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Bodie Ghost Town – Northern Washington

By Toby Barnett | Published: October 10, 2007

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 a town called Bodie. Established in the early 1900s, Bodie was a small mill town [...]

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Snoqualmie Falls and the Salish Lodge & Spa

By Toby Barnett | Published: October 4, 2007

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 [...]

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Deception Pass State Park – The Gateway to Whidbey Island

By Toby Barnett | Published: October 4, 2007

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 [...]

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The Cascade Mountain Range Washington State

By Toby Barnett | Published: September 3, 2007

The Cascade Mountain Range is breath taking on a clear, sunny or snowy Washington day. I live in the greatest part of planet Earth and get the pleasure to gaze upon natural beauty. – toby Mount Rainier is the tallest [...]

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The Puget Sound Washington

By Toby Barnett | Published: September 3, 2007

The Puget Sound is Washington’s largest salt water inlet and is connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Admiralty Inlet with its official borders being the northern point of Whidbey Island all the way [...]

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Baker Lake Camping and Recreation

By Toby Barnett | Published: August 13, 2007

Nestled in the North Cascade Mountains, just west of Concrete Washington, sits two of Washington’s most photographed wonders, Mt. Baker (10,775 ft) and Mount Shuksan (9,127 ft). Rising skyward, nearly side-by-side, these two mountains show off their natural brilliance with [...]

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A Beautiful Washington Day

By Toby Barnett | Published: July 11, 2007

Days like to today, and yesterday, make Washington State the most beautiful place in the World in my opinion. With the sky being brilliant blue and the temperature around 95 degrees a little after 5pm the water is calling my [...]

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Home Buyer & Seller Advice

  • Buyer and Seller Representation – Who Represents Who?

    It is said that everyday is full of experiences and there is an opportunity to learn something. I fully agree and this weekend a potential home buyer and I encountered one of these experiences. The concern was around the role [...]

County Activities, Events, & News

Real Estate Statistics & Updates

  • Snohomish County Residential Housing Statistics for April 2012

    Boy have times changed and I wouldn’t have pegged Snohomish County to be experiencing similarities to the most recent real estate bubble. Without the sub prime markets, predatory activities, and general real estate fever, Snohomish County has been shifting back [...]

Washington Recreational Activities

  • Stevens Pass Ski Resort

    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 round without [...]