FORT CASEY, Whidbey Island On a misty morning, three deer ambled across an empty, grassy parade ground where soldiers once marched. Above, on a seaside bluff, 90-year-old military fortifications lay empty, the wind whistling through concrete bunkers and rusting metal doors.
But the Victorian-style houses of Fort Casey, once home to Army officers and their families in the early 1900s, were alive with vacationers, drawn by the seaside peacefulness and history of this stretch of Whidbey Island.
By Kristin Jackson | April 25, 2002
Take a Walk
Location: Seattle
Length: 2.8 miles.
Level of difficulty: Flat, paved path; inner lane for walkers/runners/baby strollers and outer lane for skaters/bikers. Also a few dirt/gravel trail spurs.
By Cathy McDonald | April 25, 2002
Most hikers never get tired of spring, no matter how many we've experienced, and sighting the first trillium of the year is always cause for celebration. This year we saw our first trillium near Twin Falls in Olallie State Park. Visitors from another planet may have wondered what on earth we were so excited about. Most of us on this Mountaineers-led naturalist hike were in our 50s and 60s, but there we were -- practically jumping up and down with excitement.
By Karen Sykes | April 25, 2002
