Short Trips
I am standing before a menu board listing more than 50 types of tea and desserts, but some of them, to my mind, look a bit scary: rei-pei with white jelly fungus, lotus seed with red bean in coconut milk, chrysanthemum tea with pearl.
No sign of my usual safe choice -- Earl Grey with a splash of milk. But I won't fully experience the vibrant Asian community of Richmond, B.C., a Vancouver suburb, if I am not a bit adventurous.
By Anne Mullens | March 18, 2004
Take a Walk
Location: Anacortes.
Length: One-mile loop (with plans for additional trails).
Level of difficulty: Level-to-moderate dirt/gravel trail.
By Cathy McDonald | March 18, 2004
Hike of the Week
Back in the 1950s, Edmonds was still a small town and beaches were wild. County roads that led to gems like Picnic Point and Meadowdale Beach Park were a pleasant country drive, with houses few and far between. The Edmonds Salt Marsh was wild and unfettered, with marine life and occasional log- or driftwood-hopping contests with family or friends.
By Karen Sykes | March 18, 2004
Forget sleeping under the stars how about sleeping up in the stars?
You can do it by renting a fire lookout tower for a little getaway. (Note: Those afraid of heights need not apply.)
"The only ones who don't love it need hot and cold running everything," says Dave Bula, western chairman of the Forest Fire Lookout Association, a national organization of enthusiasts. "Just bring everything you need except the tent."
By Steve Woodward | March 18, 2004
