Vancouver is a wonderful city for urban exploring, biking, public art, parks, and experimental foods. It is easy to wander for a weekend, week, or more and still have lots left to explore on a follow-up trip. The cityscapes, public open spaces, waterfront, and surrounding mountains provide beautiful backdrops for […]
Salt Creek Beach Park is a surfer haven located by Dana Point on the Pacific coast of southern California, between Los Angeles and San Diego. The expanse of sandy beach – filled with tan young bodies – slopes down into frothy foam from the crashing waves. Those waves attract the […]
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James Island, in the beautifully famed San Juan Islands in northwestern Washington state, is a great overnight kayaking trip for exploring and camping. It is just the right distance for a leisurely crossing from the mainland, followed by exploring around James and the surrounding larger islands […]
Ike Kinswa State Park juts out on a small peninsula where the Cowlitz River meets dam-created Mayfield Lake, making it a good location for swimming, fishing, and boating. The park encompasses 454 acres along 9 miles of shoreline. Located between Olympia and Mt St Helens near the town of […]
We slept in a big metal shipping container, and we were not on a freighter or train. Tolt MacDonald Park in Carnation has converted a used shipping container into a fairly comfortable glamping cabin right by the Snoqualmie River. Shipping containers have taken on an architectural life of […]
Segways are fun! They are surprisingly easy to handle and get accustomed to, and they provide a zippy little mode of transportation for quickly seeing lots of sites around Seattle. Segways have the same rights and responsibilities as pedestrians, with just a few restricted area exceptions. So […]
The Lake Wenatchee State Park Sno-Park groomed trail system is divided into two areas by the Wenatchee River that feeds into Lake Wenatchee, separated north and south. The south trail system has more loops and shortcuts than the north, and tends to be more crowded. The north trail […]