Flutie says: If you ever have to leave your home at 5 am one Sunday morning to drive three hours through pouring rain to a crew regatta… Read more “Vancouver Lake North Trail”
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Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary
Flutie says: This walk was a lot of fun, one reason being that it begins just past the nerdily-named ‘Boeing Perimeter Road’, which reminds me of my… Read more “Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary”
Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Flutie says: It’s pretty upsetting that this park is named Bandelier. I mean, Adolph Bandelier was a white guy from Switzerland who didn’t set foot in the… Read more “Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico”
Hoodoo we love? (Kasha Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument)
Flutie says: As a name-fanatic, I’ll agree this place is a little out-of-control. It’s Pueblo-language name, Kasha Katuwe, means ‘white cliffs’, but these are not so much… Read more “Hoodoo we love? (Kasha Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument)”
Shark Reef Sanctuary
“I don’t want to go,” was how it began. Our friends, Lolly and Skip, had invited us to come visit them on Lopez Island. Knowing that magical… Read more “Shark Reef Sanctuary”
Mt. Rainier
“I don’t like either the word (hike) or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains – not ‘hike’! Do you know the origin of that… Read more “Mt. Rainier”
Cherry Creek Falls
Flutie says: When I read about this hike it conjured up a sweet, little, ‘red, white, and blue’, patriotic vignette for me based on its name alone.… Read more “Cherry Creek Falls”
Ebey’s Landing
Stu says: This is a stunningly beautiful hike through pastures, wildflowers, sea bluffs, forests, and beaches. This will be a family favorite forever. There are two places… Read more “Ebey’s Landing”
French Tongue
Stu says… The French Cabin Creek trail is in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington state. The trail was as advertised, but our readings focused more on the… Read more “French Tongue”
Flutie with a Touch of Stu 