You may not know who he is, but in the Seattle music scene Don Slack has made quite an impression. He has years of heading out to shows under his belt while having as good if not better time than anyone else out there. Don also hosts the great KEXP show "Swingin' Doors" where he flaunts his vast music knowledge. more ›

Inspired by Jack’s Otter Falls experience last summer and too impatient to waste the weekend weather indoors we set out for the season’s first taste of mountain love and ended up running from the wreckage of last winter’s wrath. more ›

We've already shared the first half of this hike with you when we posted about our trek to Otter Falls. That hike got us curious about what lay beyond. What would it be like to keep going? Keep walking past Otter Falls, past Big Creek Falls. Keep walking until you nearly reach the end of the Taylor River Valley and then climb the 1400 feet up to Snoqualmie Lake. Seems easy enough. On a map the lake looks to be only a few miles further up the trail from Otter Falls. What would that be? Seven or eight miles, tops? That's no big thing. Easy. more ›

Want to get away from the craziness that is Seattle during the Fourth of July? Try the San Juan Islands. This Seattlest will be packing her camping gear and kayak to explore the beautiful (and likely rainy, WTF?) San Juan Islands. more ›