The Oak Harbor Waterfront Trail (or The Shoreline Trail) starts at the Scenic Heights Trailhead on Scenic Heights Street, just off of Hwy 20, on the outskirts of Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, and ends at Maylor Point, in sight and along Oak Harbor the whole way. To make it easy, the walk can be broken up into… Continue reading Local Adventures: Oak Harbor Waterfront Trail, Part 3
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Local Adventures: The čičməhán Trail at North Beach
Part of our hiking this week was a goal to touch two areas in one day, and to get to North Beach, a Jefferson County owned park/access to the beach along the Salish Sea that is in Port Townsend, Washington. Well, to my surprise, Alistaire called out "Mom! Look a čičməhán Trail sign!" as we… Continue reading Local Adventures: The čičməhán Trail at North Beach
Local Adventures: Fort Worden State Park – Chinese Gardens Trail and Battery Walker
With high's of 63° and cloudy for the day, it was a good day to do a day on foot. The boys and I caught an early ferry to Port Townsend on the Quimper Peninsula (the Olympic Peninsula). It was raining on the Whidbey side but as we crossed the Salish Sea, it dried up.… Continue reading Local Adventures: Fort Worden State Park – Chinese Gardens Trail and Battery Walker
Local Adventures: Mariner’s Cove County Park
The boys and I are working on visiting more public beach access points on Whidbey Island, and a number of them are Island County Parks. That is a good thing as the parks are free to visit, no parking permits needed. However, they are often quite small and with neighbors who don't necessarily like the… Continue reading Local Adventures: Mariner’s Cove County Park
Local Adventures: Strawberry Point Preserve
The newest trail in the gems of the Whidbey Camano Land Trust called to me today. Something short before the day got so hot I didn't want to go outside. The Strawberry Point Preserve sits pretty far out on the northern end of Whidbey island. It was a great place to preserve. Two people coming… Continue reading Local Adventures: Strawberry Point Preserve