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Best Western Loyal Inn

2301 Eighth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Nightly Rates: ( 195.99 - 195.99 )
3 Star


Property Description

Stay at this centrally located hotel in the heart of Seattle just across the street from historic Denny Park and only a one-minute walk from the Space Needle. The Best Western Loyal Inn offers easy access to key area attractions and business locations including Pike's Place Market, the scenic Waterfront, University of Washington, Safeco Field (home of the baseball Seattle Mariners), Qwest Field (home of the NFL Seattle Seahawks) and Key Arena (home of the NBA Seattle SuperSonics). Hotel guests will appreciate the variety of nearby dining and shopping options such as famed Pioneer Square and the international district. Each well-appointed, non-smoking room features free high-speed Internet, free long distance access and all the standard amenities that make guests feel at home, including cable satellite television. King size beds and other upgraded amenities such as microwave and refrigerator are available in select rooms. Other hotel amenities include complimentary deluxe breakfast featuring Belgium waffles, updated steam room, spa, exercise facility and business services. A friendly staff is ready to ensure a comfortable and memorable stay in Seattle. Make an on-line reservation today and save at the Best Western Loyal Inn hotel!



Amenities

· Bar/Lounge
· Business Center
· Fitness Center or Spa
· AM/FM Alarm Clock
· Coffee Maker in Room
· 24 Hour Front Desk
· Elevators
· Free Local Telephone Calls
· Hairdryers Available
· Hairdryers Available
· Modem Lines in Room
· No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
· Free Newspaper
· Parking
· Safe Deposit Box
· Television with Cable
· Restaurant


Room Information

2 DOUBLE BEDS,NSMK,ENVIRON FRIENDLY,WIRLESS HI SPE
* Two Double Beds * No Smoking * Enviromentally Friendly * Wireless Hi Speed Net * Continental Breakfast
1 KING BED,NSMK,ENVIRON FRIENDLY,WIRLESS HI SPEED,
* 1 King Bed * No Smoking * Enviromentally Friendly * Wireless Hi Speed Net * Continental Breakfast
1 QUEEN BED,NSMK,ENVIRON FRIENDLY,WIRLESS HI SPEED
* 1 Queen Bed * No Smoking * Enviromentally Friendly * Wireless Hi Speed Net * Continental Breakfast
1 KING BED,NSMK,HI SPEED NET,DELUXE,MICRWV,REFRIG,
* 1 King Bed * No Smoking * High Speed Internet Access * Deluxe Quality Room * Microwave * Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast
2 DOUBLE BEDS,NSMK,HI SPEED NET,DELUXE,MICRWV,REFR
* Two Double Beds * No Smoking * High Speed Internet Access * Deluxe Quality Room * Microwave * Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast
SUITE-1 KING BED,NSMK,HI SPEED,KITCH,SEP LVG,SOFA
* Suite-1 King Bed * No Smoking * High Speed Internet Access * Kitchen * Separate Living Area * Sofa For Sitting * Continental Breakfast

Rate Disclaimer

Indicative rates are for search purposes only. The entire range of rates may not be available during certain seasons or other specified periods of time. Check for specific rate availability when making a reservation.


Miscellaneous Information

· American Dollars is the native currency.
· Check in time is 4:00 P.M.
· Check out time is 11:00 A.M.
· Time Zone is Pacific Standard Time
· 90 rooms.
· 0 suites.
· 4 floors.


Directions

áFrom: Interstate 5 North. Take Exit 165, and turn right on 6th Avenue. Go to Denny Way, and go right two blocks to the Best Western Loyal Inn. áFrom: Interstate 5 South. Take Exit 167, and turn left at the light. Go one block, then turn right and go to 9th Avenue. Go left five blocks to the hotel.

Seattle International Airport 15 miles


Guarantee Policy

You must use a credit card to book online.


Cancellation Policy

Cancellation policies vary from hotel to hotel. Most current and accurate cancellation policies will appear on your confirmed reservation notification.


