One of the first things I heard about when we moved to Washington was the abundance of beautiful, scenic byways throughout the state, and in particular, Chuckanut Drive. When people would find out we lived in Lynnwood, they'd always ask if we'd spent a day exploring that route. Several of my work colleagues recommended it and couldn't …
Tag: Local Adventure
A Day Along the Columbia River Gorge
My parents have come out to visit a couple times since we moved to Seattle and most recently bought round-trip flights to Portland for a long weekend visit. We made arrangements to join them Saturday and Sunday to see some new sights in town as well as the surrounding area. Brian headed down earlier in …
Sunday Concert at Ballard Locks
Brian has been traveling a lot for work and is usually ready to relax on the weekends. My work travel is limited to the 2.5-hours a day I spend commuting to and from downtown Seattle, which is a considerable amount of time each week, but not exactly mt idea of 'travel.' By the weekend, I'm ready …
Our First Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow
When we told family, friends and work colleagues we were moving to Seattle, one of my co-workers immediately emailed me to let me know how excited she was for us. She had lived and worked in Seattle for 10+ years prior to relocating to Ohio and considered it one of her favorite places--one she returns …
2016 Bourbon and Bacon Fest
A few weeks ago our friends invited us to the 2016 Bourbon and Bacon Fest. With basically no research or reservations, I booked us tickets! We headed to Georgetown mid-day and only had to wait in line a little while before getting in. We had the standard tickets so we had a good three hours …
Hiking in Deception Pass State Park
After a wonderful day of wine tasting on Whidbey Island we spent the night in Oak Harbor and then headed to Deception Pass State Park the following morning. It was chilly, wet and windy but we decided to brave the elements and make the most of our morning hike. With the proper gear and attitude, …
Wine Tasting on Whidbey Island
For months we've watched passengers take the ferry from Mukilteo to Whidbey Island and talked about doing it ourselves. It's one of those things that's in your backyard and seems like something you'll eventually do. However, because it's so close and because you believe you can do it at any time, you never get around to doing it. When …
Heather's Compass 