OLD TOWN

Antique shops in Snohomish, Wash., sell a lot of junk. But it's good junk. MORE

BLOG ARCHIVES

STAR GAZING

Business signs in the 1960s were crowned with a neon star. Few survived but I found two in Washington. MORE

THE PERFECT DAY

Okay, maybe my afternoon on the Waterville Plateau wasn't perfect. But it was darn close. MORE

HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS

The hot rod atop Dusty's In-N-Out reminds me of the coupe used in the 1973 movie American Graffiti. MORE

THE LAST PICTURE SHOW

The Empire Theater in Lind, Wash., closed in 1980. But it's still the crown jewel in this tiny wheat town. MORE

JUST PASSING THROUGH

A tour of Lind, Wash., a wheat farming town in the middle of nowhere. MORE

ON THE WATERFRONT

Tranquil scenes: Ship Harbor in Anacortes, Wash., and Seattle's Lake Union 80 miles to the south. MORE

PIONEER DREAMS

The old farmhouse is in rough shape but decades ago it must have been a prairie jewel. MORE

My third visit to Dan's Garage, an auto salvage yard in Kennewick, Wash., does not disappoint. MORE

CAR CRAZY

I moved from Seattle to north-central Washington in 2019. I now live in a Norman Rockwell painting. MORE

PEACEFUL EASY FEELING

HOMES ON THE RANGE

Farming on the Waterville Plateau is a challenging lifestyle. And apparently also a healthy one. MORE

SURPRISE PARTIES

A trip to the high desert is full of surprises, including an invitation to meet wildlife photographer Art Wolfe. MORE

Wenatchee, Wash., has aged well, including the pawn shop with a giant frontier musket atop the roof. MORE

TIME MACHINE

A network of dirt, gravel and paved roads provides easy access to the Palouse wheatlands. MORE

ROADS TO NOWHERE