Area Attractions

Nearby Cities:

* 10 mile(s) from Bellevue * 12 mile(s) from Redmond * 35 mile(s) from Everett * 40 mile(s) from Tacoma

Education:

* 1 mile(s) from Seattle Art Institute * 1 mile(s) from Seattle Culinary Arts * 3 mile(s) from Seattle University * 4 mile(s) from Shoreline CC * 4 mile(s) from University of Washington, and the Husky Stadium

Local Attractions:

* .5 mile(s) from Seattle Center, Space Needle, Experience Music Project, Opera House, McCaw Hall and Key Arena. * 1 mile(s) from Westlake Shopping Center, Where you will find the Bon Marche, Nordstrom, Pacific Place Mall, Nike Town, Banana Republic and more. * 1 mile(s) from Pike Place Market, Seattle's public farmer's market has a wide array of items from fresh seafood to souvenirs including some of Seattle's finest restaurants. * 1 mile(s) from Seattle Farmer's Market Water Front, Where you'll find Seattle's cruise ships, aquarium, IMAX Dome Theater, Ye Olde Curiosity shop, Washington state ferries and some of Seattle's finest seafood. * 1 mile(s) from Washington State Convention Center and Visitor's Bureau:, The convention center is home of various retailers, restaurants, convention and meeting space with a bureau that you can find information about Seattle and Washington state. * 2 mile(s) from Safeco Field, Home of the Seattle Mariners. * 2 mile(s) from Qwest Field * 2 mile(s) from Pioneer Square, This is where it all began, Seattle's history, vintage buildings, shopping, restaurants, antiques and galleries. It is also the home of the famous Underground Tour. * 2 mile(s) from Seattle's International District * 3 mile(s) from Husky Stadium * 3 mile(s) from University of Washington, Where you can find the Husky Stadium, various unique retailers and the Arboretum with 230 acres of lush landscaped botanical and Japanese gardens. * 5 mile(s) from Woodland Park Zoo, Where you'll find the Northern Trail to the African Savanna all in a 92-acre garden with over 300 animal species.

Local Attractions:

* .5 mile(s) from Seattle Center, Space Needle, Experience Music Project, Opera House, McCaw Hall and Key Arena. * 1 mile(s) from Westlake Shopping Center, Where you will find the Bon Marche, Nordstrom, Pacific Place Mall, Nike Town, Banana Republic and more. * 1 mile(s) from Pike Place Market, Seattle's public farmer's market has a wide array of items from fresh seafood to souvenirs including some of Seattle's finest restaurants. * 1 mile(s) from Seattle Farmer's Market Water Front, Where you'll find Seattle's cruise ships, aquarium, IMAX Dome Theater, Ye Olde Curiosity shop, Washington state ferries and some of Seattle's finest seafood. * 1 mile(s) from Washington State Convention Center and Visitor's Bureau:, The convention center is home of various retailers, restaurants, convention and meeting space with a bureau that you can find information about Seattle and Washington state. * 2 mile(s) from Safeco Field, Home of the Seattle Mariners. * 2 mile(s) from Qwest Field * 2 mile(s) from Pioneer Square, This is where it all began, Seattle's history, vintage buildings, shopping, restaurants, antiques and galleries. It is also the home of the famous Underground Tour. * 2 mile(s) from Seattle's International District * 3 mile(s) from Husky Stadium * 3 mile(s) from University of Washington, Where you can find the Husky Stadium, various unique retailers and the Arboretum with 230 acres of lush landscaped botanical and Japanese gardens. * 5 mile(s) from Woodland Park Zoo, Where you'll find the Northern Trail to the African Savanna all in a 92-acre garden with over 300 animal species.

