© Lonely Planet Publications 436 INDEX Index A B birds 64, 167-8, 331 AberdeenABBREVIATIONS 154-6 B&Bs 409 Biscuit Fire, the 325 aboriginalACT peoples,Australian see FirstCapital Nations, Bainbridge Island 105 Blake Island 104-5 Territory Native Americans Baker City 343-5 Blue Mountains 337, 345 NSW New South Wales accommodations 408-10, see also Baker Lake 167 boat travel, see ferry travel NT Northern Territory individual locations bald eagles 64, 167-8, 331 Boeing Factory 105 Qld Queensland sustainable 24 Bandon 309-10 Boise 353 SA South Australia activities 67-79, 410, see also Bard on the Beach 366, 367 Bonneville Dam 259 Tas Tasmania individual activities, locations baseball 52, 239, 373 books Vic Victoria AIDS/HIV 426 basketball 52 cooking 55 WA Western Australia air travel 416, 419 BC Lions 373 culture 45 Alaska 418 BC Place Stadium 359 food 58 Alpine Lakes Wilderness 196 beaches history 37 altitude sickness 284, 427 Bandon 309-310 literature 47 Alvord Desert 351-2 Cannon Beach 293-5 Native Americans 42 Anacortes 113-14 Clam Bay 405 travel 26 animals 62-4, 411, see also birds, fish Dinner Bay Park 406 border crossings 417 elk 62, 307 English Bay 362 Brandy Peak Distillery 314 mustangs 352 Gold Beach 312 Bremerton 105 pronghorn antelope 62, 352 Gowlland Point 405 brewpubs, see microbreweries sea lions 63, 302 Jericho Beach 364 Britt Festival 323 whales 63, 78-9, 299 Kitsilano Beach 364 Brookings 313-15 Anthony Lakes 344 Lake Chelan 177 Burns 350 aquariums Lincoln City 297-9 bus travel 151, 417-18, 420 Hatfield Marine Science Center 300 Lone Ranch Beach 314 bushwalking, see hiking Oregon Coast Aquarium 299-300 Long Beach (WA) 158 business hours 410 Seattle Aquarium 87 Long Beach (BC) 397-8 Butchart Gardens 392 Seaside Aquarium 292 Manzanita 295-6 Vancouver Aquarium 362 Medicine Beach 405 C architecture 51-2, 385 Ocean Shores 153-4 Cabrillo, Juan Rodríguez 36 area codes, see inside front cover Rialto Beach 153 Campbell River 401-2 art galleries Ruby Beach 144 camping 409 Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 384 San Josef Bay 403 Canada Place 359 Coos Art Museum 307 Sand Beach 295 Cannabis Culture Headquarters 366 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Seaside 292-3 Cannon Beach 293-5 Art 251 Stanley Park 359-62 Cape Arago State Park 308-9 Portland Art Museum 223 Sunset Bay State Park 308 Cape Blanco State Park 311 Roq La Rue 88 Tofino 399 Cape Disappointment State Park 159 Schneider Museum of Art 318 Ucluelet 400 Cape Perpetua 302 Seattle Art Museum 85 Westport 156-7 Cape Scott Provincial Park 403-4 Vancouver Art Gallery 359 Winter Cove Park 406 car travel 418, 420-4, see also arts 46-52, see also individual entries Yachats 301 scenic drives Ashland 318-22, 320-1 Yaquina Bay State Park 300 Carbon River 185-6 Astor, John Jacob 38, 290 Beacon Rock State Park 261-2 Carr, Emily 50, 384 Astoria 290-2 beer 56, 230, see also Cascade Head 297-9 Astoria-Megler Bridge 290 microwbreweries Cascade Lakes 283-4 Bellingham 109-13 Cascade Locks 259-61 000 MapMap pagespages Bend 278-82, 280-1 Caterina Winery 206 000 PhotographPhotograph pagespages bicycling, see cycling & mountain Celilo Falls 266 biking Centralia 156 Index (C-F) 437 Centre of the Universe 392 