Pacific Northwest Book

OVERVIEW

HISTORY

Indian Cultures

People of the Coast

Horsemen of Columbia Plateau

Europeans Arrive

One Region, Two Countries

Pluck in Hard Times

Modern Times

VANCOUVER, B.C.

Overview

History

Exploring Vancouver

Stanley Park

Downtown

Gastown

Chinatown

Yaletown and Theatre District

Granville Island

Kitsilano and University Area

South and East

North Shore of Burrard Inlet

Burnaby

Sunshine Coast Excursion

Excursion to Whistler

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

FRASER RIVER, B.C.

Landscape

History

Richmond

Towns along Highway 99

Fraser River Canyon

To the East

Okanagan Valley Winery Tour

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

VICTORIA

Setting

History

Exploring the City

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

VANCOUVER ISLAND

Landscape

History

Juan de Fuca Strait

From Victoria to Nanaimo

Traveling to the Outer Coast

Qualicum to Campbell River

Road to Nootka Sound

Campbell River to Port Hardy

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

ISLANDS

Landscape

Island History

Gulf Islands

Other Islands of Gulf of Georgia

San Juan Islands

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

NORTHWEST INTERIOR

Landscape

North Cascades

SnoqualmiePass

Everett

Skagit River Delta

Upper Skagit and North Cascades Park

Fidalgo Island

Whidbey Island

Bellingham

Nooksack Valley and Mount Baker

Apple, Cheese, and Oyster Tour

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

SEATTLE

Setting

Ambitious Beginnings

Pioneer Square

Downtown Seattle

Pike Place Market

Central Waterfront

Regrade and Belltown

First and Capitol Hills

Lake Union

North of Ship Canal

University District

Lake Washington, Eastern 'Burbs

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

OLYMPIC PENINSULA & WASHINGTON COAST

Olympic Peninsula Overview

Kitsap Peninsula

Northeast Olympic Peninsula

Olympic National Park

Along the Western Straits

Ozette Lake and North Coast

La Push

Rain Forests

Southern Washington Coast

Grays Harbor

Willapa Bay

Buying Northwest Seafood

The Columbia

East up the Columbia

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

SOUTHERN LOWLANDS & VOLCANOES

Landscape

Southern Puget Sound

Tacoma

Olympia

Mount Rainier

Mount St. Helens

Fort Vancouver

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

Yakima Valley Food and Wine Tour

PORTLAND

Setting

History and Culture

Downtown Portland

Northwest

Eastside

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

Brewpubs

COLUMBIA GORGE & MOUNT HOOD

Overview

Oregon Side of Columbia

Mount Hood Loop

Mount Hood

Washington Side of Columbia

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

CENTRAL OREGON

Landscape

History

The Dalles

Columbia Plateau

Warm Springs and Vicinity

Smith Rock

Sisters and Vicinity

Bend and Mt. Bachelor

Cascade Lakes

Lava Landscapes

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND WESTERN CASCADES

Landscape and History

North Willamette Valley

Salem and Vicinity

Western Cascades

Eugene and McKenzie River

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

Willamette Valley Winery Tour

SOUTHERN OREGON

Landscape and History

Umpqua River

Rogue River

Oregon Caves

Jacksonville

Ashland

Crater Lake

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

OREGON COAST

Landscape

Astoria, Lower Columbia

Resort Coast

Tillamook Bay and Vicinity

Spit, Cape, Three Heads

Newport and Vicinity

Yachats and Cape Perpetua

Florence and Vicinity

Oregon Dunes

South Coast

Small Towns of Southern Coast

Travel and Climate

Accommodations and Restaurants

REGIONAL TRAVEL INFORMATION

About Accommodations

Room Rates and Restaurant Prices

Chain Hotels and Motels        

Camping in the Northwest

Food Tours

Food in the Pacific Northwest

Transportation in British Columbia

Transportation in Washington

Transportation in Oregon

Canadian-US Border

Metric Conversions

Climate

Best Ski Areas

Festivals and Events

Tours

INDEX