Corinne Whiting
| Special to USA TODAY 10Best
Pacific Northwesterners experienced an unconventionally chilly and wet spring. This means the promise of steamy summer days spent under forest canopies and on glistening lakes and rivers carry even more excitement than usual.
With the grand return of cruise ships this season comes hopeful sustainability news, too, as The Port of Seattle, City and Borough of Juneau, Port of Vancouver, global cruise leaders and experts in decarbonization have launched “an exploratory mission” to discuss the feasibility of a cruise-led green corridor. This would speed up the deployment of zero greenhouse gas emission ships and operations between Alaska, British Columbia and Washington state.
Washington
Before heading off on farther-flung wanderings, Seattle cruise passengers might consider staying on the peaceful property of Cedarbrook Lodge, located only a 10-minute complimentary shuttle ride from Sea-Tac, and boasting its own sustainability efforts.
International air travelers this summer will appreciate the arrival of Club SEA, a cushy non-airline-affiliated lounge at Sea-Tac.
Adventurers in Washington can enjoy 100 state parks, encompassing approximately 120,000 acres, whether they reserve a cabin,…
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