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 […]
Walt Disney World is deservedly known as a “wonder full” destination for kids, their parents, and anyone wanting to experience an amusement park on a very big scale. There are multiple theme parks there now, with the classic Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom having been steadily added onto, Epcot […]
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 […]
Monarch Sculpture Park is a community art effort started by an individual and now helped & carried by the community to keep it going. When it was formed in 1995, it grew across its 5 acres into a mix of sculptures that now totals 110+. It apparently went […]
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 […]
The Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho is one of the most classic, sought after, remote, and beautiful long distance raft rides in all of North America. In fact, it is considered world class. The variety and interest of geology, nature, white water rapids, remote camping […]
South Yuba River State Park of Penn Valley California has a fascinating complex of water-sculpted swimming holes, mini rapids, underwater tunnels, and walls from which to leap into the swirling water below. Pockets of sand & gravel beaches line the river between boulders. On a nice day, the […]