North Vancouver is an interesting city becasue of its diversity of activities. It has an an interesting waterfront area which we had explored in the morning of our visit. There is also a busy street of restaurant and shops we experienced the night before. But travel just a little farther north, and visitors will find themselves in the forest. In fact one of the most popular destinations is here among the trees, Capilano Suspension Bridge. After taking an afternoon nap…
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Through Anacortes and La Conner, the Long Way Home
After four days exploring Whidbey Island, it was time to go home. However, we didn’t want to just drive straight home. This was an opportunity to spend a little more time exploring some of the towns in this region. We would take the long way home. If you remember, we took the ferry coming over to Whidbey Island. For our return trip we would go around the north end to catch the freeway going south. People leave Whidbey Island when…
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Seaside or Cannon Beach, Which Place is Best for You?
I mentioned in my previous blog post that my wife’s parents once owned a home in Cannon Beach, Oregon, and we visited them frequently. We became pretty familiar with Cannon Beach over the years. Once they sold their home, we went down less frequently. Now, however, when we do go down, we stay in Seaside which is about ten minutes north of Cannon Beach. Despite the fact that the towns are fairly close to each other, they are different in…
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Washington’s Unique Nisqually Wildlife Refuge
Traveling on I-5 from Seattle to Portland can be a long drive. If you are looking for a break, you will find one just over an hour from Seattle at the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. One might expect a wildlife refuge to be a long way from a major freeway, but it really is just off the freeway. In fact while we were at the refuge we could see the cars driving by. I had driven by the exit on many…
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