The inaugural Medina Amazing Race was launched as a fundraiser for Medina Elementary School, and we participated as Team Tangis a.k.a. Team Smalt (every team had a color, so we of course went by a word nobody knew: smalt, or deep cobalt blue). The race was set up to face […]

Saint Edward State Park is a great “hidden find” on the northeast shores of Lake Washington. It has a number of loop trails for hiking and mountain biking, all through a growing forest of native trees and understory. At the beginning of the trails can be found the Romanesque Revival […]

After fueling up at fun downtown La Conner, we formed a caravan of kayak-topped cars and drove to the sandy put-in of Snee-oosh Beach. Snee-oosh looked directly at our destination for three days and two nights: Hope Island, an undeveloped island that is entirely a state park and has some […]

Driftwood giraffe sculpture by Aleck Bay Road on Lopez Island

The Sammamish River Trail is a relaxing scenic bicycle ride through a protected watershed of Bothell, Woodinville, and Redmond. The trail is about 22 miles roundtrip, and it connects directly with the Burke-Gilman Trail to downtown Seattle on the west side and with the East Lake Sammamish Trail to Sammamish […]

As a part of educating the public about the clean-up efforts happening along the industrial zone of the Duwamish River through Seattle, several local environmental and governmental organizations sponsored an evening educational paddle along the river. Leaving from a convenient put-in spot at the small urban Duwamish River Park (on […]

Rosario Beach is a popular place to hang out for a waterfront picnic, read from a beach chair, or take some short hikes along the rocky coastline, all located on the north side of Deception Pass State Park (Fidalgo Island). It’s accessed from highway 20, with good parking available though […]