The Whidbey Camano Land Trust led an informative walking tour through a section of old growth forest on the western bluffs of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve byCamp Casey Conference Center. The forest contains a variety of 300+ year old trees and native understory, plus feeds […]
Fort Ebey State Park has three miles of beach along the shores of Puget Sound looking across to the Olympic Peninsula, Strait of Juan de Fuca, San Juan Islands, and Vancouver Island of Canada. There are several easy access trails that lead down the bluffs to the gravel beaches, plus […]
The Coupeville Wharf is a centerpiece of Coupeville’s historic waterfront district. It was built in 1905, and extends 500 feet out into Penn Cove so that farmers and merchants could load and unload supplies even at low tide a hundred+ years ago. It now houses a gift shop, restaurant, coffee […]
The Coupeville Memorial Day Parade is one of the oldest such events on the West Coast, and is one of only two in Washington state. This year’s parade marched loudly down Main Street and included a fly-over by a Navy helicopter, many shiny antique cars and motorcycles, Pearl Harbor survivors, […]
Northwest Natural Resource Group organized another interesting and educational workshop for small-scale woodland owners, this time at the beautiful 150 acre Wild Thyme Farm in Oakville. There was a large turnout of people from across Washington and Oregon, and the information and discussions kept flowing all day […]
The Mukilteo-Clinton Ferry is officially an extension of route 525 as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Ferry System. Basically it’s like a “bridge” for the south end of Whidbey, where 525 ends at the water in Clinton and continues again on the mainland at Mukilteo. […]
The Seattle Arboretum’s shores along Union Bay and the Montlake Cut by Lake Washington were an unusual mix: natural vegetation and wildlife with a backdrop against the busy traffic of the 520 Bridge and concrete on-ramps. It was a fun urban mixture.
This oasis of nature within the city provided a […]