Spring 2014 Travel News

 

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Opening in May, the Sea to Sky Gondola—adjacent to the Stawamus Chief monolith outside Whistler—will climb 885 meters to hiking trails and, for the not-yet-scared-witless, a 100-meter suspension bridge. seatoskygondola.com[1]

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Kenmore Air will start twice-daily flights from Boeing Field to the Vancouver Island town on March 3; the hub offers access to Victoria and Tofino and ferries to Vancouver. kenmoreair.com[2]

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Fourteen new Automated Passport Control Kiosks are expected to cut reentry wait times in half for U.S. and Canadian citizens at the airport. Though the process is mostly self-service, travelers still must get a pass from a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer. portseattle.org/sea-tac[3]

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The Outdoor Adventure play space at the Portland Children’s Museum, opening April 22, recreates the quaint old custom of “playing outside” with a creek, climbing tree, dig pit, and trails. portlandcm.org[4]

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The April grand opening of the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center welcomes the public to the education outpost, where “learning” means tasting wines from Yakima-area AVAs and spinning the wine aroma wheel. theclorecenter.org[5]

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The new boutique Blue Lakes Inn opened in south-central Idaho last summer, but spring is when the spectacular nearby Shoshone Falls swells with snowmelt. bluelakesinn.com[6]

 

References

  1. ^ seatoskygondola.com (www.seatoskygondola.com)
  2. ^ kenmoreair.com (www.kenmoreair.com)
  3. ^ portseattle.org/sea-tac (www.portseattle.org)
  4. ^ portlandcm.org (www.portlandcm.org)
  5. ^ theclorecenter.org (www.theclorecenter.org)
  6. ^ bluelakesinn.com (www.bluelakesinn.com)

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