"Sleeping Giant" courtesy of Seattlest Flickr contributor Bob Scoverski Mount Rainier National Park is preparing for a big celebration on Monday, complete with a ribbon cutting ceremony and everything. At the center of the celebration: A new trail? No. A new naturalist program? No. New campground? Nope. A brand-new toilet? Ding-ding! And this toilet must be something pretty amazing--this is its second official celebration, and it cost a truly jaw-dropping $70,000. For a toilet...singular. This......

Forget what everybody's saying for a second and remember that driving a car still can be fun. Open country roads, bright-shining sun, no cops in sight--there isn’t a replacement for this experience. Gas be damned. Orcas Island, an hour-long ferry ride from Anacortes, is only 27 miles of road from one end to the other, but don’t mistake the limited land mass for a lack of good gravel and pavement. No stop lights, minimal......

Mt. Rainier photo courtesy of Seattlest Flickr Contributor, mraaronmorris A search for a missing hiker on Mt. Rainier continued at daylight this morning. The search for Devin Ossman began Monday night after park rangers spotted his car, and his wife reported him missing. The 45 year-old man from Mukilteo arrived at Mt. Rainier on March 17th for a day hike and has not been heard from since. A ranger spotted Ossman's vehicle near Kautz......

Photo by Shawnmebo There’s nothing like a clear winter day to illustrate how beautiful Seattle’s natural skylines are. As the only major American city to boast not one, but two mountain ranges easily within view (the Aurora Bridge is a dangerous yet spectacular place to catch both ranges with a simple swivel of the head) it’s days like this that make Seattlest reflect upon what an overrated piece of shit Denver is. Folk cornball John......