The Fragrance Lake trail is an easy 5.5 mile round trip hike. Enjoy the scent of bark and pine as you make your way through this old growth forest. The entrance can be found on Chuckanut Drive across from the main entrance to Larabee state park. A Discover pass is required to park here and leashed dogs are permitted. This will surely please and offer up a solid work out with some steep inclines. Make sure you bring plenty of water and a camera to snap some gorgeous scenic shots.
If you are going to San Francisco… You will enjoy a beautiful city with so many wonderful things to see and do. And eat of course, with no shortage of great restaurants to enjoy and the fresh sourdough bread available everywhere is amazing. Enjoy an easy train ride from the Airport on the BART system, just 20 minutes and you are right downtown San Francisco. Enjoy the ease of getting around by Trolley or public transportation. Or for a little fun, rent a GoCar these little 3 wheel motorcycles are a blast to drive while visiting some of these great sights: The Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, Lombard Street, Fisherman’s wharf and Alcatraz just to name a few. Make sure you listen for the fog horn and watch the Golden Gate bridge disappear as the fog rolls in. After a single visit you will want to go back again and again. Here is a short list of a few things you might want to fit in while you are there.
Bellingham offers a splendid bike trail, which runs along the ocean from Bellingham to Fairhaven. Boulevard Park is a great place to stop along the way where you will find a beach and playground. Stop and enjoy a coffee and a hot fresh cinnamon bun from Woods Coffee located in the park right on the waters edge. And believe me, the cinnamon bun is worth the stop.
Teapot Hill Trail is an easy 5km round trip hike, located next to Cultus Lake. The entrance can be found on Columbia Valley Rd beside the Teapot Hill parking lot. Enjoy splendid views of Cultus lake and the Columbia Valley.
Seattle is a great place to spend a day or a week, with so many great sights and activities as well as a great number of fantastic restaurants. We take advantage of traveling to Seattle often for a weekend or even just a day trip. Seattle is one of those destinations, worthy of multiple visits. Watch for additional posts of Seattle to come soon. For now, here is what you might want to enjoy on a typical visit…
You will find many great beaches within an hour drive of Disneyland, we will be reviewing many of them here in subsequent posts. This trip we spent the day at Huntingdon Beach. Here is what you will find along with the enjoyment of a beautiful sandy beach to build castles or go surfing.
Always Stir 