cultural centers E INDEX Champoeg State Heritage Area Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Eagle Cap Wilderness 341-2 241-3 Center 91-2 Eagle Creek Recreation Area 261 Charleston 308-9 Quw’utsun’ Cultural & Ebey’s Landing National Historical cheese 54 Conference Centre 394 Reserve 118-19 Chelan 177-9 Tamástslikt Cultural Institute 336 Ecola State Park 294-5 Chemainus 394-5 Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre economy 38, 44-6 Chihuly, Dale 50, 51 398 electricity 408 children, travel with 410 Yakama Indian Nation Cultural elk 62, 307 itineraries 33 Center 203 Ellensburg 199-201 Portland 231 culture 43-53 Elwha River Valley 139-40 Seattle 92-3 customs regulations 413 email, see internet access Vancouver (BC) 366 cycling & mountain biking 68-71, embassies 413, see also consulates Chuckanut Drive 113 419-20 Emily Carr House 384 cinema 49-50 Bend 278-9 Empire Builder, the 206, 418, 424 climate 23, 410, 411 festivals 385 Enchanted Forest 248 climbing, see rock climbing & Galloping Goose Trail 394 Enterprise 338-9 mountaineering Hood River 263 environment 60-6 Cobain, Kurt 46, 154, 155, see also internet resources 71 environmental issues 24-6, 65-6 Nirvana Mt Hood 272 Eugene 250-6, 252-3 coffee 56 Portland 230 accommodations 254 coffeehouses rental 419 attractions 250-1 Portland 237-8 Seaside 92 drinking 255 Seattle 102 tours 71 entertainment 255 Columbia Hills State Park 265 Vancouver (BC) 365 festivals & events 251 Columbia River Gorge 258-67, 260 Whistler 377 food 254-5 Columbia River Highway 259 Cypress Provincial Park 365 tourist offices 250 Colville 211-12 travel to/from 255 Colville National Forest 211-12 D travel within 256 Comox Valley 401 Dalles, The 264-7 exchange rates, see inside front cover consulates 414, see also embassies dance 52 Experience Music Project 88 Cook, Captain James 36, 302 dangers 410-11 Coos Bay 307-8 Daybreak Star Indian Cultural F Corvallis 249 Center 91-2 fauna, see animals, individual entries costs 23-4, see also inside front cover Deception Pass State Park 116-17 ferry travel 421 Cove Palisades State Park 275 Deighton, John ‘Gassy Jack’ 355 travel to/from Pacific Northwest Coupeville 117-22 Depoe Bay 299 419 courses Deschutes River 267, 274 within Pacfic Northwest 420 beer brewing 230 Diablo Lake 170 festivals & events 25, see also film cocktails 230-1 Diamond Lake 329-30 festivals, music, rodeos cooking 59, 92 disabilities, travelers with 415 Bard on the Beach 366 diving 380, 401 discount cards 412 Bloomsday Run 207 inn-keeping 118 distilleries 314 Bumbershoot 93 glassblowing 92, 230 diving 78 Celebration of Light 366 kayaking 399 Campbell River 401 Crab & Seafood Festival 290 outdoor adventures 230 Pender Islands 405 da Vinci Days 249 Cowichan Valley 394-5 San Juan Island 124 Eugene Celebration 251 Crater Lake National Park 285-7, Sechelt 380 Fall Festival 249 286 Victoria 385 Festival Vancouver 366 Crescent Lake 284 Dosewallips River Valley 137 food 57 crime 410-11 drinks 56-7, 230-1 Hells Canyon Mule Days 338 Crosby, Harry Lillis ‘Bing’ 206 driver’s license 422 Hells Canyon Rally 344 cross-country skiing, see snow driving, see car travel Moss Street Paint-In 385 sports Duncan 394 Newport Wine & Seafood Festival Crystal