Perry Creek – Autumn
I had Tuesday off after working a 6 day week and we wanted to do a fall hike. I wanted it to be somewhere close but with good color. I remembered the large groves of maple at Perry Creek when … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2014
Rock Trail – Chuckanut Mountain
After touring the Skagit farms, we decided to skip visiting Taylor Shellfish. We really enjoyed it last year with the games, educational exhibits and samples but we decided to take advantage of the good warm weather and do a hike. … Continue reading →
Skagit Farm Tour
Last year we had a lot of fun at the Skagit Farm Tour – a weekend where several family farms open for visitors. We combined it with a stop in Edison and a drive up Chuckanut Drive. We kept our … Continue reading →
October garden
We are continuing to have an amazing weather year. Watch – I’ll jinx it now. We have had a bit more rain in September but the lows have been above normal. Plus several nice crisp blue fall days. Yesterday was … Continue reading →
Llandover Woods Greenspace
We’ve driven by it many times. A parking lot just at the end of 3rd NW and 145th along the Seattle north city limit. This is the Llandover Wood Greenspace. We wanted to do another walk for our MAD training … Continue reading →
Golden Gardens – Reubens Brews
We are starting to train for our MAD trip. It is a year away but we need to get some local walks that will give us a work out. Saturday we went to Golden Gardens. There is a good stair … Continue reading →
2013 Anniversary Hike at Mt Rainier
Mount Rainier from Second Burroughs Mountain As promised, I uploaded some pictures of our 2013 hike. We did it on September 8th 2013 – a little bit after but it was a gorgeous day. One never knows in early September … Continue reading →
Carkeek Park
This summer has not been a so-so hiking summer for us. I sit a lot at work and I’ve gotten terribly out of shape. Next summer we are planning a big foreign trip and we need to get in shape. … Continue reading →
Plants, forest and beach
It has been one of those gorgeous weeks and the weekend has also been great. Temperatures just up to the 80’s. Blue Blue skies and cool in the evening. We started Saturday with a trip to Sky Nursery to see … Continue reading →
2014 Anniversary Hike at Mt Rainier
For the past 10 or so years, we have tried to do a hike the first week in September to celebrate our anniversary. We haven’t done it every year. One year (2005) we were in South Africa. Another year (2006), … Continue reading →