Brandon Fralic

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest...

The most refreshing way to discover Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia...

A Guide to the State's Greatest Urban Hiking Adventures...

A new brewery opened Friday, Aug. 4 in the Cordata neighborhood...

Relatively few travelers venture north of Whistler on the Sea to Sky Highway...

Taking a ferry ride is one of those quintessential Seattle experiences — right up there with visiting Pike Place Market and Seattle Center...

A longtime favorite trail in the Olympic National Forest, Lena Lake has introduced generations of hikers to the lush Olympic backcountry...

Lush forests, glacier-clad Cascade Mountain peaks, and saltwater shorelines are hallmarks of Washington State...

Whether you're hiking, camping, or spending time on the water, bugs are unavoidable in the outdoors...

Imagine a mountain town tucked away in the Canadian Rockies...

“Just four and a half more miles!” I announce to my hiking partners as we soak our feet in icy Maple Creek. Four and a half more miles of slow, steady walking along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) to our camp for the night...

by Brandon Fralic
When I ask Sun Mountain Lodge Executive Chef Tyler Krost how he came to the Methow Valley, he pulls up a chair...

“300 days of sunshine” is a promise worth traveling for — especially in the winter...

The San Juan Islands are an iconic Washington State destination...

Hike first, beer later. That’s been our motto since 2013, when my partner and I started a blog about “beer hiking” in Bellingham, Washington. It began as a simple hobby – we’d go for a hike and hit the nearest brewery afterwards for a celebratory pint. In the years since, we’ve sampled hundreds of trail-and-ale pairings, combining 50 of our favorites into a guidebook called Beer Hiking Pacific Northwest...