Short Trips
I noticed recently that one of my colleagues, along with some friends, camped in the snow at Paradise in the shadow of Mount Rainier and wrote about how much fun it was. She heralded how relaxing it was -- no crowds or noise, plus the sheer beauty of it all.
Guess what? It also was cold, wet and icy, and Mother Earth was covered with five feet of snow. It was so cold her group woke up in the middle of the night with a layer of frost on their sleeping bags. She said her water bladder even froze. I bet that's not all that froze.
By Jeff Larsen | February 2, 2006
Hike of the Week
Ebey's Landing on Whidbey Island is part of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, a year-round favorite of hikers. In addition to scenery that drenches the senses, the reserve provides historical background with interpretive signs describing early explorations of the region and the Native Americans who lived on Ebey's Prairie before settlers arrived.
The reserve is a puzzle of interlocking pieces of federal, state, county and private property managed so the region's historical essence is not lost.
By Karen Sykes | December 1, 2005
If sand between your toes starts to feel as familiar as cellphone static, youre getting closer.
Closer, that is, to feeling farther away from it all. Which is probably why you'd be out here in the first place, leaving cares, concerns, worries and shoes behind as you partake in one of the greatest natural gifts our homeland offers up.
A beach walk, that is.
By Ron C. Judd | July 25, 2002
