Posts Tagged as: Washington State Recreational Scenic Activities

Being located western side of the Cascade Mountain Range, Snohomish County residents, and travelers alike, have easy access to one of the most scenic areas in Washington. Just a few minutes drive from any city and you can find yourself in deep forests and surrounded by rivers, streams, waterfalls and a natural beauty that is [...]

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Every year, around this time, Washington State celebrates a past time that is deeply rooted in two major industries; maritime and aviation. The boating communities and flight communities make a great combination and it is culminated every year with Washington’s biggest celebration, Seafair.
Hydroplanes, airplanes and jet fighters all show up to put on a show [...]

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The railroad is a deep part of Washington’s history and has played a pivotal role in the transportation of goods from the mountains down into the Puget Sound. Railroads connected Monte Cristo, Snohomish and Lake Stevens to Everett and then the greater Seattle area but not all of these trains have faded into the background.

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February 20, 2008 marked a special day for Washington residents. It was a cool and clear night with the stars and other celestial objects visible to looked at with wonder and amazement.
After getting off work I made it the evening plan to pull out the telescope and binocular to gaze at a wild wonder [...]

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Leavenworth Washington is one of the most unique towns in the whole State. Why? Because of its Bavarian design but the city was not always this way. In Leavenworth’s early years the area was home to three native tribes: Yakima, Chinook and Wenatchi. But then in the later part of the 19 century it started [...]

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Traveling east on Highway 20, to the north Okanogan, and then north on County Road 9495 (Toroda Creek Rd) you will find the remains of Bodie. Established in the early 1900s, Bodie was a small mill town that processed ore that was taken from the surrounding mountains. Like the many of the ghost towns in [...]

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Snoqualmie Falls is one the great natural treasures of Washington and receives 15 million visitors annually that come to witness its beauty. Through the season the falls takes on many different looks depending on recent rainfall. During heavy rain falls it is fun to take the short drive on I-90, east of Seattle, and view [...]

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Deception Pass is located in Island County and are the two channels separating main land Washington and Whidbey Island. It is a water way that has gained a reputation as being “Washington’s most active water way because of the volume of water that travels through the channels during the Puget Sound’s tidal changes.

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With the weather getting dreary and dark it is time to start thinking about you are going to do all winter long. It has been my experience that to live in Washington and to enjoy it all year without getting depressed, a person must get out of the house and into the great outdoors. But [...]

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The Cascade Mountain Range is breath taking on a clear, sunny or snowy Washington day. Standing 14,411 feet, Mount Rainier is the tallest of all the peaks in Washington and is one of many active volcanoes in the Cascade Mountain Range.
Pictures of Mount Rainier have been taken from many vantage points (this is from the [...]

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