Find more great road trips in the Discover Washington series. Many of us look forward to the first tiny signs of spring — snowdrops and daffodils popping up to say hello, tiny buds appearing on ...

LET’S BE CLEAR: Wildflowers don’t come in cans or seed packets. True wildflowers are … well — wild; they are a signature of time and place beyond the gardener’s hand. Poetic? Perhaps. But practically ...

Spring transforms the landscape around the Tri-Cities, painting it with a vibrant palette of wildflowers. Here is a list that highlights some of the best wildflower hikes within a 200-mile radius to ...

Spring and summer wildflower blooms make up for the wet, gloomy, gray months Washingtonians endure during the winter. As snow melts in the mountains, meadows come alive with a rainbow of wildflowers ...

The seasonal bounty of blossoms and buds might feel all too short-lived, but for hikers, spring wildflowers are blooming somewhere in the state all summer and into the fall. “You can find wildflowers ...

Dog Mountain is so bloomin’ popular with hardy hikers, the U.S. Forest Service has again instituted a spring-weekend permit system to prevent the place from getting loved to death. Permits are ...

The best hikes have that sweet spot between challenge and payoff. A hike that's too easy can leave you feeling less accomplished, while other hikes are so strenuous that you find yourself questioning ...

Chinook Pass, Highway 410, is known for its awesome Rainier views. But if you stay in your car you'll miss the best part: To see Mount Rainier dressed up in wildflowers, you’ll have to take a hike.

Spring color has arrived in the Pacific Northwest, not just in cherry trees and backyard gardens, but in the meadows and forests across the region. Yellow, purple, pink, white and red flowers have ...