The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum was an interactive and immersive “living museum” that revolved around the animals, plants, and insects of the Arizona desert. It is more of a low-key zoo than what most people would think of as a museum. The facility can be found on […]
The Sabino Canyon Recreation Area was a pretty and accessible example of Sonoran Desert, located northeast of Tucson Arizona in the Coronado National Forest.
At the Visitors Center, an open air tram (truck pulling trailers with open air rows of seats) was available that drove to the end of the road, […]
For the full high definition movie please click here, and then on the Youtube page that appears immediately go to the lower right corner of the video player window and select both “1080p” plus the 4-arrows symbol. This presents it to you in full screen high definition […]
Double Bluff State Park is a long beautiful stretch of southwest facing tideland beach in Freeland on Whidbey Island. Parking and restroom facilities are available, and then the public beach stretches for a couple miles west below slowly eroding bluff cliffs above. Driftwood, sea life, and birds abound, […]
Ever since 1915, the Maxwelton 4th of July has been an annual tradition on south Whidbey Island. It’s a low key but fun affair with lots of family entrants, tail wagging dogs, light costumes, old cars, and music. It usually attracts over 2,000 people, which is a big […]
The Suncadia Resort, located 80 miles east of Seattle between the little town of Roslyn and slightly bigger Cle Elum, is quite the swank place. Top notch lodge & inn, friendly service wherever you want it, tasty restaurants, winery, and many amenities, all spread across 6400 acres in various zones […]
The Soos Creek Trail runs 6 miles (one way) of paved path through the gentle wetland valley formed around salmon-spawning Soos Creek. Except for a few road crossings, there are no cars and it only occasionally wanders behind homes and neighborhoods. It’s a rural escape just southeast of Seattle, in […]