The San Diego Automotive Museum has a wide ranging choice of automobiles: very early models through to modern super cars and the occasional regular station wagon thrown in. There is also a motorcycle section, gift shop, and rotating new exhibits to keep new visits fresh.
The Maritime Museum of San Diego is a unique ship lover’s excursion because it is so hands-on and encourages exploring nooks and crannies of many types of old boats and submarines. The majority are self-guided, allowing you to linger and inspect at will. Some have audio re-enactments and […]
The Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is an arid but pretty coastal park in La Jolla California that offers great Pacific Ocean views and interesting adapted vegetation. There are multiple relatively short loop hike options, each of which ends in different view locations. The hikes generally start up […]
Bagley Lakes trail is a picturesque and casual 2 mile loop trail that is a visual carnival for hikers of all types. Starting from the Mt Baker Visitor Center located just a bit down from beautiful Artist Point, the trail meanders through an alpine meadow valley of exposed rock […]
The Ebey’s Prairie Trail is a historic and picturesque trail that starts at inland bucolic farm land and ends at a beautiful bluff overlooking Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.
For a solid dose of local history, start at the Sunnyside Cemetery. This includes the graves of many early, famous […]
Baker Lake Trail extends for miles along the pretty shores of Baker Lake near Mt Baker. It is ready for shorter out-and-back walks or longer stretches. Rivers, suspension bridge, pretty forest, mountainous views, and more are experienced along the way.
Baker Lake was formed in 1959 when Baker River […]
The Island County Economic Development Council initiated a cool annual event for kids: Whidbey Lemonade Day. Kids all over Whidbey Island are provided advance training on how to run a small business through a lemonade stand. Normal health department regulations are addressed for this one time event by […]
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