Local Attractions:

* .5 mile(s) from Seattle Center, Space Needle, Experience Music Project, Opera House, McCaw Hall and Key Arena. * 1 mile(s) from Westlake Shopping Center, Where you will find the Bon Marche, Nordstrom, Pacific Place Mall, Nike Town, Banana Republic and more. * 1 mile(s) from Pike Place Market, Seattle's public farmer's market has a wide array of items from fresh seafood to souvenirs including some of Seattle's finest restaurants. * 1 mile(s) from Seattle Farmer's Market Water Front, Where you'll find Seattle's cruise ships, aquarium, IMAX Dome Theater, Ye Olde Curiosity shop, Washington state ferries and some of Seattle's finest seafood. * 1 mile(s) from Washington State Convention Center and Visitor's Bureau:, The convention center is home of various retailers, restaurants, convention and meeting space with a bureau that you can find information about Seattle and Washington state. * 2 mile(s) from Safeco Field, Home of the Seattle Mariners. * 2 mile(s) from Qwest Field * 2 mile(s) from Pioneer Square, This is where it all began, Seattle's history, vintage buildings, shopping, restaurants, antiques and galleries. It is also the home of the famous Underground Tour. * 2 mile(s) from Seattle's International District * 3 mile(s) from Husky Stadium * 3 mile(s) from University of Washington, Where you can find the Husky Stadium, various unique retailers and the Arboretum with 230 acres of lush landscaped botanical and Japanese gardens. * 5 mile(s) from Woodland Park Zoo, Where you'll find the Northern Trail to the African Savanna all in a 92-acre garden with over 300 animal species.

Local Attractions:

* .5 mile(s) from Seattle Center, Space Needle, Experience Music Project, Opera House, McCaw Hall and Key Arena. * 1 mile(s) from Westlake Shopping Center, Where you will find the Bon Marche, Nordstrom, Pacific Place Mall, Nike Town, Banana Republic and more. * 1 mile(s) from Pike Place Market, Seattle's public farmer's market has a wide array of items from fresh seafood to souvenirs including some of Seattle's finest restaurants. * 1 mile(s) from Seattle Farmer's Market Water Front, Where you'll find Seattle's cruise ships, aquarium, IMAX Dome Theater, Ye Olde Curiosity shop, Washington state ferries and some of Seattle's finest seafood. * 1 mile(s) from Washington State Convention Center and Visitor's Bureau:, The convention center is home of various retailers, restaurants, convention and meeting space with a bureau that you can find information about Seattle and Washington state. * 2 mile(s) from Safeco Field, Home of the Seattle Mariners. * 2 mile(s) from Qwest Field * 2 mile(s) from Pioneer Square, This is where it all began, Seattle's history, vintage buildings, shopping, restaurants, antiques and galleries. It is also the home of the famous Underground Tour. * 2 mile(s) from Seattle's International District * 3 mile(s) from Husky Stadium * 3 mile(s) from University of Washington, Where you can find the Husky Stadium, various unique retailers and the Arboretum with 230 acres of lush landscaped botanical and Japanese gardens. * 5 mile(s) from Woodland Park Zoo, Where you'll find the Northern Trail to the African Savanna all in a 92-acre garden with over 300 animal species.

Local Attractions:

* .5 mile(s) from Seattle Center, Space Needle, Experience Music Project, Opera House, McCaw Hall and Key Arena. * 1 mile(s) from Westlake Shopping Center, Where you will find the Bon Marche, Nordstrom, Pacific Place Mall, Nike Town, Banana Republic and more. * 1 mile(s) from Pike Place Market, Seattle's public farmer's market has a wide array of items from fresh seafood to souvenirs including some of Seattle's finest restaurants. * 1 mile(s) from Seattle Farmer's Market Water Front, Where you'll find Seattle's cruise ships, aquarium, IMAX Dome Theater, Ye Olde Curiosity shop, Washington state ferries and some of Seattle's finest seafood. * 1 mile(s) from Washington State Convention Center and Visitor's Bureau:, The convention center is home of various retailers, restaurants, convention and meeting space with a bureau that you can find information about Seattle and Washington state. * 2 mile(s) from Safeco Field, Home of the Seattle Mariners. * 2 mile(s) from Qwest Field * 2 mile(s) from Pioneer Square, This is where it all began, Seattle's history, vintage buildings, shopping, restaurants, antiques and galleries. It is also the home of the famous Underground Tour. * 2 mile(s) from Seattle's International District * 3 mile(s) from Husky Stadium * 3 mile(s) from University of Washington, Where you can find the Husky Stadium, various unique retailers and the Arboretum with 230 acres of lush landscaped botanical and Japanese gardens. * 5 mile(s) from Woodland Park Zoo, Where you'll find the Northern Trail to the African Savanna all in a 92-acre garden with over 300 animal species.

