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Float Away
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Float Away

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Yesterday was like Fall arrived on Whidbey Island. It was a wool sweater day, and by the afternoon, we had the yellow leaves flittering down out of the trees, with the sun trying to peek through. But in the early morning, the fog was thick on the Salish Sea. You could see just across the… Continue reading Float Away

Local Adventures: Point Hudson Breakwater Walkway
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Local Adventures: Point Hudson Breakwater Walkway

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Point Hudson Breakwater Walkway is a new pathway at the far end of historic Port Townsend on the Quimper Peninsula in Washington State. It opened in the past few weeks after a multi-year rebuild of the jetty protecting Hudson Point. To see what the Port of Port Townsend have been doing, their Facebook page has… Continue reading Local Adventures: Point Hudson Breakwater Walkway

Local Adventures: Sather Park
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Local Adventures: Sather Park

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The first day of Spring is meant for hiking, especially if it is in the low 60s and perfect blue skies. Every mountain was visible today as we sailed across the Salish Sea to Port Townsend, Wa, from Whidbey Island. We could see Mount Baker, all the northern and mid-Cascade Mountains, and Mount Rainier far… Continue reading Local Adventures: Sather Park

Olympic Discovery Trail: Port Townsend To Paper Mill
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Olympic Discovery Trail: Port Townsend To Paper Mill

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Early February can give us days that call for hiking in the PNW. With low winds and relatively flat seas, it was a good day to take the ferry across the Salish Sea and visit the Quimper Penisula. My friend Linda had never hiked on the ODT (Olympic Discovery Trail); a great start is mile… Continue reading Olympic Discovery Trail: Port Townsend To Paper Mill

Back To School Hike
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Back To School Hike

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The boys asked me if they could start off the school year today with a hike. We out in a little bit of studying early (picked Social Studies), then got on the road to the ferry dock to the Olympic Peninsula on our island (Whidbey). We decided to do an easy hike so picked going… Continue reading Back To School Hike