Getting around in life should be a pleasure, and three superior routes come to mind: Highway 101, Route 66 and the Burke-Gilman Trail.
The trail, which together with the Sammamish River Trail covers about 27 miles from Redmond west to Ballard, is one of the most traversed paths in the nation. And part of what makes it popular are the trailside artwork, waterside rest stops and urban vistas right in the middle of Seattle.
By Connie McDougall | July 21, 2005
SILVER CREEK -- Uh, Dave?
We all stared at the white hole of churning water.
Our team leader, Dave Haavik, had just glided down a water chute and plopped over a small waterfall into the pool below. Haavik submerged -- and remained submerged, invisible, for a bit longer than he should have.
By Tom Paulson | July 21, 2005
Hike of the Week
If you are looking for a cool, shady hike on a hot day, check out these trails in the northern section of Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Though flowers are few, these trails are spectacular nonetheless, with waterfalls, basalt cliffs and caves carved by geologic processes.
We recommend starting out on Covel Creek Trail No. 228, an easy milelong stroll beside Covel Creek that begins at the Cispus Learning Center. You can extend the hike with loops within loops and visit a series of waterfalls -- the trails are all well signed.
By Karen Sykes | July 21, 2005
MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — She's a lurker.
Mount Hood, the craggiest and mightiest of the Oregon Cascades, is a rock-and-ice presence that, on many days, you feel more than see.
Thanks — or no thanks — to cranky weather rolling in off the Pacific or barrel racing up or down the Columbia River Gorge, the majestic, 11,235-foot peak can be shrouded in clouds for days.
By Ron C. Judd | July 21, 2005
Short Trips
Naturally my first questions to Cave B Inn owners Dr. Vince Bryan and his wife, Carol, during my visit last month were: What is Cave B? Is there a Cave A? Is there a Cave C and so on? Are caves even involved in their resort project, or is it just a provocative tease?
Mysteriously, Bryan, a prominent Seattle neurosurgeon and co-founder -- along with Carol -- of The Gorge Amphitheater back in 1985, told me "Cave B is whatever you want it to be."
By Jeff Larsen | July 21, 2005