Transportation:

* Free local shuttle to and from any downtown location * 10 mile(s) from Seattle/Tacoma International Airport

Transportation:

* Free local shuttle to and from any downtown location * 10 mile(s) from Seattle/Tacoma International Airport

Transportation:

* Free local shuttle to and from any downtown location * 10 mile(s) from Seattle/Tacoma International Airport

Transportation:

* Free local shuttle to and from any downtown location * 10 mile(s) from Seattle/Tacoma International Airport

Transportation:

* Free local shuttle to and from any downtown location * 10 mile(s) from Seattle/Tacoma International Airport

Local Attractions:

* 0.5 mile(s) from Seattle Center * 0.5 mile(s) from the Space Needle * 0.5 mile(s) from Experience Music Project * 0.5 mile(s) from Opera House * 0.5 mile(s) from McCaw Hall * 0.5 mile(s) from Key Arena, Home of the Seattle SuperSonics * 1 mile(s) from Pike Place Market, Seattle's public farmer's market has a wide array of items from fresh seafood to souvenirs including some of Seattle's finest restaurants. * 1 mile(s) from Waterfront, Where you'll find Seattle's cruise ships, aquarium, IMAX Dome Theater, Ye Olde Curiosity shop, Washington state ferries and some of Seattle's finest seafood. * 1 mile(s) from Washington State Convention, The convention center is home of various retailers, restaurants, convention and meeting space with a bureau that you can find information about Seattle and Washington state. * 2 mile(s) from Safeco Field, Home of the Seattle Mariners. * 2 mile(s) from Qwest Field, Home of the Seatlle Seahawks. * 2 mile(s) from Pioneer Square, This is where it all began, Seattle's history, vintage buildings, shopping, restaurants, antiques and galleries. It is also the home of the famous Underground Tour. * 2 mile(s) from Seattle's Int'nl District, China Town, Asian restaurants & markets. * 5 mile(s) from Woodland Park Zoo, Where you'll find the Northern Trail to the African Savanna all in a 92-acre garden with over 300 animal species.

Shopping:

* 1 mile(s) from Westlake Shopping Center, Where you will find the Bon Marche, Nordstrom, Pacific Place Mall, Nike Town, Banana Republic and more.

Transportation:

* 0.03 mile(s) from Seattle * 0.1 mile(s) from King County Metro * 2 mile(s) from Amtrak * 15 mile(s) from Seattle/Tacoma International Airport

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Travel Information for Washington Hotel Guests


If you are searching for an inn, hotel, motel or resort near a Washington attraction, amusement and theme parks, or close to shopping, cultural events, historic sites, museums and performing arts centers, or nearby zoos, a festival, a golf course, a Washington state park, this is where you will find it.

WASHINGTON is a place to discover the energy of sophisticated cities, and all the culinary, cultural and arts experiences for which Seattle and Tacoma are famous; outdoors there is the high desert, the rain forest, alpine wilderness, the inland waters of Puget Sound, islands, mountains, rivers. Washington state leads the world in the production of apples and oysters, mint oil and hops .... and it is home to many vineyards.

Located in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, ANACORTES is an historically rich waterfront community on Fidalgo Island.

The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art in BELLEVUE is dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of dolls as an art form. It houses more than 3,000 dolls. Snoqualmie Falls near Bellevue is 100 feet higher than Niagara.

BELLINGHAM's downtown area has a mixture of restaurants, art galleries and specialty shops. The cultural district includes the Whatcom Museum of History and Art.

Visitors bound for Alaska depart on the Alaska Marine Highway System ferries from the historic FAIRHAVEN with its Victorian-era buildings.

BLAINE is home to the Peace Arch Monument which spans the U.S. - Canadian border in Peace Arch Park near the shore of Boundary Bay. The 400-mile Cascades Loop takes visitors from the waters of Puget Sound across the Cascade Mountains and into the high desert climate of the Columbia River Valley.

