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Northwest travel Magazine January/February 2008

January/February CoverGreat Spas of the Northwest - Get rested and recharged at any of these 17 spas. —Rosemary Camozzi, Jessica McElfresh, and Emily Kolkemo

Anchorage - A modern city amid ice and mountains. —David Thompson

To Ski or Not to Ski - Ski resorts can keep a person busy for days without ever putting on skis. —Kim Hasanen

Downhill for Everyone - Now it's possible for non-skiers to safely enjoy the thrill of downhill skiing. —Diane Selkirk

Love on the Bone of the Willapa - Just in time for Valentine's Day - a story of love rekindled while kayaking in southwest Washington. —John Kraske

Cat-skiing - Girls rule the slopes at this winter wonderland in B.C.

Departments:

Editors notes

Editors Notes - By Rosemary Camozzi, Editor

Tasteful Travel

Mushroom Madness - The Joel Palmer House - Jack is a maestro of possibilities when it comes to culinary creations and mushrooms.

Travel Green

Think White, Ski Green - Since it's January and many trips are based around winter sports, I decided to look at Northwest ski resorts and see what they are doing to conserve natural resources and cut back on energy use.

Destination Outdoors

Raft the Tat, Alaska - Floating swiftly on the silt-laden water of the Tatshenshini River, Alaska, enter the world's largest wilderness area that traverses international borders.

Watchable Wildlife

Owls - Owls are intriguing and special birds for many people. Even for novice birders, owls are easily identifiable. Read about how to identify them, spot them and their parental instincts.

Worth A Stop

Granville Island Buskers - Granville Island, located under the Granville Street Bridge in downtown Vancouver, is the workplace of some 200 buskers, ranging from statue artists to fire jugglers and nearly every type of musician imaginable.

Nothing Bogus About Bogus Basin - Drive 16 miles north of downtown Boise, Idaho, and you'll find a breathtaking view of the valley below. Keep driving and you'll discover Bogus Basin, an 85-square-mile area full of colorful history and a winter wonderland full of year-round adventure.

Seeing is Believing with SEA - A trip to the tide pools at Coquille Point in Bandon with Bill Russell, the president of SEA, Shoreline Education for Awareness, Inc., help myself, and countless others, gain a better appreciation for tide pools, birds, and marine mammals.

Getting Your Groomed Fix in West Glacier - Located on the southwest corner of Glacier National Park, West Glacier has long attracted cross-country skiers to trails and snow-covered roads inside the park.

Thomas Condon Paleontology Center - When Thomas Condon came West in the early 1850s, he and wife Cornelia had plans to become frontier missionaries. But that all changed when Condon discovered the fossil beds located near John Day, Oregon.

 

Northwest Vistas

Terry Donnelly

Lightship Swiftsure and fishing boat at the Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center
on Lake Union, Seattle, Washington.
Boats on Lake Union

Jon Gnass

Sawtooth Range in winter splendor, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho.
Sawtooth Range

EDITORS NOTES

Wouldn’t it be nice if when you were feeling a little low you could go to the doctor, stick out your tongue, and say “Spaaahhhh?” And then you’d get a prescription for a soak, massage, and facial?

Someday that may happen, but for now, I guess we have to seek out these experiences on our own. And seek them out we should. While researching this story, I found that one afternoon at a spa could put me in a blissful state for days—which is mighty nice when the days are so short and stormy.

To get you started, we’ve compiled a list of spas that offer treatments to soothe your soul, smooth your body, and leave you feeling like a million bucks. Each one of these carefully chosen destinations offers something unique:

You can be slathered with mud from Alaskan river deltas or Canadian bogs.

Salishan Spa

You can be pampered with lotions and potions made from ocean seaweed, mountain lake spirulina, or desert sage.

On a visit to wine country, you can get a facial made with the same wonderful stuff you’ve been drinking, plus the leaves and vines.

Oh yeah, at a luxurious ranch in Montana, you can get a Barb Wire Wrap. It’s really much nicer than it sounds. A dry-brush exfoliation is followed by a mineral-rich body wrap.

There’s no end to the delights you’ll find, so treat yourself and your loved ones this winter and indulge in a sensuous experience.

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One of the spas we list is just outside of Anchorage. Be sure to also check out David Thompson’s great story on Anchorage and its environs, where you can enjoy Native culture, Alaskan culture, and the outdoors in a myriad of ways.

In this issue, you’ll also find the first installment of a new column on a subject that is near and dear to my heart. It’s called Travel Green, and it will explore many facets of traveling with a light footprint. We’ve checked out Northwest ski resorts and brought you a report on what they are doing to conserve resources. I was happy to find that many ski areas are taking a proactive stance—cutting down on their own energy use, using and supporting alternative sources of energy, and encouraging their visitors to pitch in as well. Also in this section, you’ll find advertisers who support sustainable travel. Be sure to give them a look.

There’s lots more to choose from, including a story on rafting a wild river in Alaska and one on eating wild mushroom creations at the Willamette Valley’s Joel Palmer House. Enjoy!

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