Here is a sunrise looking east over a private pier on Penn Cove in Coupeville on Whidbey island. The mouth of Penn Cove opens up to Saratoga Passage and the Cascade Mountains protrude above the lower foggy clouds beyond. The main historic “downtown” of Coupeville is off the […]
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 Greening Of Coupeville is an annual small town tradition in the seaside town of Coupeville on Whidbey Island. Every year, town employees create light displays in small Cooks Corner Park near the waterfront historic district. Many people from the town come out to a special opening night, […]
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 Coupeville Halloween Torchlight Parade is an annual small town tradition that brings out the neighbors to enjoy costumes, catch up on chatting, and get in some pre-Halloween cheer. The event starts in Cooks Corner Park, with everyone milling around and running into others. Judges wander through the […]
The Whidbey Island Fair is an annual local tradition at the Island County Fairgrounds. It spans carnival rides, a rainbow of junk food, concerts, arts and crafts, 4H animal shows, skills demonstrations, and ways to enjoy the summer weather. The rides go from little kiddie pleasers to a […]