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Vancouver’s Hanging Holiday

In 1901, Washington State took over the responsibility for the execution of criminals sentenced to death in the state. Before[…]

They’re back!! Vancouver’s Haunted Walking Tours are back and run every Friday and Saturday at 6:00PM in October. This year[…]

As the Columbia River continued to rise, so did the destruction of Vancouver, Washington. At first no-one noticed the water[…]

FINALLY a nice sunny Saturday in the Pacific Northwest. I’ve literally been dreaming about this day. This Spring it seemed[…]

One of the things I love to do is hunt for and explore lava tube caves. Here’s a list of my caving videos on YouTube.

Lake Cave is a lava tube cave in Gifford Pinchot National Park that has a seasonal lake at the end of the cave during the rainy season.

I’m very excited to say that the Columbian Newspaper has finally made their digital archives available online to the public.[…]

Come explore Portland, Oregon’s original bridges through vintage postcards.

What happened to the town of Cascade City, Washington? Explore the history of Cascade City and why it disappeared.

When I first started this blog a month ago, my primary goal was just to exercise my writing skills by[…]