Staining and Sealing Cedar Deck?

[FoxInFiji]

I've been having a lot of success with solvent based stains and oil based polys for our interior wood pieces. The Old Master's brand wiping stain is what we're using but the penetrating stain (which has a richer color) might be what you need. It's a really high quality stain with high solid levels and puts watered down stains like Minwax or big box store stains to shame. Here's a good general discussion about finish options that might help:

www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,219491-3,00.html