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Exploring the Unique Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve

Last week I mentioned that the central part of Whidbey Island was part of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. This is truly a unique situation in terms of the National Park System. 85% of the land within this reserve is privately owned. Nevertheless the national, state, county, and city of Coupeville have worked together to make this a place where the historical, cultural and geographic uniqueness of the region is preserved. Visitors won’t necessarily know they are in a national…

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Relaxing in South Whidbey’s Tranquil Beaches and Woods

With summer finally arriving in the Northwest, we looked around for somewhere to go for a week of vacation. However, as everyone knows, travel during the summer of 2022 has been a challenge. Everyone seems ready to travel after two years of pandemic mode. The result has been high airline prices amid flight cancellations. We weren’t interested in that. So we considered a road trip, but with the price of gasoline, that didn’t seem very practical so we looked around…

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Olympic Peninsula: Sequim Spit and Salmon Spawning

On a beautiful, sunny Monday, we were going to backtrack. Sequim is a town between Port Townsand and Port Angeles. It is probably best known for its fields of lavender. However, we had other places in mind to explore. We drove past it on Saturday evening, but today we would return and explore its wonders. The first thing we did, however, was have breakfast. I had read about a great breakfast place in Sequim. Since breakfast is my wife’s favorite…

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