Museum location: 5400 N. Pearl St., No. 11 (Point Defiance Park), Tacoma.
By Cathy McDonald | November 24, 2005
Hike of the Week
The valley of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie has been getting a lot of attention lately and its not all bad news. The valley off Interstate 90 near North Bend is just close enough to civilization to attract unsavory characters and just far enough away to lure hikers to some of the best year-round hiking trails in the region.
By Karen Sykes | November 24, 2005
Any day when rain isn't pouring, all manner of human motion circles the last big remnant of deep and dark native forest that once covered the hills around Seattle. Joggers and walkers and wheel spinners huff, puff, pedal or push, feel the breeze blow in off Lake Washington, watch wigeons and mergansers dabble and dive, or even eagles wing and soar.
On a clear day, Mount Rainier visually leaps from the horizon in the southeast.
By Greg Johnston | November 24, 2005
Short Trips
LANGLEY -- This south Whidbey Island town is a wonderful reminder of small-town charm. From free and easy street parking to shop owners who personally welcome you, a day in Langley can be pure pleasure.
The town has been luring me for years. The turnoff -- not far from the Clinton ferry landing -- beckoned, but there was always something more urgent farther up the island. It's embarrassing to admit that my only previous trip to Langley was for a Christmas Eve service more than 20 years ago.
By Susan Phinney | November 24, 2005
The Outing: Next time you go to Seattle's Pike Place Market, take the time to look beneath the surface.
Below the popular arcade of produce and craft stalls is an often-overlooked warren of about 50 small shops tucked into the lower floors of the Market's main building.
By Kristin Jackson | November 24, 2005
The outing: It's about a two-mile round trip, give or take, from the bottom of the stairs at the Pike Place Market, south under the viaduct, to Pioneer Square and then back north to the Market along Western Avenue.
By Terry Tazioli | November 24, 2005
The outing: High above the city's Chinatown International District, adjacent to the gritty concrete of Interstate 5, a garden grows. The tiered plots of the Danny Woo Community Garden on South Main Street are tenderly cared for, and the minimalist Kobe Terrace Park that adjoins it seems committed to sharing the secrets of the young lovers that stroll through.
Like the neighborhood the garden serves, community is evident in every part of the bustling Chinatown ID, proving all the more why a day trip should go beyond that cursory dim-sum brunch.
By Lisa Chiu | November 24, 2005