Aplets & Cotlets in CASHMERE provides tours of its traditional candy-making process.

Historic CENTRALIA has over 350 antique dealers, brick streets and a renovated Railroad Depot and murals.

CHEHALIS is home to the only Steam Train Dinner excursion on the west coast.

LAKE CHELAN is ranked as one of the most pristine waters in the United States.

COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE is in the heart of the Pacific Northwest along the borders of Oregon and Washington. The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center is at Stevenson a historic waterfront community in Skamania County.

COULEE DAM provides a wealth of recreational opportunities including fishing, nature walks, hiking, golf, camping and ice/roller skating.

EATONVILLE is the gateway to Mount Rainier National Park. Northwest Trek Wildlife Park is a wildlife sanctuary while visitors can journey back to the 1880's at Pioneer Farm Museum & Ohop Indian Village to experience homesteading in Washington.

FERNDALE celebrates its Scottish heritage, among its many annual events, in early June during the annual Scottish Highland Games. Major attractions in Ferndale include The Hovander Homestead, a 1903 vintage farmhouse and interpretive center; Pioneer Park which has the largest collection of original log homes in the country, each one a mini-museum; and the Tennant Lake Natural History Interpretive Center which provides a nature walk and boardwalk.

Nestled at the south end of Puget Sound, GIG HARBOR is a quaint fishing village community with wonderful shopping dining and a variety of recreational opportunities from golf to kayaking.

GOLDENDALE has a replica of England’s Stonehenge; the Maryhill Museum of Art is a historical museum built on the Columbia Rivers Cliffs.

Ideally located on the central coast, GRAYS HARBOR is the gateway to the Quinault area with a pristine, temperate rain forest, glacier carved lake, and abundant wildlife.

KIRKLAND offers an array of recreational activities, shopping, dining and more including The Kirkland Performance Center.

KITSAP PENINSULA offers a bounty of recreational, cultural, historical and shopping opportunities including the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum, Bremerton Naval Museum, Marine Science Center, Poulsbo and Naval Undersea Museum, Keyport.

At Lake Roosevelt there are opportunities for boating, fishing, swimming, camping, canoeing and visiting historic Fort Spokane and St. Paul's Mission.

The Fort Lewis Military Museum in LAKEWOOD features a collection of uniforms, arms and accouterments as well as tanks, cannon and wheeled vehicles. Lakewold Gardens is considered one of the nation’s finest estate gardens.

LEAVENWORTH is Washington State’s own Bavarian village. The Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum shows nutcrackers from the 15th century to present times.

LONG BEACH PENINSULA attractions include lighthouses such as Cape Disappointment and North Head, beaches and trails, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Fort Canby, the Oysterville Historic District, and the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge & Interpretive Center, as well as the World Kite Museum and Hall of Fame.

LYNDEN has a number of special events, usually centered around themes of agriculture or the Dutch Heritage shared by many residents.

Visitors step back in time to the late 1800's and the western frontier with a visit to Winthrop in the METHOW VALLEY. MOUNT BAKER, the second most active volcano in the Cascade Range, is at the center of Mt. Baker Wilderness area offering a range of recreational activities including skiing.

MOUNT RAINIER is an active volcano encased in over 35 square miles of snow and ice with a park containing examples of old growth forests and subalpine meadows.

MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT is an active volcano with numerous viewpoints, miles of trails and a Visitors Center in Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

MOUNT VERNON is a pioneer city on the banks of the Skagit River famous in the spring for its Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.

NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK complex includes and Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas.

OCEAN SHORES and its sister communities offer a wide range of activities and attractions from wildlife adventures to mini-golf.

Over a million acres of natural wilderness make up the OKANOGAN NATIONAL FOREST.

OLYMPIA offers Heritage Park, a scenic pedestrian district, the State Capitol Museum, the Olympic Flight Museum and the Wolf Haven sanctuary in Tenino caring for captive born wolves.

The OLYMPIC PENINSULA World Heritage Site holds one of the last great wilderness areas in the US. Bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound, it holds a temperate rain forest, rivers, alpine peaks, glaciers, salmon and Roosevelt elk, and is home to both native people and recent pioneers.

