympic
Club Hotel, Centralia
206.448.4851
moorehotel.com
The Paramount Hotel
206.292.9500
paramounthotelseattle.com
Seattle Sheraton
STANWOOD
Cedar Bluff Cottage
360.445.3333
cedarbluffcottage.com
206.621.9000
sheratonseattle.com
Hotel Stanwood
Sorrento Hotel
360.629.2888
stanwoodhotelsaloon.com
206.622.6400
hotelsorrento.com
MOUNT VERNON
EDMONDS
Best Western Plus Skagit
Valley Inn
Best Western Plus
Edmonds Harbor Inn
360.428.5678
425.771.5021
Tulip Inn
Coast Wenatchee
Center Hotel
Wenatchee
800.599.5696
tulipinn.net
BELLINGHAM
509.662.1234
coasthotels.com
Chrysalis Inn & Spa
EVERETT
360.756.1005
thechrysalisinn.com
Holiday Inn Downtown
Everett
Fairhaven Village Inn
360.733.1311
fairhavenvillageinn.com
425.339.2000
ihg.com
Inn at Port Gardner
425.252.6779
innatportgardner.com
Hotel Bellwether
360.392.3100
hotelbellwether.com
Cedarbrook Lodge, SeaTac
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VANCOUVER
OLYMPIA/LACEY
Clark County Historical
Museum
Capitol Tours
1 MILE FROM STATION
360.993.5679
cchmuseum.org
360.902.8880
des.wa.gov
Kiggins Theatre
Little Creek Casino Resort
Shelton
360.816.0352
kigginstheatre.net
800.667.7711
little-creek.com
Visit Vancouver USA
Rhythm & Rye
Washington State History
Museum
253.272.3500
washingtonhistory.org
Northwest Outdoor Center
206.281.9694
nwoc.com
Olympic Sculpture Park
TUKWILA
Museum of Flight
206.654.3100
seattleartmuseum.org
206.764.5720
museumofflight.org
Pike Place Market
SEATTLE
360.816.6230
visitvancouverusa.com
360.705.0760
facebook.com/rhythmandrye
Seattle Aquarium
Bellevue Arts Museum
Bellevue
KELSO/LONGVIEW
TACOMA
Cowlitz County Tourism Visit Mount St. Helens
360.577.3137
visitmtsthelens.com
LeMay—America’s Car
Museum
Kelso Theater Pub
360.414.9451
ktpub.com
CENTRALIA
253.779.8490
americascarmuseum.org
Museum of Glass
253.284.4750
museumofglass.org
pikeplacemarket.org
1 MILE FROM STATION
206.386.4300
seattleaquarium.org
EDMONDS
Cascadia Art Museum
425.336.4809
cascadiaartmuseum.org
Edmonds Center
for the Arts
425.275.4485
edmondscenterforthearts.com
Visit Edmonds
1.877.775.6935
visitedmonds.com
EVERETT
425.519.0770
bellevuearts.org
Seattle Art Museum
Chihuly Garden & Glass
206.654.3100
seattleartmuseum.org
206.753.4940
Future of Flight Aviation
Center & Boeing Tour
Mukilteo
Seattle Space Needle
Experience Music Project
Museum
spaceneedle.com
206.770.2700
empmuseum.org
Centralia Factory Outlets
Point Defiance Zoo &
Aquarium
360.736.3327
centraliafactoryoutlet.com
253.591.5337
pdza.org
Centralia Fox Theatre
Tacoma Art Museum
206.324.1126
mohai.org
360.623.1103
centraliafoxtheatre.com
253.272.4258
tacomaartmuseum.org
Neptune Theatre
Museum of History and
Industry
Stevens Pass
Skykomish
206.812.4510
stevenspass.com
Woodland Park Zoo
206.548.2500
zoo.org
206.682.1414
stgpresents.org
1.800.464.1476
futureofflight.org
XFINITY Arena at Everett
425.322.2600
xfinityarenaeverett.com
STANWOOD
Stanwood Cinemas
360.629.0514
farawayentertainment.com
MOUNT VERNON
Downtown Mount Vernon
360.336.3801
mountvernondowntown.org
BELLINGHAM
Bellingham Railway
Museum
360.393.7540
bellinghamrailway
museum.org
The Green Frog
888.968.8783
acoustictavern.com
Mount Baker Theatre
360.734.6080
mountbakertheatre.com
Mt. Baker Ski Area
360.734.6771
mtbaker.us
Salish Cliffs Golf Club at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton
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Vancouver Guide
novopizzeria.com
The Oakwood Canadian
Bistro
$$, Gastropub, Canadian
5.6 KM FROM STATION
604.558.1965
theoakwood.ca
Octopus’ Garden
$$$, Japanese, Sushi
4.5 KM FROM STATION
604.734.8971
octopusgardensada.com
Opus Bar
$$, Cocktails, Small Plates,
Breakfast
2.2 KM FROM STATION
604.642.2107
opushotel.com
Salt Tasting Room
$$, Wine, Tapas, Small Plates
1.5 KM FROM STATION
604.633.1912
salttastingroom.com
Sal y Limon
$, Mexican
The Liberty Distillery, Vancouver | David Donaldson
2.4 KM FROM STATION
604.677.4247
salylimon.ca
Ask for Luigi
$$, Italian
1.4 KM FROM STATION
604.428.2544
askforluigi.com
Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie
$$$, Chinese
850 METERS FROM STATION
604.688.0876
bao-bei.ca
Boulevard Kitchen
& Oyster Bar
$$$, Seafood, Steakhouse
Forty Ninth Parallel Café &
Lucky’s Doughnuts
$, Coffee, Donuts
2.3 KM FROM STATION
1.8 KM FROM STATION
604.688.7466
cioppinosyaletown.com
604.872.4901
49thparallelroasters.com
luckysdoughnuts.com
Cuchillo
$$, Latin American
1.2 KM FROM STATION
604.559.7585
cuchillo.ca
The Diamond
$$, Mexican
Jules
$$, French
1.7 KM FROM STATION
604.669.0033
julesbistro.ca
The Keefer Bar
$$$, Cocktails, Asian Small
Plates
2.6 KM FROM STATION
1.5 KM FROM STATION
604.642.2900
boulevardvancouver.ca
604.568.8272
di6mond.com
Burdock & Co.
