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THE WINNERS Grand Prize Rules Great Escapes 2002 Meet Grant Goodeve 2003 Great Escapes Winners » Adrenaline Adventures » Best of the Backroads » Family Fun » Romantic Excursions » Rustic Getaways » Secret Escapes 2003 Great Escapes Winners Adrenaline Adventures Favorite Place for White-Water Rafting Wenatchee Wenatchee Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau 116 N. Wenatchee Ave. Wenatchee, WA 800-572-7753 http://www.wenatcheevalley.org/ Snake River www.fs.fed.us/hellscanyon Deshutes Bend Visitor Bureau 63085 N. Highway 97 Bend, OR 541-382-8048 http://www.visitbend.org/ Favorite Place to Go Four Wheeling Oregon Dunes Reedsport / Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce 1-800-247-2155 http://www.reedsportcc.org/ Sandland Adventures 85366 Hwy 101 South Florence, Oregon 97439 541-997-8087 http://www.sandland.com. Pot Dunes, Moses Lake Visitor information 1-800-992-6234 http://www.moses-lake.com/ Additional Information: Pacific Northwest 4-wheel Drive Assn. http://www.pnw4wda.org (800) 537-7845 No clear 3rd place winner Favorite Place to Kayak San Juan Islands (888) 468-3701 http://www.guidetosanjuans.com/ Lake Union http://www.experiencewashington.com/ Puget Sound http://www.experiencewashington.com Favorite Place to Water Ski Chelan (800) 4-CHELAN http://www.lakechelan.com Lake Washington, WA http://www.experiencewashington.com/ Lake Sammamish, WA http://www.lksamm.com/ Favorite Place to Wind Surf Columbia River Gorge http://www.geocities.com/seattlewwc/atlas/gorge.htm No clear 2nd or 3rd place winners Favorite Place to Rock Climb Smith Rocks, OR 9988 NE Crooked River Drive Terrebonne, OR 541-923-0702 climb@smithrock.com Index http://www.mtnguide.com/ProgramDetail.asp?program=58 REI Rock climbing wall 222 Yale Ave. North Seattle, WA (206) 223-1944 http://www.rei.com/stores/seattle/ Best Place to Ride Mountain Bikes Tiger Mt. http://www.trails.com Whistler http://www.whistler-blackcomb.com/mountain/bike/ Green Mt. http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/bik_gmnf.htm Best Place to Surf in the Northwest Westport 740 North Montesano Street Westport, WA 98595 http://ci.westport.wa.us Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce 2nd and Spruce, PO Box 64 Cannon Beach, OR 97110 (503) 436-2623 http://www.cannonbeach.org Tie: Long Beach http://www.funbeach.com/ Seaside, Oregon http://www.seasideor.com/ Best Place to Scuba Dive Puget Sound http://www.experiencewashington.com/TTD_Activity_T31.html San Juan Islands (360) 468-3663 or (888) 468-3701 http://www.guidetosanjuans.com Edmonds Underwater Park http://www.shorediving.com/ Best Place to Mountain Climb Mount Rainier http://www.mount.rainier.national-park.com http://www.nps.gov/mora/ Mt. Baker (800) 709-7669 http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/recreation /activities/mtn_climbing/index.shtml Mount St. Helens Mount St. Helens National Monument 42218 Northeast Yale Bridge Road Amboy, WA http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/ Best Place to Snowboard/Ski Whistler 4010 Whistler Way Whistler, BC V0N B4 Canada (800) WHISTLER http://www.mywhistler.com Tie: Crystal Mt. 33914 Crystal Mountain Blvd. Crystal Mountain, WA 98022 (360) 663-2265 http://www.crystalmt.com Stevens Pass Summit Stevens Pass- US Highway 2 Skykomish, WA 98288 http://www.stevenspass.com Mt. Baker Maple Falls, WA 98266 (800) 709-7669 http://www.mtbaker.us/ Favorite Outdoor Adventure Hiking http://www.wta.org/~wta/cgi-bin/wtaweb.pl?0+fp Fishing http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/ Camping http://www.parks.wa.gov/ Most Unusual Adrenaline Adventure Paragliding Seattle Paragliding www.seattleparagliding.com 206-387-3477 Skydiving http://www.dropzone.com/ Bungee Jumping Bungee Masters www.bungee.com 253-988-5014 Adrenaline Adventure You’d Like to Try, but Haven’t Yet Skydiving http://www.dropzone.com/ Hot Air Ballooning http://www.nwlink.com/~lwnelson/local.htm Paragliding Seattle Paragliding www.seattleparagliding.com 206-387-3477 NW Getaway You'd Like to Know More About Olympic Mountains & Peninsula http://www.olympicpeninsula.org/index.html San Juan Islands (360) 468-3663 or (888) 468-3701 http://www.guidetosanjuans.com Tie: Mt. Baker PO Box 2002 Maple Falls, WA 98266 (800) 709-7669 http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/ Whistler 4010 Whistler Way Whistler, BC V0N B4 Canada (800) WHISTLER http://www.mywhistler.com Secret Escapes Hell’s Canyon Camping & White Water Scuba Hell’s Canyon National Recreation Area, Oregon www.fs.fed.us/hellscanyon 509-758-0616 The Vineyard Experience Greyhorse Vineyard McMinnville, Oregon www.vineyardexperience.com 503-472-0528 Kennedy School 5736 NE 33rd Avenue Portland, Or. 97221 Reservations: 503-249-3983 www.mcmenamins.com/Kennedy/ Pasture Golf Doltonwood Golf Course & Country Club 15111 Springwater Road Oregon City, OR (503) 631-3736 or (503) 698-5111 http://pasturegolf.com/courses/doltonwood.htm http://www.pasturegolf.com Walla Walla Wineries Three Rivers Winery 5641 West Hwy 12 Walla Walla, WA 99362 www.threeriverswinery.com L'Ecole Nš 41 41 Lowden School Road Lowden, WA 99360 www.lecole.com Seven Hills Winery 212 North 3rd Ave Walla Walla, WA 99362 www.sevenhillswinery.com Elliot Bay Fishing Happy Hooker Baite & Tackle 955 Alaska Way W Seattle, WA 206-284-0441 Ladder Creek Falls Gorge Powerhouse in Newhalem www.cityofseattle.net/light/tours/skagit British Columbia Heli-Fishing 1-800-837-4354 www.nimmobay.com Accommodations provided by: The Hallmark Inn at Cannon Beach http://www.hallmarkinns.com Victor and Dawna’s Hells Canyon Resort http://www.HellsCanyonResort.com Victoria Clipper http://www.victoriaclipper.com/marketing/homepage.shtml   Adrenaline Adventures | Best of the Backroads | Family Fun | Romantic Excursions | Rustic Getaways | Secret Escapes