Scott Cowan · Explore Washington State
Scott Cowan
Founder & Editor · Explore Washington State
Scott Cowan is the founder and editor of Explore Washington State, a local media brand covering destinations, state parks, hiking trails, road trips, and local experiences across all corners of the state. He started in 2010 with Explore Anderson Island, took it statewide in 2015, and has been building it under T212 Media LLC as a curated resource for residents and visitors who want to experience Washington on their own terms.
A lifelong resident of Washington, Scott grew up in Tacoma and spent his formative years at Central Washington University in Ellensburg before his professional life took him through Olympia, Seattle, and Tacoma. Deciding that the traffic on the west side was not worth it, he moved with his family to Wenatchee, where they are settling in and finding that there is life after the daily commute. Leavenworth and Lake Chelan are his day trips now.
Scott also hosts the Exploring Washington State podcast. His approach to the site is curatorial: some content comes from personal visits and local knowledge built up over decades of living across multiple regions of the state, and some comes from thorough research. Either way, the goal is the same: give you the most useful and honest guide to experiencing Washington.
With a passion for good caffeine, hard ciders, and pizza alongside the scenic beauty of Washington State, you will find Scott out and about looking for that next magical cup of coffee.
How Scott picks what we recommend
Every place on Explore Washington State earns its spot one of three ways: Scott has been there, a reader who knows it picked it, or it was researched until it deserved a place. Scott directs and approves every guide before it goes live. “I am the curator, and I am the one answering the questions,” he says. If something we recommend has changed, he wants to hear about it: scott@explorewashingtonstate.com
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Founder and editor of Explore Washington State, which he started on Anderson Island in 2010. A lifelong Washington resident who has lived in Tacoma, Ellensburg, Olympia and Seattle and now calls Wenatchee home, Scott curates every place we recommend and answers reader questions himself. He also hosts the Exploring Washington State podcast.