Time Magazine – Online

Cowboy Up! Rugged Western Trips for Office Drones
June 15, 2009
by Deirdre Van Dyk

Outdoor Bonanza. Located in Washington State’s Cascade Mountains, the Salish Lodge & Spa (just 40 minutes from the Seattle airport) offers fishing, horseback-riding, hiking and whitewater-rafting, along with rooms with fireplaces and whirlpool tubs. The hotel has a package with Emerald Water Anglers, offering a half-day fly-fishing trip for native trout and steelhead in the Snoqualmie River. Fly-fishing package rates start at $649 per night, including guides, transportation and equipment rental, through Sept. 15. Horseback riders will be set up with Tiger Mountain Outfitters (425-392-5090), who charge $60 for a two-hour ride through valleys and forests. For a room only, rates start at $259. 800-272-5474