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Month: August 2016

Day trips, Parks2 Comments

Seattle’s Volunteer Park

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 travelingthepnw

What’s the best Seattle view that is free? I suppose many will say Kerry Park on Queen Anne, which is an iconic view of the skyline – but finding parking and dealing with the traffic headaches make it a tad … Continue reading Seattle’s Volunteer Park

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Driving an electric car

August 19, 2016August 14, 2016 travelingthepnw

In the three months I’ve owned an electric car I’ve received a variety of questions. How far does it go? Is it on? How do you shift? Does it have any leg room? How do you fit in it? How … Continue reading Driving an electric car

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My 2016 garden

August 15, 2016August 8, 2016 travelingthepnw

The three things I’m taking away from my 2016 garden experience: Wait until May to buy dirt. We bought a 50-50 mix of dirt and compost in late April and you can tell it was the first mix they did. … Continue reading My 2016 garden

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Tacoma’s Puget Creek Natural Area

August 12, 2016August 8, 2016 travelingthepnw

Veronica and I found ourselves not traveling for once on a recent weekend so we decided to find a park to visit in town. The Puget Creek Natural Area is a gulch in North Tacoma, running from near Proctor Street … Continue reading Tacoma’s Puget Creek Natural Area

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A musical tour at Seattle Center

August 8, 2016August 6, 2016 travelingthepnw

I remember when the Experience Music Project opened. It was an odd shaped building that was seemingly dedicated to grunge music and Jimi Hendrix. At the time, I wondered how in the world it would remain a viable museum and … Continue reading A musical tour at Seattle Center

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A little push goes a long way

August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 travelingthepnw

Sometimes in life, you just need a push. I went to Paradise at Mount Rainier National Park recently, when my sister-in-law Tori’s best friends – Tabitha and Cody – were in town from Texas. Like a good Washingtonian, when out … Continue reading A little push goes a long way

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