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1 From Cedar Butte, view's a beaut Travel and Recreation
You're in long and skinny Iron Horse State Park (66.5 miles long and about 20 feet wide), walking the former railbed of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway (known as the Milwaukee Road).
1/27/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
2 Pioneer Park offers island getaway. Mercer Island. Travel and Recreation
Setting: Now that we're in the midst of a Northwest winter, it's time for an island getaway. Strapped after the holidays? This trip will only set you back a gallon or two of gas or a bus fare — it's a journey to the central wilds of Mercer Island.
1/20/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
3 Prince William attracts crowd in New Zealand Nation and World
...staged noisy street protests but Prince William was unfazed, later shaking hands with some of the protesters during a public walkabout to meet wellwishers. The 27-year-old prince is acting as representative of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II...
1/17/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
4 Crystal Springs Park has history and gentility, a stone's throw from the mall Travel and Recreation
Setting: Tukwila sometimes gets a bad rap for being overly urban, but this area is rich in both Native American and pioneer history. Chief Seattle won a decisive battle for the Duwamish against other Native Americans here in this region that tribes called Tukwila, "the land where the hazelnuts grow.
1/13/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
5 History and a rare peat bog at West Hylebos Wetlands Park Travel and Recreation
Setting: This 120-acre preserve offers a big payback for a local trip. Not only does the park display four types of wetlands well-explained by interpretive signs, it features two relocated historic cabins.
12/24/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
6 Chehalis Western Trail is a good choice for a winter walk or pedal Travel and Recreation
Trail length: The main trail runs 15.5 miles and the northern segment (Woodard Bay Trail) is 5.3 miles long; connects to the south with the east-west 14.5-mile Yelm-Tenino Trail.
12/17/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
7 Take a quiet winter walk in hidden Salmon Creek Ravine Travel and Recreation
Setting: Here's a quiet 88-acre greenbelt in the wilds of Burien that the locals look after. This clockwise loop among the fallen leaves of a mature alder and bigleaf-maple forest follows the broadest trails (some of which were originally logging roads) in this undeveloped greenbelt.
12/10/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
8 Glorious views from Heybrook Lookout (often without snow) Travel and Recreation
Level of difficulty: Moderately steep dirt/gravel trail; muddy in winter, use caution on the return trip as trail can be slippery. On a recent visit, there were several small downed trees across the trail (easy to step over).
11/26/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
9 Inspect man-made wetland at Everett's Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary Travel and Recreation
Level of difficulty: Level boardwalks and gravel path on inner loop; level-to-moderate gravel perimeter trail (which emerges twice to follow sidewalks before re-entering forest).
11/12/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
10 For rainy-season rambles, don't forget lovely Seward Park Travel and Recreation
Walk length: A 2.4-mile paved pedestrian road encircles the park perimeter; more than two additional miles of trails lace the forested hilly interior. Level of difficulty: Level paved road, gentle-to moderate gravel/old pavement trails
11/5/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
11 See wetland restoration at Portage Creek Wildlife Area Travel and Recreation
Level of difficulty: Level dirt/grass/bark trail and hummocky meadow trail. Meadow grass can be wet (and soak your shoes). The area near the education center is muddy; best to visit area in November before the park gets too soggy with winter rains.
10/29/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
12 Atlas Sound's new CD, 'Logos,' is perfect pop turned weird Entertainment
...or if someone asks you — play "Walkabout," the first single and one of the standout...Animal Collective and Panda Bear fame, "Walkabout" is a perfect pop song twisted and turned...psychedelic band Deerhunter.) But "Walkabout" is only a blip on "Logos," where...
10/27/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
13 Botswana's long-governing party sweeps elections Nation and World
...Naledi for the victory celebration. Children climbed trees to catch a glimpse of the president, whose personal touch and walkabouts on a bicycle prior to the elections are believed to have been crucial in securing victory in a constituency the ruling BDP...
10/18/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
14 Wander through native history on Monroe's Landing beach walk Travel and Recreation
Setting: Located on the north side of Penn Cove across from Coupeville, this historic site was once the main village (called cokwol'a) of the Skwdabs, a subgroup of the Skagit tribe. This area is now within the Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve.
10/15/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
15 Tensions simmer in Jerusalem as pilgrimages begin Nation and World
...police put down a riot that followed Sukkot-related activities. And, in late September 2000, Ariel Sharon's famous walkabout on the Haram ash-Sharif the day before the Jewish New Year triggered a violent reaction that started the second intifada...
10/8/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
16 1st woman takes charge of Army's drill sergeants Nation and World
...your-face instructors. The tough love approach comes through as King conducted her barracks inspections and daily "walkabout" to meet with senior enlisted men and women on a recent weekday. A touch of bright red lipstick and kohl-dark eyeliner...
9/18/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
17 Explore a pristine ecosystem in Bellingham reserve Travel and Recreation
Setting: This beautiful 340-acre forest preserve contains some of the oldest Douglas firs and cedars in the area (some around 400 years old), as well as several ponds, streams and wetlands in the Lake Whatcom watershed.
9/17/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
18 Walks, boat rentals, history and more at Silver Lake Travel and Recreation
Setting: This 412-acre park 40 minutes east of Bellingham lies tucked in a mountain glen alongside pretty Silver Lake. Red Mountain and Black Mountain flank the park and their slopes bear signs of the area's past and present logging activity.
9/10/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
19 See historic old-growth cedar on Whidbey Island hike Travel and Recreation
Setting: This 347-acre state park on the west side of Whidbey Island has 4,500 feet of saltwater shoreline on Admiralty Inlet, along with some old-growth conifers. For a short and easy 1.
9/3/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
20 Indian Island County Park Travel and Recreation
Setting: This peaceful and lovely 142-acre waterfront park makes a nice break in a trip to Port Townsend. From the north parking lot, a string of shoreline trails leads southeast.
8/20/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results