Day Trips from Pullman

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Day Trips from Pullman

• By
• Jenny Baylon
• Mark Eberhardt
• Kefi Lewis
• Deb Marsh

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Is the Pullman area a recreational wasteland?
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Our group says No!

• There are all sorts of things to do and see in
  the Pullman area!

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• The purpose of our site is to show some of the
  many activities available to WSU students and
  people new to the Pullman area.

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• Our web site, titled Day Trips from Pullman,
  will provide four detailed day trip examples.
• Where to go
• What to see
• What to eat
• How much the trip will cost
• How long it will take

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• In addition, our web site will provide general
  Pullman area information and links to other
  information sources.

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• Dont despair if you are staying in Pullman over
  the summer
• You can have a wonderful time!

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Why is the website needed?

• There currently isn't a travel page catered
  toward WSU students and Pullman newcomers.
• Summer is approaching.
• People like picnics, sun tanning, getting out,
  and seeing new things.
• Many people seem to be unaware of what this area
  has to offer.

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What purpose will the creation of this website
fulfill?

• This website will be focused toward students and
  newcomers looking for day trips.
• It will highlight scenic local areas.
• It will provide ideas for outdoor and indoor
  activities near Pullman.
• This website will also improve the image of the
  Pullman area by letting people know how many
  recreational opportunities we have here.

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Day Trips From Pullman Objective Statement
By highlighting daytrip ideas, this site will
introduce newcomers to many regional
opportunities for

• Food
• Dining
• Arts
• Culture
• Entertainment

• Sightseeing
• Shopping
• Recreation

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Our audience newcomers.

• These are not necessarily only WSU students but
  rather anyone new to Pullman.
• It could also include people of all ages who have
  been in the area for a while, but who havent
  taken the opportunity to explore.

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• Usually the best-kept secrets of a region are not
  gleaned from typical resources such as books,
  newspapers, and the web.
• This is especially true of a small, rather rural
  region. The good stuff is often learned by word
  of mouth.

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• Our team will attempt to fill this information
  gap. We will introduce you to the good stuff by
  way of the back door.

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We will divide the area into four obvious
regions where we will conveniently share many of
the fun and diverse things to see and do.We
will give directions and provide information on

• Appropriate apparel
• Links
• And well show you many web-friendly photos!

• Food
• Costs
• Timing
• Weather

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• For example, you might have heard someone mention
  the Snake River. Well, the Snake River is many
  miles long. Where do you go, what route do you
  take, what is there to do?
• Grandma and Grandpa might not be thrilled with
  the Dunes. The Dunes is a wonderful example of
  the geology of the Palouse, but depending on the
  time frame, they might think they were at Miami
  Beach on spring break! We will share that type
  of information here.

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Specifics to meet

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Welcome the audience and state the purpose of the
site

• Pullman and the surrounding areas provide many
  fun and diverse things to do and see.
• These opportunities have been captured and
  conveniently presented for you here.

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Introduce the reader to Pullman and the regions
surrounding Pullman.

• Define and display the regions surrounding
  Pullman for organizational/navigational purposes.
  
• (Note Well talk about this in more detail later
  in the presentation.)

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Narrate example day trips and/or possibilities
from each region.

• In each example, discuss these factors food,
  costs, time, clothing, weather, what to wear.
• In each narrative, provide
• area maps
• directions
• mileage estimates
• 1-2 images of selected destinations
• links to general resources, online maps, etc.

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Methods or Process

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• Each person in the group is responsible for a
  particular daytrip. They will research and write
  their own section, based on a particular model.
• Kefi Lewis Pullman
• Jenny Baylon Spokane and vicinity
• Mark Eberhardt Southeastern Washington,
  including Palouse Falls
• Deb Marsh Northern Idaho

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• Our site will have some similar features to the
  Travel Portland site, especially the daytrip
  section. Heres a look at what theyve done with
  daytrips
• http//www.travelportland.com/visitors/daytrips/ho
  od.html
• Overall, their site offers many things that we
  are unable to do in the time we have. Deb will
  show you later exactly what we have planned.

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• Heres a site that shows a couple of daytrips
  from the Pullman area. However, the overall site
  has a different purpose (promoting the entire
  Northwest regions outdoor activities). Our site
  will provide not only outdoorsy information, but
  also ideas on indoor activities (arts, dining,
  shopping, etc.), and we will only cover the
  greater Pullman area.
• http//www.northwestoutdoors.com/

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• I think our site will be better than either of
  the ones we just saw because it wont have any
  advertising!

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• Besides dividing up regions, weve divided up
  some of the overall work.
• Each person provided information for part of this
  Site Proposal, then I organized the PowerPoint
  presentation.
• Deb has done the storyboard, again, with input
  from everyone.
• Kefi and Mark will do more of the actual website
  work, with each of us providing information on
  our region and daytrip.

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Evaluation Criteria

• Does the site provide useful information? Note
  Our goal is not to tell everything about the
  region, but to provide ideas. Specifically, does
  our site detail four interesting day trips and
  provide some regional information?
• Is the site clear and well organized?
• Will some people enjoy the Pullman area more
  after seeing our site?