Always on the lookout for a new place to trail run, I headed out to Sharpe Park, “Together, Montgomery-Duban Headlands Park and Sharpe Park comprise a forest of over 110 acres and almost a mile of natural area shoreline,” to hike on a recent sunny afternoon, thinking that it would be a great opportunity to check …
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Birding (and Anemone-ing) at Ala Spit
Only days remain in the winter crabbing season, so I decided to take my crabbing net along on a dog-walk with my family at Ala Spit. In the past couple of years, restoration work has been done at the spit. The first thing we noticed was was a wide log-less sandy section at the entrance to the …
Crabbing at Cornet Bay
If you want to be guaranteed to harvest legal-sized Dungeness or Red Rock crab around Whidbey Island: buy a boat. If that’s not an option, you should try crabbing from the dock at Cornet Bay. With boaters, fishermen and crabbers all sharing the same dock space, it can get a little crowded in the summer; …
Trail Running (or Hiking) at Dugualla State Park
Even those who have lived on Whidbey Island for years might not know about Dugualla State Park, part of Deception Pass State Park. Of the seven sites listed on the Deception Pass Park Foundation web site, which include: Goose Rock, The Bridge, Cranberry Lake, West Beach, Rosario Beach and Tide Pools, Pass Lake, North Beach, Hoypus …
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Oak Harbor Library Photo Display
Eyes wide open: because I live in a small town, in January and February of 2015, I had the chance to display some of the nature photographs I’ve taken during the 10 years I’d lived on north Whidbey Island at the Oak Harbor Library. When I started trail running in 2011, I started spending a …
Trail Running (or Hiking) at Deception Pass State Park Goose Rock and North Beach trails
On June 1, 2014, I ran my first trail half marathon, the Deception Pass Half, part of the Bellingham Trail Series. My GPS watch clocked it at not quite 13.1 miles worth of paved roadway, trails and bridges (twice each across Deception Pass and Canoe Pass) with a climb (to the summit of Goose Rock) …
Hiking (or Trail Running) Lottie Point Loop Trail
Last week I hiked Lottie Point Loop Trail at Deception Pass State Park but couldn’t decide whether or not it was worth the walk because thick fog obscured the view in every direction. This morning as I (almost) passed by, I decided to stop and see what it was like on a clear day. I …
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Hiking (or Trail Running) Lighthouse Point Trail
After the morning low clouds burned off on Sunday, we had a spectacularly sunny day. Unfortunately, I was not the only one who noticed. In addition, because it happened to be Oyster Run 2014 weekend, there were plenty of bikers around as well. I decided to hike Lighthouse Point Trail at Deception Pass State Park …
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Hiking Pass Lake Lollipop Trail
Most people know of Pass Lake as the place where fly fishermen only, either using float tubes or unmotorized boats, catch and release trout, but it’s also a great place to canoe, kayak and hike. On a recent sunny Sunday, my friend Erin and I hiked the trails (our goal was to determine if it …
Beach Combing at Cornet Bay
The first day of fall 2014 coincided with a relatively low tide at Cornet Bay at 10 am. So, armed with my digital camera, running shoes and sunglasses, I jogged north along Cornet Bay Road to the end, then continued on past the Service Gate Do Not Block sign at the start of the paved …
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