Ike Kinswa State Park juts out on a small peninsula where the Cowlitz River meets dam-created Mayfield Lake, making it a good location for swimming, fishing, and boating. The park encompasses 454 acres along 9 miles of shoreline. Located between Olympia and Mt St Helens near the town of […]
We slept in a big metal shipping container, and we were not on a freighter or train. Tolt MacDonald Park in Carnation has converted a used shipping container into a fairly comfortable glamping cabin right by the Snoqualmie River. Shipping containers have taken on an architectural life of […]
Segways are fun! They are surprisingly easy to handle and get accustomed to, and they provide a zippy little mode of transportation for quickly seeing lots of sites around Seattle. Segways have the same rights and responsibilities as pedestrians, with just a few restricted area exceptions. So […]
The Lake Wenatchee State Park Sno-Park groomed trail system is divided into two areas by the Wenatchee River that feeds into Lake Wenatchee, separated north and south. The south trail system has more loops and shortcuts than the north, and tends to be more crowded. The north trail […]
The Lake Wenatchee State Park Sno-Park offers a gradual and groomed Sled Hill. The Sled Hill is in the snow-covered space over an access road, groomed each day to provide a smooth gliding surface. A walking path gets formed on the shoulder of the road so that bystanders and walkers […]
The Plain Valley Nordic Ski Trails are a creation of Rob, enterprising owner of the locally famous Plain Hardware store. The valley floor that forms small “downtown” Plain area consists mostly of relatively smooth and open agricultural land. Rob coordinated four local property owners in opening up their land to […]
The view from a helicopter is quite different than from an airplane or tall building. A helicopter has a better ability to go both low & high, hover, provide agility to make tight banking turns, and is allowed access to locations that airplanes are not allowed. And buildings don’t move […]