We took the ferry from Anacortes across to peaceful, rural Lopez Island for an extended weekend. MacKaye Harbor Inn bed and breakfast provided a relaxing place to base camp, with views over MacKaye Harbor, delicious breakfasts, and entertaining, friendly hosts.

Lopez Island was well know for its gentle topography and low […]

I had always wanted to kayak across Puget Sound from Seattle… one of those “kayaking checklist” wanna do things. Blake Island was a great destination to accomplish that since it was only 3.5 miles from West Seattle and a straight shot across the shipping channels. Because the Sound was so […]

The Preston Snoqualmie Trail is a pleasant paved rails-to-trails conversion that winds through forested hillsides in the town of Snoqualmie, easily reached from I-90 east of Seattle. It is only 14 miles round-trip, so there are few bicyclists on it and the location further from the urban cores means that […]

Naches Peak Loop beckoned for one main reason: a vantage point halfway around the 4.5 mile loop that had 360 degree views. We planned our visit around the full moon, and hiked later in the day to position ourselves for a sunset over Rainier and then a full moon rising […]

Wanna see some terrific up close and personal views of Mount Rainier, sprinkled with river valleys. mountain goats, and climbers on glaciers? Check out the Burroughs Mountain Trail on Mount Rainier’s east side. Open expanses provide views of high lakes, close-up wildlife, distant mountain peaks, and acres of […]

Every year, twenty blocks of Greenwood Avenue get closed off to make way for the on-street Greenwood Car Show. The show started small in 1992 and now brings in lots of people to see all types, makes, and ages of cars, trucks, motorcycles, and even the occasional dragster, […]

We enjoyed a relaxing and unique stay with friends on their beautiful large property hidden off deep back roads…

The off-grid home uses solar panels for electricity, surrounded by a creek and private forest

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