Chiwawa Sno-Park can be found in Lake Wenatchee State Park off of Chiwawa Loop Road between Plain and the lake area of the park. There are several groomed cross-country skiing loop trails on both sides of the road, with the most scenic of the bunch being the “See N Ski” […]
This derelict car was flattened by a rather large log in the timber country of Holberg Road between Port Hardy and the small town of Holberg, in northermost Vancouver Island. To make the point of being vigilant for logging trucks, animals, and aliens you may encounter on the road, […]
The Shoe Tree is set back off the north edge of remote rutted gravel Holberg Road that connects Vancouver Island’s northeast town of Port Hardy with the small dwindling logging town of Holberg. Pay attention since you may just see it out of the corner of your eye and […]
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, […]