From a dive trip in September of ‘05:
Last weekend was absolutely gorgeous (and, of course, fraught with danger)! I took a 2-day trip to San Juan Island, which is a 2-hour drive and then a 1.5-hour ferry ride away from Seattle and feels like a completely different universe. I swear, we drove off the ferry [...]
Bluff Loop (Fort Ebey State Park, Whidbey Island)
Take a couple of hours and tour this lovely park along a bluff overlooking Puget Sound. The loop trail encompasses everything from old growth timber (called the “Granpa Tree” trail) to beautiful views of the Olympic Mountains. Both the park and this trail are hidden gems on [...]
by Amy Letinsky
“Let me get this straight. You want me to intentionally fall out of a boat?†Dan asked, with a stupefied expression on his face.
“Uh huh!†I nodded my head enthusiastically in agreement. I suppose that there were better ways to explain my plan for our Tuesday night, but he [...]
You may see Mercer Island as the retreat of the rich, with boutique shops and gigantic houses that sprawl across the shore and across its landscape. What you may not see, however, is a jewel of a park on the eastern edge that is open to all and well worth an extended visit.
Luther Burbank [...]
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For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8 (ESV)
God’s grace is shown in so many ways, and today was no exception. I and approximately 150 other softball [...]