Cape Disappointment State Park is a treasure of a park in the southwest corner of Washington state, bordered on the south by the Columbia River, to the west by the Pacific Ocean, and to the east by a shallow bay. It is all about water, waves, views, forested trails, […]
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center is a non-sectarian Buddhist meditation getaway located in rural Washington between Seattle and Portland. The center encompasses 15 forested acres and extends its walking meditation into surrounding state owned lands plus a hike onto land owned by a collaborative neighbor. There are many different […]
Go to Bellevue for some up and down and up and down and up and down and… The Sky High Sports trampoline park was located in a huge indoor warehouse space filled with kids-only trampoline area, larger all-ages trampoline area, dodgeball court, jump-in foam pit, arcade, and sit-down snack […]
On Thursday evenings a number of fine sailboats have an informal race that leaves from Elliott Bay Marina in the Magnolia neighborhood and then cruises around a course in front of the Seattle skyline. It’s an extremely relaxed “race”, and is mostly a good excuse for nice sailing in a […]
The short Rosario Head Trail rises up from the lively tide pools of Rosario Beach to a loop around Rosario Head, with views spanning all around to encompass the wave-washed rocks below and out to Fidalgo Island, San Juan Islands, Canada’s Vancouver Island, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Olympic Mountains […]
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park is a forested respite from the very nearby urban areas of Seattle and Bellevue. 36 miles of trails wind through 3,115 acres of protected land, passing by the remnants of past logging, mining operations, and farming. It is mostly forested, and several trails ascend from […]
Hurricane Road rises steadily and beautifully from near sea level at Port Angeles and heads south over 5,000 feet of elevation into the Olympic Mountains to near Hurricane Ridge. Along the way are many viewpoints, 3 tunnels bored into the mountains, and the occasional nonchalant black bear. Near road’s end, […]