Our paddles powered us to a great kayak/camping destination: Anderson Island in south Puget Sound. The Washington Water Trails Association maintains a single party campsite on a sand spit that hugs the southwest coastline of Andy Anderson Park on the island. It’s a terrific camping spot. Quiet, peaceful, pretty sunsets, […]
Mom visited us for a fun week of exploring Salt Spring Island off the east coast of Vancouver Island, and then climbing to the top of Mt. St. Helens to celebrate her 60th birthday!
We left our car in Anacortes, packed up our bicycles, and took the ferry to San Juan Island for a weekend away at the Highland Inn Bed and Breakfast. We explored the ferry dock town of Friday Harbor and took a boat tour out to see a […]
Each year the Seattle area Burning Man community gets together a couple months before the Big Event for a smaller version of BM closer to home. People hang out, try installations that will make their way to the Nevada Playa, perform, provide classes, share, and get a quick injection of […]
After resting up at the romantic Swan Room at Otters Pond Bed and Breakfast, we ventured back toward Orcas Island’s main town of Eastsound to hike around Madrona Point. Madrona Point is owned by the Lummi Indian Nation; it is spectacularly beautiful sacred ground, with gentle paths that hug the […]
It’s always refreshing to find honest, open, trusting places like Studio 4:20. It’s a very rustic studio and shop, mostly centered around arts and crafts using glass, paint, found/recycled objects, and a bit of whimsy. The studio is special because all of the pieces are either in the unlocked shack, […]
We had another fun Seattle/Portland get-together at the MTTA Copper Creek Hut. The snow conditions were much better than last year for skiing, and the weather opened up so much that we could clearly see the Olympic Mountains 100 miles away. The food was delicious, and we had lots of […]
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