PORT TOWNSEND is a spectacular Victorian seaport designated a National Historic Landmark, renowned for its Victorian and Rhododendron Festivals.

PULLMAN and MOSCOW in the Palouse Region is the home of Washington State University, the National Lentil Festival and the rolling hills of Palouse.

RAYMOND on the Willapa River is home to the Willapa Seaport Museum and Public Market on the Willapa. The Willapa Hills State Trail is a 5 mile bicycle and walking trail that follows the Willapa River.

RENTON, on the shore of Lake Washington, offers a variety of attractions including the Sprit of Washington dinner train, IKEA Performing Arts Center and Henry Moses Aquatic Center.

RICHLAND is one of the Tri-Cities – the other two are Kennewick and Pasco - and one of its major attractions is Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science & Technology.

SAN JUAN ISLANDS offer year-round outdoor adventures. Visitors meander the backroads of pastoral Lopez, Shaw and hilly Orcas, but always end up at the town of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. The San Juan Island National Historical Park was created to commemorate the peaceful resolution of the Pacific Northwest boundary dispute – or "Pig War" – between the United States and Great Britain. Visitors take another step back in time with a visit to historic Roche Harbor. The San Juan Islands also boast some 250 bird species.

SEATTLE offers a wealth of scenic opportunities, outdoor activities and cultural attractions. Popular museums include the Nordic Heritage Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, the Washington State History Museum and the Tillicum Village Native American Cultural Center on Blake Island , a short 8-mile cruise from Seattle's Central Waterfront; some of the fun family attractions are the Seattle Aquarium, the Odyssey, the Maritime Discovery Center , the Pacific Science Center, the Experience Music Project, Woodland Park Zoo, and the Seattle Center; landmark attractions include Pike Place Market, the Space Needle with its observation deck at 500ft, and the Underground Tour to the spooky city that lies beneath Seattle's present street level.

SEATTLE SOUTHSIDE has over 5 million square feet of shopping, including the state's largest indoor shopping mall, the world-renowned Museum of Flight (with the West Coast's only Concorde) and easy access to sports stadiums, parks and landmarks.

SNOHOMISH COUNTY attractions include the Boeing plant at Everett, shopping for antiques, fishing for salmon, and hiking and water rafting in the North Cascades.

SOUTH BEND is the "Oyster Capital of the World". The Pacific County Historical Courthouse overlooks South Bend and the history of the Willapa Bay region is preserved at the Pacific County Historical Society Museum.

The 100-acre Riverfront Park is SPOKANE's centerpiece hosting the Cheney Cowles Museum and the Fairchild Air Force Base Heritage Museum.

Three major museums in TACOMA form an impressive triangle: the Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum and Washington State History Museum. Linking them is the spectacular, pedestrian-only Chihuly Bridge of Glass and historic Union Station, also filled with Chihuly glass art. Other attractions include the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Job Carr Cabin (where Tacoma was founded in 1864),Tacoma Nature Center, Working Waterfront Museum,Children's Museum of Tacoma and Point Defiance Park, which includes the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum (a restored 1855 Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post) and  Camp 6 Logging Exhibit & Museum.

TUKWILA is the home of the Boeing Company Corporate Headquarters and the Museum of Flight.

UMATILLA NATIONAL FOREST is a 1.4-million acres of diverse landscapes and plant communities in the Blue Mountains.

VANCOUVER is centrally located for The Cascade Mountain Range, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and Mt. Hood. Historical attractions include the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and next door The Pearson Air Museum.

Located at the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia rivers, WENATCHEE is at the forefront of Washington's apple industry; attractions include Rocky Reach Dam, the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, the alpine Ohme Gardens and the Cashmere Pioneer Village and Museum.

WHIDBEY and CAMANO ISLANDS offer golfing, beachcombing, swimming and hiking, shopping and dining.

WILLAPA BAY is a pristine estuary that is known for the Willapa Bay oysters. There is fishing, crabbing and clam digging at the quiet seaside village of Tokeland.

YAKIMA VALLEY is an area of beauty with mountain passes and wine country, and the charm of small rural communities.