The North Mountain Fire Outlook is perched on a beautiful summit with 360 degree views into the Cascade Mountain range and forests. From the roads and trails leading up, you can see Mount Baker, Mount Shuksan, Glacier Peak, and even the Olympic Mountains, among many others. Once at […]
The west side of Whidbey Island offers world class views, and these are the most special as the sun sets over Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains. The shipping channels are active in the foreground, while you are surrounded even closer by eagles, gulls, fish, crabs, coyote, and the occasional […]
The Whidbey Institute offers locals and tourists a pleasant walk through its 106 acre nonprofit campus, including stops along the way at a labyrinth, food garden, meditation center, small single room tiny homes, buildings for eating and teaching, and congregation sites. Residing within the forest […]
The Ebey’s Landing Bluff Trail is one of the most beautiful short hikes in the broader Seattle region, located in Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve in Coupeville on Whidbey Island. The trail forms a loop on a glacial till bluff above the Puget Sound beach below that forms the […]
The trail up to Cape Horn on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge rises steadily through pretty forest. After a couple miles, the views start opening up at several points atop the sheer rock outcropping. Views span the Columbia River Gorge, especially to the east toward […]
After a six-hour bus ride from Tayrona National Park that included riding on a flat tire for miles, we arrived in Cartagena. The town offered intriguing history as a primary strategic Colombian location for centuries. It was filled with pretty painted homes, huge ornate wooden doors with metalwork, and a […]
Following our long and sweaty trek to The Lost City / Ciudad Perdida, we headed for a little pre-planned luxury at Los Naranjos beach on the northeast edge of Tayrona National Park. We enjoyed an air-conditioned beach side cabin at Casa Tayrona Los Naranjos, with fancy meals and a pool […]