Summer in Seattle: maritime magic and mountain vistas entice travelers to a captivating corner of the Pacific Northwest.

From: Travel America | Date: March 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

EVEN THE MOST CONFIRMED COUCH potatoes emerge from their comfy confines to savor the pleasures of summer in this water-laced city spread across green hills. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Seattle is a beehive of outdoor activity.

Joggers, bike riders, and rollerbladers throng the parks and shorelines of Seattle, perennially rated one of America's most livable--and fitness-minded--cities. Kayakers, canoeists, and sailboat enthusiasts are out in full force as well.

Latte drinkers frequent the outdoor cafes of this coffee-crazed town, a place brimful of java joints and ...

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