Mountain Resort 186 Dundee 243-4 299 438 Index (F-H) festivals & events continued McKenzie River 256 VanDusen Botanical Garden 364 Northwest Folklife Festival 93 Olympic National Park 139-40 Washington Park 225-8 Oregon Brewers Festival 232 Orcas Island 126 Whistler Mountain Bike Park 377 INDEX Oregon Country Fair 251 San Juan Island 124 Yashiro Japanese Garden 133 Oregon Shakespeare Festival Steamboat 329 Gas Works Park 91 319 Stehekin 176 gay travelers 412 Oregon State Fair 246 Tofino 399 geography 60-5 Pacific National Exhibition 366 Westport 156-7 geology 61 Portland Rose Festival 232 Winthrop 173 giardiasis 426 Pride Week 366 flora 64-5 Gibsons 380 Queer Pride Celebration 232 Floras Lake 311 Gold Beach 312-13 Rhododendron Festival 304 Florence 304-5 Goldendale Observatory State Park Salem Art Fair & Festival 246 food 54-9 267 Sandcastle Day 293 books 55, 58 Goldstream Provincial Park 392-3 Saturna Lamb Barbeque 406 courses 59, 92 Gonzaga University 206 Seafair 93 etiquette 59 Grand Coulee Dam 209 Skagit County Tulip Festival 115 for children 58-9 Grande Ronde River 337 Symphony Splash 385 internet resources 54, 58 Grants Pass 326 Vancouver International Children’s football 52, see also soccer Granville Island 364 Festival 366 Forks 152 Gray, Captain Robert 37 Vancouver International Fringe Fort Stevens State Park 290 Grays Harbor 153-7 Festival 366 Fort Worden State Park 145-6 Grouse Mountain 365 Victoria Cycling Festival 385 fur trade 38 Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival H 385 G Halfway 343 Victorian Days 147 Galiano Island 407 Hart Mountain National Antelope Washington State International galleries, see art galleries Refuge 352-3 Kite Festival 158 Galloping Goose Trail 394 Harts Pass 172 film festivals gardens & parks, see also major parks Hat Point 342 Northwest Film & Video Festival & reserves health 425-8 232 Alton Baker Park 251 Hells Canyon 342-3 Portland International Film Azalea Park 314 Hells Canyon Dam 342-3 Festival 232 Beacon Hill Park 384 Hells Gate State Park 216 Vancouver International Film Bush Pasture Park 246-7 Hendrix, Jimi 46, 89 Festival 367 Butchart Gardens 392 High Desert Museum 278 First Nations 46 Cathedral Grove 397 hiking 67-8 cultural centers 394, 398 Crystal Springs Rhododendron Alpine Lakes Wilderness 196 cultural tours 399 Garden 229 Brookings 314 fish 62-3, see also salmon Gas Works Park 91 Cape Perpetua 302 fishing 77-8, 140 Hendricks Park Rhododendron Cape Scott Provincial Park 403 Campbell River 401 Garden 251 Crater Lake National Park 286 Deschutes River 274 Hoyt Arboretum 228 Eagle Creek Recreation Area 261 Elwha River Valley 139 International Rose Test Gardens itineraries 34 Forks 152 225 Juan de Fuca Marine Trail 393 Ilwaco 159 Japanese Garden 228 Leavenworth 194 Grande Ronde 337 Nitobe Memorial Garden 364 McKenzie Region 256 Lake Chelan 177 Oregon Garden 248 Mt Hood 271 Lake Crescent 141 Peavy Arboretum 249 Mt Jefferson 275 Lake Quinault 143 Pioneer Square Park 86 Mt Rainier National Park 182, Lake Roosevelt 210 Piper’s Lagoon Park 395 184, 186 Lopez Island 129 Queen Elizabeth Park 364 Mt St Helens 188 Stanley Park 359-62 North Cascades National Park 000 Map pages Tofino Botanical Gardens 399 170-1 000 Photograph