The winter season’s first snow was starting to accumulate on the Olympic Mountains. An otherwise dark clouded morning broke through with some sunlight across the Olympic Mountains, as seen from Ebey’s Reserve National Historical Monument area in Coupeville on Whidbey Island. Patterns of light danced, and then were […]
We returned for our second silent retreat (click here for first one) at the Archbishop Brunett Retreat and Faith Formation Center at The Palisades, located above the shores of Puget […]
The Cave B Winery and Resort is a fairly fancy and well appointed getaway above the shores of the Columbia River Gorge on the outskirts of Quincy in eastern Washington, near the famous Gorge Amphitheater. It offers an inn, restaurant, winery and wine tasting, spa, 1 bedroom Cliffehouse cabins, […]
The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area offers anything you want, as long as it involves sand. Sand dunes can be hiked, rolled down, and explored. Wide open sand beaches go from the dunes out to the churning Pacific Ocean. There are even ATV and dune buggy tours. […]
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center is a non-sectarian Buddhist meditation getaway located in rural Washington between Seattle and Portland. The center encompasses 15 forested acres and extends its walking meditation into surrounding state owned lands plus a hike onto land owned by a collaborative neighbor. There are many different […]
Flotation tanks are making a comeback, at least in Seattle. There are flotation tank centers popping up around the city, intriguing clients to come and explore relaxation, meditation, physical rest, and even massage alternatives. These devices go by other names too such as isolation tanks or sensory deprivation […]
The Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center at the Palisades is a hidden suburban retreat found just a 25 minute drive south of Seattle, yet feeling much further away from the hubbub of daily life. It is owned and operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, and is open to other denominations […]