Kirk and I took a quick break to do a new loop for us at Trillium Community Forest in South Whidbey Island, using 5 trails to do it. Fall is perfect for hikes (though coming next month is the start of hunting closures so keep that in mind). The trail map has been updated again… Continue reading Local Adventures: Trillium Community Forest Bounty-Peaceful Fir Loop
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Local Adventures: Trillium Community Forest Raven Loop
From our farm, we look across at the Trillium Community Forest’s ridge (and above that floats the Olympic Mountains) on the south end of Whidbey Island. The Trillium Community Forest is a free to use protected land, that is slowly being returned to a healthy forest. In the coming decade it will return to what… Continue reading Local Adventures: Trillium Community Forest Raven Loop
Local Adventures: Fort Casey State Park
Fort Casey State Park sits in Central Whidbey Island, just past Coupeville, Washington. It is part of a three base layout, in the old days the hope it could protect the Strait of San Juan de Fuca (the Salish Sea). Admiralty Inlet on Whidbey Island was considered so strategic to the defense of Puget Sound… Continue reading Local Adventures: Fort Casey State Park
Local Adventures: Meerkkerk Gardens
Meerkerk Gardens is a private oasis open to the public, in the heart of Whidbey Island. It sits south of the (very) tiny village of Greenbank. The first time I passed the gardens, I was 16. That was a very long time ago. I lived on the far Northern end of Whidbey Island then, and so it… Continue reading Local Adventures: Meerkkerk Gardens
Local Adventures: The Westling Loop
The south end of Whidbey Island is mostly rural, yet it boasts an amazing park, the South Whidbey Community Park, that sits on a vast swath of forested land. It is known by locals as Castle Park, due to the children’s playground that is full of castle tops. To find the Westling Loop, once you… Continue reading Local Adventures: The Westling Loop