Explore: The Wild Pacific Trail skirts rocky cliffs and meanders through dense old-growth rain forest to reveal dramatic vistas of the moody, tossing surf.

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The 11-minute ride is well worth it for the snow-capped mountain views (from both the lift and the restaurant) and the comfort food brunch- and lunch-only menu, which includes a wild Pacific salmon sampler, prepared tartare, smoked and candied, and eggs Benedict on toasted brioche topped with avocado hollandaise.

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At both her restaurants, Ms. Louis cooks exclusively with fresh wild salmon from the Pacific Northwest.

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Follow that up with intimate dinner at Chanterelle, an elegant restaurant named after the elusive wild mushrooms that grow in the Pacific Northwest.

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Marwell Zoo has become home to a further four species of Partula tree snail, which originate from islands in the Pacific Ocean and are extinct in the wild.

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The AquAdvantage salmon, reared from the eggs of wild Atlantic salmon, sports some extra genes from the Pacific Chinook salmon and an eel, the ocean pout.

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