Kayaking in San Juan Islands
The expert guides at Crystal Seas Kayaking will escort you on a kayaking tour along the evergreen-cloaked coastline of the Pacific Northwest. You'll witness wildlife at its finest, including orcas, porpoises in the nearby waters and bald eagles overhead. You'll explore the far-reaching inland waterway of the San Juan Islands archipelago. Crystal Seas offers three-hour, sunset and full-day tours, along with a multi-sport bicycling and kayaking trip for the extreme adventurists.
Crystal Sea Kayaking
P.O. Box 3135
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
877-732-7877
crystalseas.com
Climbing Mount Rainier
The guides at Alpine Ascents have more than 20 years of experience guiding the world's many mountains and have been guiding Mount Rainier since 1998. One of the company's core values is maintaining the environment and leaving no trace. Mount Rainier is the highest volcano and largest glaciated mountain in the continental U.S., and both novice and veteran climbers will find well-suited challenges within its alpine ridges and vast glaciers. Alpine Ascents offers three- to eight-day climbs.
Alpine Ascents International
121 Mercer St.
Seattle, WA 98109
206-378-1927
alpineascents.com
Hiking the Volcanoes of the Cascades
Mount St. Helen is one of 14 major volcanoes in the Cascades, and Timberline Tours offers two guided explorations of the Washington Cascades. The Volcanoes North tour explores the North Cascades National Park southward through Mount Rainier National Park to the Summit of the Mount St. Helens road at the base of the volcano. The Volcanoes South tour begins at the western portal of the Columbia River Gorge, and continues through the gorge to Hood River, Mount Hood, Bend and on to Crater Lake.
Timber Tours
7975 E. Harvard, Suite J
Denver, CO 80231
800-417-2453
timbertours.com
Discovering Seattle on Bicycles
Selected stops on the Ibike Tour through Seattle will paint a picture of the city's rich heritage, environmental diversity and cultural complexity. Ibike has an inventory of 1,800 points of interest in Seattle, taking bikers through historic districts, local markets, parks, among others. Safety is of the utmost importance to Ibike, and the tour will traverse the safest streets, wide-side walks, back roads, bike paths and alleys to wind through the city. Custom programs can be arranged year-round, and child-friendly itineraries are available.
Ibike LLC
4887 Columbia Drive S.
Seattle, WA 98108
206-767-0848
ibike.org
