Posted Wallace Falls Is Schizophrenic--This Is to your Advantage to Seattlest
Wallace Falls State Park is a little over an hour northeast of Seattle. The easiest way to get there is to get on 522 towards Monroe. At Monroe take a right on Highway 2, which trundles along through Sultan and Startup till you hit a tiny outcropping of trailer houses called Gold Bar. Take a left just after you get into town and follow the signs. The park is about two miles north of the...
Posted Hiking Deer Creek Trail to Seattlest
Ah, Spring. The lilacs are in bloom, the cloud cover has softened its scowl into a grimace, and even though Memorial Day is still three weeks away, Outdoor Season is starting to come out of hibernation and wiggle its way towards the mouth of its gray cave. Right now is the time most everyone is getting ready to go camping. Air out the tent, wash the sleeping bags, get the motor home serviced, find the...
Posted Rik Wright Quintet at Egan’s Ballard Jam House to Seattlest
The first thing we noticed when we got to Egan’s Ballard Jam House on Saturday was that the place was designed by architects from Mattel, with parts left over from Barbie’s last house. The front room is as roomy as the backseat of a Volvo. The main dining/concert room is like an elongated hallway with a stage built into one wall. Even before the band started, the placed felt packed; this was because there were...