Mt Finlayson
Cattle Point Sunday dawned sunny and a bit chilly. We could see some clouds in the distance and knew it would probably be off and on sun. We wanted to hike Mt. Finlayson in the American Camp section of the … Continue reading →
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San Juan Island
View from Lime Kilm Park We traveled to the San Juan Islands a couple of times when we first moved to the Pacific Northwest way back in the seventies. We had a memorable camping trip to Orcas and took our … Continue reading →
Fade to black
And quickly! Tuesday was sunny and breezy. The wind from the north foretold of the freeze coming but we were expecting 28, maybe 25 at most. But the cold dropped way down. We had bought propane and set up the … Continue reading →
Waiting for the cold blast
It is the end of the garden season. I wanted to post my end-of-the-season blog post. I was reviewing last year’s post which I posted on the 17th. Waiting for the Frost 2013 We had gotten one or two mild … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →