Gentle Snark
Last year I decided to get a pair of quad skates and go trail-skating with my girlfriend, a Rat City Rollergirl. I'd whip around the Green Lake loop, glide along Alki and barrel through Myrtle Edwards wearing a pair of blue satin Dolphin shorts and a pair of Radio Shack AM/FM radio headphones. (You were totally thinkin' that.) And when I felt confident enough, I would begin skating the new Ballard leg of the Burke-Gilman Trail -- the Interstate 5 of Seattle's recreational trails.
By Geoff Carter | July 2, 2008
In a boulder field just below the summit of Mailbox Peak, a chatty pika babbles away, seeking attention from any and all. Its urgent tone reminds...
By Mike McQuaide | June 26, 2008
Surfing in Washington has never been glamorous. Forget the mainstream perception of a feel-good pastime practiced by a carefree clan of...
By John Kinmonth | June 26, 2008
Eating outdoors with your kids may be among one of the warm season's greatest pleasures. Whether you take a pack of hot dogs to a shelter at the beach or load a backpack full of sandwiches and hit the trail, picnics are a great way to get outside and commune with nature.
By Lilium Pierson | June 26, 2008
I've always wanted to go to Whistler. The problem is, I'm a terrible skier and I hate the cold. The only
forms of frozen water I voluntarily embrace are the cubes that float in
my drinks. So what would make the drive north to Whistler worth it? Summer. I assumed ski resorts boarded up when the days got longer, but there's actually more
to do at Whistler once the mountains have thawed.
By Ted Basladynski | June 6, 2008
Those of us in Washington who love waterfalls are fortunate to live in one of
the premier corners of the planet for these lacy ribbons of crashing
white -- there might be more than 10,000 of them -- and thanks to a big
winter snowpack, this year is one of the best to search them out and
listen to their thunderous roar.
By Greg Johnston | June 19, 2008
Celebrating its opening on Camano Island the first day of
summer is a new state park with a patchwork of histories as varied and
colorful as the fabric swatches in the 100 quilts stitched by local
volunteers for the park's cabins. In a unique partnership, Washington State Parks has teamed with Seattle's Center for Wooden Boats to manage the park, with a grand opening June 21.
By Kathryn True | June 12, 2008
If you let a kid in the forest be a kid, he or she will take to
hiking like moss takes to a streamside boulder during a damp spring.
That means letting your little ones get a bit dirty and wet, letting
them pick up bugs and worms and letting them stop along the trail to,
say, get a pungent whiff of skunk cabbage. And you just might find yourself growing an active and healthy young
hiker with a sense of connection to what makes the Northwest the
Northwest.
By Greg Johnston | June 5, 2008
Daily Find
If you're an "Amazing Race" junkie, it's finally time for your close-up. On June 7, the Great Urban Race -- a traveling citywide competition where teams of two run, walk and use public transportation to find clues and win prizes -- comes to Seattle.
By Anna Roth | June 5, 2008
Gentle Snark
Green Lake's Lower Woodland Skatepark opens officially to the public on Saturday, June 7 at 9:30 a.m. This 17,000-square-foot park, designed by Wally Hollyday and built by contractor T.F. Sahli, is a concrete ocean of possibilities. It features a flow bowl and a street course, accomodates riders of every skill level and is actually picking up some decent reviews from those who matter, the skateboarders themselves.
By Geoff Carter | May 30, 2008