$$, French, Tapas
Fable Kitchen
$$, Canadian
604.688.1961
thekeeferbar.com
1.5 KM FROM STATION
4.4 KM FROM STATION
604.879.0077
burdockandco.com
604.732.1322
fablekitchen.ca
Kintaro Ramen
$, Asian
Chambar
$$$, Belgian, Breakfast
The Fat Badger
$$, British
1.4 KM FROM STATION
3.4 KM FROM STATION
604.879.7119
chambar.com
604.336.5577
fatbadger.ca
Cinara
$$$, Modern European
The Flying Pig
$$, Canadian
Multiple Locations
theflyingpigvan.com
1.7 KM FROM STATION
604.428.9694
cinara.ca
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Cioppino’s Mediterranean
Grill & Enoteca
$$$$, Mediterranean, Italian
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3.8 KM FROM STATION
604.682.7568
The Liberty Distillery
$$, Distillery, Cocktails
3 KM FROM STATION
604.558.1998
thelibertydistillery.com
Savary Island Pie Company
$$, Bakery, Coffee
10.6 KM FROM STATION
604.926.4021
savaryislandpiecompany.com
Marutama Ramen
$$, Asian
Wildebeest
$$$, Gastropub, Canadian
3.6 KM FROM STATION
1.5 KM FROM STATION
604.688.8837
marutamaramen.com
604.687.6880
wildebeest.ca
Matchstick Coffee Roasters
$, Cafe
Yaletown Brewing Co.
$$, Brewpub
2.1 KM FROM STATION
604.558.0639
matchstickcoffee.com
604.681.2739
mjg.ca
Novo Pizzeria & Wine Bar
$$, Italian, Wine
Zeitoon Restaurant
$$, Middle Eastern
4 KM FROM STATION
4.8 KM FROM STATION
Bao Bei, Vancouver
Kirin
$$, Seafood, Dim Sum
Multiple locations
kirinrestaurants.com
L’Abattoir
$$$, French, Canadian
1.4 KM FROM STATION
604.568.1701
labattoir.ca
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Eat + Stay + Play
Auberge Vancouver Hotel
Executive Hotel LeSoleil
The Kingston Hotel
2.6 KM FROM STATION
2.2 KM FROM STATION
2.1 KM FROM STATION
604.678.8899
aubergevancouver.com
604.632.3000
hotellesoleil.com
604.684.9024
kingstonhotelvancouver.com
Barclay House
Executive Hotel
Vintage Park
The Landis Hotel & Suites
3.5 KM FROM STATION
604.605.1351
barclayhouse.com
Bee & Thistle Guest House
3.3 KM FROM STATION
604.669.0715
beeandthistle.ca
The Burrard
2.9 KM FROM STATION
604.681.2331
theburrard.com
Coast Coal Harbour Hotel
2.7 KM FROM STATION
604.697.0202
coasthotels.com
Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites
4.2 KM FROM STATION
604.688.7711
coasthotels.com
Coast Vancouver
Airport Hotel
9.3 KM FROM STATION
604.263.1555
coasthotels.com
English Bay Inn
5 KM FROM STATION
604.683.8002
englishbayinn.com
Fairmont Chateau Whistler
2.9 KM FROM STATION
1.800.570.3932
executivehotels.net
Fairmont Chateau Whistler
124 KM FROM STATION
604.938.8000
fairmont.com
Georgian Court Hotel
1.5 KM FROM STATION
604.682.5555
georgiancourthotel
vancouver.com
Granville House B&B
6.3 KM FROM STATION
604.739.9002
granvillebb.com
Granville Island Hotel
4.4 KM FROM STATION
604.683.7373
granvilleislandhotel.com
Hotel at the Waldorf
3.1 KM FROM STATION
604.253.7141
hotelatthewaldorf.ca
Hotel Blue Horizon
2.9 KM FROM STATION
604.688.1411
bluehorizonhotel.com
Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites, Vancouver
3 KM FROM STATION
604.681.3555
landissuitesvancouver.com
L’Hermitage Hotel
2 KM FROM STATION
778.327.4100
lhermitagevancouver.com
The Listel Hotel
3.1 KM FROM STATION
604.684.7092
thelistelhotel.com
Loden Hotel
3.4 KM FROM STATION
877.225.6336
