Thursday, November 16, 2017

Washington State in Fall


Interested in seeing more wine events. Here is a list of wine events in Washington State.
Hops, Hops, and More Hops
Washington is known for its hops production, and the Yakima Valley grows around 78% of hops in the U.S. Knowing that it shouldn’t be surprising that fall is the time we raise a pint or two and indulge in German food at Oktoberfests. There are plenty all over the state, and some notable ones are Leavenworth’s OktoberfestBier on the Pier in Anacortes, and Puyallup’s Octoberfest Northwest, and Yakima’s Fresh Hop Ale Festival.
Interested in seeing more beer events. Here is a list of beer events in Washington State.
For the Love of Cider
If you are partial to ciders, you won’t be disappointed with Washington’s cider scene. There are plenty of ways to sample ciders like the 10-day celebration during Washington Cider WeekWhidbey Island Cider Festival in Coupeville, the Cider Swig in Gig Harbor, and Cider Summit Seattle.

Chantrelle mushrooms in a basket. 

Mushrooms

Since living in Washington State, I have become a mushroom lover. A great place to experience all things mushroom including opportunities to forage, cooking classes, special mushroom menus, and identification, is during the Wild Mushroom Celebration in Long Beach. Many lodgings will have room specials, and restaurants such as [pickled fish] at Adrift Hotel and Spa will have mushroom dishes. You can also learn more about mushrooms in my post Mushroom Lovers Make Plans for Fall in Long Beach, WA.
For more educational-oriented mushroom festivals, there is the Mushroom Festival in Olympic National Park’s and the Wild Mushroom Show in Bellingham.

Fall colors in Washington State. 

Fall Colors

Washington state has some highways and roads that meander through the mountains where you’ll see golds, oranges and reds tucked in between evergreen and jagged rocky mountains. Some of my favorite highways are HWY 20, HWY 2, HW 97, and HW 12.


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