High School Trail is an easy and accessible hike from a lower roadside to an upper plateau, with wetlands and forest along the way. Its path follows an old access road, so it is wide enough for walking side by side for good conversation or holding hands. Elevation gain is […]
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 […]
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 view from a helicopter is quite different than from an airplane or tall building. A helicopter has a better ability to go both low & high, hover, provide agility to make tight banking turns, and is allowed access to locations that airplanes are not allowed. And buildings don’t move […]
Go to Bellevue for some up and down and up and down and up and down and… The Sky High Sports trampoline park was located in a huge indoor warehouse space filled with kids-only trampoline area, larger all-ages trampoline area, dodgeball court, jump-in foam pit, arcade, and sit-down snack […]
Fire spinners and dancers lit up the cold winter night at Golden Gardens’ beach during the 9th Annual Bonfire and Christmas Tree Immolation Party. The evening began with hot chocolate, cookies, smores, and a mounting pile of donated Christmas trees coming in. Then one by one the trees […]