Exploring Deception Pass by Jack Hartt This week, Jack Hartt’s new book Exploring Deception Pass was published. A recent Whidbey News Times Article by Ron Newberry on the subject (State park manager shares tales and insight) suggests, “When one of Washington’s most breathtaking state parks is part of your everyday life for 12 years, you tend to …
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Wild About the Islands’ Flowers
Two years ago, I came upon a plant while doing what else, running, on the Lighthouse Point trail in Deception Pass State Park. I had never seen the flower before but suspected it was an orchid. I was right. It was a Calypso bulbosa, common name: Fairy slipper orchid. From that day forward, this plant …
Guemes Channel Trail and Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve
Last week, for the first time, I walked a recently-opened mile-long section of the Guemes Channel Trail in Anacortes, which will eventually connect to the Tommy Thompson Trail. I also visited the nearby Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve, which is accessible from the end of a little cul de sac that can be reached from Oakes Road (to Glasgow Way …
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Little Cranberry Lake in the Anacortes Community Forest Lands
The Anacortes Community Forest Lands, which, according to their web site, include 2,800 acres of land and 50 miles of multiple use trails, are one of my favorite places to trail run and hike. Our trail running group typically alternates between Little Cranberry Lake and Heart Lake, which means I’ve had a number of opportunities …
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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 …
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 …
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