I love to look at Google Maps and see potential ideas for hikes, be short or long. I have found local trails in towns, that allow people to cut across towns or get around safely, when the roads have no sidewalks. Usually it's a safe bet the trails actually exist, but sometimes they don't. I… Continue reading When Google Maps Claims There Is A Trail…..
Category: Local Adventures
Local Adventures: The Langley MoMA
Not every adventure we go on involves hiking, sometimes it is visiting museums, historical places and oddities. You can write them off as homeschooling field trips if you homeschool. How I found this local adventure was Google Maps. I was looking up something unrelated when I saw on it the Langley Museum of Mini-Art glowing.… Continue reading Local Adventures: The Langley MoMA
Local Adventures: Noblecliff Trail
I am a firm believer that all trails matter. Far too often the big trails are lauded and praised - as if the only hiking that matters is long distance, or in a National Park. Sure, I have hiked many of those trails - high in alpine, winding through mountains, deep in jungles and dense… Continue reading Local Adventures: Noblecliff Trail
Walking Ebey’s Trail System: The Full Loop Experience
If there is something I have learned over the years about hiking, when conservancy groups talk about grand trail visions, you cannot 100% expect for the vision to materialize...or it could be 20 more years till it happens. Comes down to money, volunteers and the property owners willing to talk. The truth is, I am… Continue reading Walking Ebey’s Trail System: The Full Loop Experience
Local Adventures: Ebey Prairie Wayside Park
Between the county seat of Island County, Coupeville, and the Coupeville Ferry is Engle Road. Most people driving it are in a rush, annoyed by the low speed limit. Yet, if they slowed down, they might see things they had missed. As one leaves the town of Coupeville, Engle Road is farm fields, wide and… Continue reading Local Adventures: Ebey Prairie Wayside Park