A Selection of My Books and Print Articles
- Seattle Magazine, Washington’s Kooky Museums, February 2010
- Fabulous Festivals, Alaska Airlines Magazine, June 2008
A year’s worth of exciting events throughout Washington State, from bluegrass to kite-flying.
Full Steam Ahead, Pacific Yachting PNW, May/June 2008
Oregon’s historic steamer Portland is back on the water. And she’s giving rides.“After years of blood, sweat and tears, more than half a million dollars, thousands of hours of in-kind labor, and a brush with Hollywood, the Oregon Maritime Museum’s largest and most important artifact is returning to the waters of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.”
- Roadside Distractions, AAA Journey Magazine – Puget Sound, January 2008
Profiles of a dozen unusual and curious spots in the Pacific Northwest.
Oregon Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff – Globe Pequot Press; 2007
A round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Beaver State has to offer! Meet Miss Electricity and (maybe) the ghostly Bandage Man; discover the world’s oldest pair of shoes, the largest outdoor Erector Set, and the carnivorous cobra lily; and experience the world’s largest toga party, an eight-state mac ‘n’ cheese contest, and star gazing in the darkest place in the state.- Oregon Curiosities photos
Washington Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff – Globe Pequot Press; 2003, revised and updated 2007.
Discover more than 200 of the unusual people, places, and things that make Washington such a kooky state, from the shrine to the Jolly Green Giant to the Drive-Thru Stump and the Whoop-N-Holler Ranch and Museum.- Washington Curiosities photos
Stuck at the Airport: The Very Best of Services, Dining, and Unexpected Attractions for Travelers – Fireside; 2001
A (now somewhat outdated) guide to airports around the United States and Europe.
Museums of the Northwest: Discover the Best Collections in Washington, Oregon, and Lower British Columbia – Sasquatch Books; 1999- And with co-author Adam Woog:
Atomic Marbles and Branding Irons: A Guide to Museums, Collections and Roadside Curiosities in Washington and Oregon – Sasquatch Books; 1993.