theloden.com
Moda Hotel
2.2 KM FROM STATION
604.683.4251
modahotel.ca
OPUS Vancouver
2.2 KM FROM STATION
604.642.6787
opushotel.com
Patricia Hotel
1.2 KM FROM STATION
2.8 KM FROM STATION
604.255.4301
patriciahotel.ca
604.662.8111
panpacific.com
Pinnacle Hotel Vanoucver
Harbourfront
Pan Pacific Vancouver
The Riviera on Robson
Suites Hotel
3.2 KM FROM STATION
604.685.1301
rivieravancouver.com
Rosewood Hotel Georgia
3.1 KM FROM STATION
2.1 KM FROM STATION
604.689.9211
pinnacleharbourfronthotel.com
604.682.5566
rosewoodhotels.com
St. Clair Hotel - Hostel
1.8 KM FROM STATION
604.648.3713
stclairvancouver.com
Summit Lodge &
Spa Whistler
Whistler
132 KM FROM STATION
604.932.2778
summitlodge.com
The Sylvia Hotel
4.3 KM FROM STATION
604.681.9321
sylviahotel.com
Victorian Hotel
1.7 KM FROM STATION
604.681.6369
victorianhotel.ca
Wedgewood Hotel & Spa
2.4 KM FROM STATION
604.689.7777
wedgewoodhotel.com
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Bau-Xi Gallery
Contemporary Fine Art
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical
Chinese Garden
Museum of Vancouver
Robson Street
Vancouver Art Gallery
4.8 KM FROM STATION
2.8 KM FROM STATION
4.3 KM FROM STATION
1.2 KM FROM STATION
2.3 KM FROM STATION
604.736.4431
museumofvancouver.ca
604.669.8132
robsonstreet.ca
604.733.7011
bau-xi.com
604.662.3207
vancouverchinesegarden.com
604.662.4700
vanartgallery.bc.ca
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Granville Island
The Orpheum
Rockwood Adventures
Vancouver Aquarium
2.8 KM FROM STATION
7.4 KM FROM STATION
4.1 KM FROM STATION
6.3 KM FROM STATION
604.665.3050
vancouver.ca
604.913.1621
rockwoodadventures.com
604.827.4955
beatymuseum.ubc.ca
604.666.6655
granvilleisland.com
604.659.3474
vanaqua.org
Bloedel Floral Conservatory
Greater Vancouver Zoo
Peak 2 Peak Gondola
Whistler
Rogers Arena
Vancouver Maritime
Museum
5.9 KM FROM STATION
124 KM FROM STATION
604.257.8584
vancouver.ca
604.856.6825
gvzoo.com
1.888.403.4727
Capilano Suspension
Bridge Park
Grotto Spa at Tigh-Na-Mara
Parksville
Pirate Adventures
Science World at TELUS
World of Science
4.1 KM FROM STATION
111 KM FROM STATION
604.985.7474
capbridge.com
250.248.1838
grottospa.com
604.754.7535
pirateadventures.ca
604.443.7440
scienceworld.ca
Craigdarroch Castle
Victoria
H.R. MacMillan Space
Centre
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
115 KM FROM STATION
4.9 KM FROM STATION
250.592.5323
thecastle.ca
604.738.7827
spacecentre.ca
Squamish Lil’Wat
Cultural Centre
Whistler
1.866.441.7522
Cypress Mountain
Museum of Anthropology
13 KM FROM STATION
604.926.5612
cypressmountain.com
604.822.5087
moa.ubc.ca
1.6 KM FROM STATION
604.665.3050
vancouver.ca
River Rock Casino Resort
Richmond
877.473.8900
riverrock.com
2 KM FROM STATION
604.899.7400
rogersarena.com
4.8 KM FROM STATION
604.257.8300
vancouvermaritime
museum.com
Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra
2.1 KM FROM STATION
360.735.7278
vancouversymphony.ca
Whistler Blackcomb
Whistler
124 KM FROM STATION
124 KM FROM STATION
slcc.ca
1.800.766.0449
Stanley Park
5 KM FROM STATION
604.681.6728
vancouver.ca
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Park, Vancouver
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