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Apr 8, 2013
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Try This Trail: Guillemot Cove
It's time for something easy, beachy, and birdy.
By Craig Romano
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Mar 13, 2013
Get Out
Try This Trail: Lanham Lake
Visit a mountain named for the region's "empire builder"—it's as impressive as you'd expect.
By Craig Romano
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May 18, 2012
Trails
Try This Trail: Saddle Rock
Trail Name: Saddle Rock Rating: Moderate Distance: 3 miles round trip It’s time to get back in, er, on the saddle. Saddle Mountain is the prominent and iconic Wenatchee Foothills peak that...
By Craig Romano
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Apr 9, 2012
Trails
Try This Trail: Old Mount Si
Trail Name: Old Mount Si Trail Rating: Difficult Distance: 6 miles round trip The main trail up Mount Si is kind of like I-5 at rush hour; it’s very crowded but it’s a very useful route....
By Allison Williams
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Mar 23, 2012
Central Washington Road Trip
A getaway in Central Washington includes a visit to the Grand Coulee Dam, Steamboat Rock State Park, and Sun Lakes–Dry Falls State Park.
By Allison Williams
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Mar 22, 2012
Trails
Try This Trail: Heybrook Ridge
Trail Name: Heybrook Ridge Difficulty: Moderate Distance: 2.5 miles round trip Let’s hear it for the volunteers. They rallied to save this chunk of forest outside Index, about 30 minutes this...
By Allison Williams
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Mar 13, 2012
Trails
Enchantments Lottery Ends Tonight
How much do we love our backpacking in the Pacific Northwest? So much that one popular destination is only accessible by lottery. The Enchantments, a series of lakes and granite peaks outside...
By Allison Williams
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Sep 7, 2011
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Vashon Island Opens Park for Deer Hunting
In most local parks, discharging a firearm will get you a quick trip to the police station. In October, one Vashon Island space may allow visitors to take down black-tailed deer with bows and...
By Allison Williams
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Aug 15, 2011
Trails
Skip Hiking and Join a Trail Crew
Before this weekend, I used to appreciate the work that goes into maintaining Washington’s mighty trail system…in theory. Then I spent a day on one of Washington Trails Association’s volunteer...
By Allison Williams
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Aug 10, 2011
Drinking and Nature
Calling All Ye Outdoor-Loving Beer Drinkers
Allison Williams helms Seattle Met’s travel blog Tripster, and she’s been filling it up with some very interesting beer-slash-travel-slash-nature things as of late. This is what we like to...
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