Day Tripper | On the Waterfront, Part II, and Seattle holiday fun
Nov 27, 2024This month, we finish our Day Trip to the revamped Seattle waterfront and preview some exciting holiday-themed events in the city.
Day Tripper | On the Waterfront (part 1)
Oct 23, 2024Chances are, you’ve heard recent news reports about additions to the Seattle waterfront. There’s a new elevated park built into the hill about half-way between Pike Place Market and the Seattle Aquarium. Opened a couple of weeks ago to much fanfare, Overlook Park intrigued me. With a constant case of FOMO, I decided there was
Day Tripper | A spooky stop on our Puget Sound Loop
Sep 26, 2024I admit it. I’m easily distracted. Staying focused is not my strong suit. Take last year, when I set out on a daytrip to Port Townsend to check out the place that’s reported to be one of the most haunted towns in the Pacific Northwest, if not the entire United States. Instead, I ended up
Day Tripper | Park once, play all day at the Seattle Center
Sep 10, 2024Labor Day is in our rearview mirror. The kids are back in school. That makes it a great time to visit (or more likely revisit) the Seattle Center. The crowds should be much reduced, and it’s still mild enough that you won’t freeze your tush going from exhibit to exhibit. I first visited the Seattle
Day Tripper | Mermaids, the sea, and a tree
Jul 31, 2024I live I the Pacific Northwest for a reason. Well, truthfully, for many reasons, but one of the primary reasons I love Western Washington is because I really dislike hot weather. So, on a recent weekday, when all the weather prognosticators were predicting temperatures approaching the century mark, I decided to escape for a day.
Day Tripper | A first exposure to the TV-famous town of Roslyn
Jun 25, 2024Somehow, I managed to miss nearly everything iconic about turn-of-the-century TV. In those days, I was a working fool, and if I wasn’t working, I would hang out with friends. There was precious little time for TV viewing, and if I did record and watch something, it was most likely a prime-time drama like LA
Day Tripper | Stop and smell the lavender in Sequim
May 29, 2024Sequim is more than just a rain shadow and that sweet-smelling plant. It offers history, hiking and more just a few hours’ drive away.
Day Tripper | Beginning a Puget Sound Loop
Apr 25, 2024I know. This is Day Tripper. I’ve established limits: No more than 100 miles each way, and an adventure that can be accomplished in just one day. Each of my destinations is just that, a one-day trip that does not exceed 200 miles total, out and back again. I’ve been thinking about places I want
Day Tripper | Olympia is worth a visit, whether or not the Legislature is in session
Mar 28, 2024A couple of decades ago, in the middle of a Midwest road trip, I realized that I was fascinated by state capitals. On that particular trip, we were traveling from Madison, Wisconsin, to Little Rock, Arkansas, with a stop at Springfield, Illinois. On the way, we visited a number of other cities and towns, both
Day Tripper | Tacoma’s Museum District
Feb 28, 2024Many of us think of Tacoma as the town where Highway 16 merges with Interstate 5, allowing us to travel north to Seattle or south to Olympia and beyond. And many of us of a certain age still harbor memories of the days when you knew you were in Tacoma because of the infamous “aroma