Welcome back to New Day Northwest.
Best northwest escapes is back right now.
Our friends over at team evening are
setting out to reveal the most incredible
local getaways and they need your help.
So Angela Poe Russell is
back with us along with Alan,
Manny and Jim Dever y'all.
I have always thought this was the
the most fun thing and fun part
of KING5 like in Toto because.
You're not only just you know
finding the coolest places,
but it's actually a service to the community.
Ohh, I find out. Wow, that was I
feel it's a service to the
community letting us know what
the coolest things out there.
So we're very selfless are you
are you are we're good people you
I know that I didn't say that.
Come on, well, these two are for sure,
but so tell us about the whole thing overall.
Best northwest escapes,
Best northwest escapes is all about
celebrating getaways and local
businesses in Western Washington.
Anything that's about getting out there.
Having fun stuff, you know, like water,
mountains, hotels, et cetera.
And so yeah, we have 35 different
categories and people can submit their
favorite places to each category
and then we tally all the votes
and then we do stories about them.
We do stories about the places and so
in a way we are supporting the community
and and giving back to businesses.
I guess you know, by
the way. Yeah, huge way actually
because I think that the majority of
things that I have come to love here.
Have been either through best northwest
escapes or through you know, word of mouth.
So So what are some of the kind of
give us an idea of how it works?
As you say, best restaurants
or best places to go hiking?
Yeah, so basically so we are in
the voting period right now,
and that goes until Thursday,
like Thursday at 11:59 PM.
So people and we have 35 different
categories like a best wine region,
best campground,
best lighthouse, best boating.
I mean we got fishing.
I mean all kinds
of things that you wouldn't
normally think about.
Under escape, but then when you
see the category you're like.
Oh yeah, that's an escape yes yes, yes,
see This is why I'm saying this is a
value to to society. Yeah, if you will
now. Jim like you're
the you're the veteran of the show
and the old is what you're saying.
What time is there something you want
to add like about this? Well, it's just
fun for us too. I guess is what I
would add is that it's it's great
to give this to the viewers and we
always get great programming out of it
and and really good information too
about things you can do on your next
weekend getaway or your next outing.
But it's also a lot of fun for us
because we get to jump in the car and
I love nothing more than a road trip,
so we get to go to the all these
places and check them out and they
come highly recommended by viewers.
So they're gonna be good.
They're gonna be fun.
The Venerable Jim Dever.
Umm, the Bard of this
Northwest escapes if you will.
That's not saying he's old, it's.
But what inventoriable
and a Bard and be, say, under 30?
I'm not sure.
I'm not sure, but sure, why not?
Let's pretend what are the categories like.
Well, first of all, any places
that in your time you've gone that
are just some of your favorites.
Well, in my time evening you
were going here. I really
enjoy things with like a historical.
Angle to them so best. Best ghost town.
The Town of Liberty was really
fun to go to and it turns out
the best ghost town. Yeah, and
it's in the past. In the past there are
people living in this ghost town which was
interesting to find and it's not all ghosts,
but there are people there and
I ran into just by chance,
a historian of the town who was able to
show me all these really cool things.
You know, just stuff like that.
I don't know.
There's a million things we went to.
Best campsite is oftentimes has been out.
In Deception Pass,
it changes year to year but I
just love getting out in nature,
seeing these places and
well I have a best campground
that I'm going to nominate.
Don't tell I'm not gonna tell you
I'm not, but Speaking of which,
there's actually a grand prize out there.
Tell us who wins it,
how it happens like the Oh my gosh,
it's so incredible.
So every time you submit a location
every time you vote for a place you
have the chance of winning a $5000
trip to Lake Chelan and y'all like
all three of all $5000 worth.
$5000 you get an electric
bike tour to a wine region.
You get like a bunch of gift cards.
For restaurants,
you get to stay in a condo, y'all?
I'm so jealous of whoever wins this,
and The thing is,
the more places you submit
to best Northwest escapes,
the more time you vote.
The more chances you like
get to win this prize.
And just to be clear, I am not allowed
because you are not unfortunately.
Yeah, double check. But
how do you? How do you
sign up so you just go OK?
So here's how you vote.
OK, you go to king5.com.
They give you that vote. By the way,
it's Skype will not give
the news stop give it.
Yeah no, no no they don't.
Jim don't promise these OK?
OK no so king5.com/escapes.
Throw out your favorite places,
vote for them,
and then every time you vote,
you're entered to win this amazing trip.
They give you that vote too.
I know they don't that one and then and just
wait. By the way, I'm
sorry to interrupt you. Do
you want me to go? You go.
I was just gonna say just so I'm clear.
I mean, this is my first Northwest escape.
So because we were in the pandemic
when I joined the evening.
So we go to these once we get
the winners we go to these places
and show them off. Got it OK,
awesome and and just to
make it easy for you all.
There is a keyword Rebecca Keyword is.
Escape so just text the word.
Excuse me. Escape to 206-448-4545.
And we'll send you a link there
you have came up with that keyword.
I know, I know, that is really
clever genius. You get.
You know what? This show
constantly amazes me. Well,
you constantly raising
the bar even even one is is
knowledgeable and well seasoned,
generated and to you.
I'm well venerated, speaking,
we season the well seasoned.
Elvis is in the house.
Fine, it's really Jim who's sitting here,
but he's been known to dress in a
sparkly jumpsuit talk about Elvis so
you don't wanna miss this stick around,
ohh man, come on.
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