Chris Boone

Bloedel Reserve pond

Visiting The Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island

Tucked away on the north end of Bainbridge Island, a pristine estate sits atop the high banks looking north over Puget Sound. A fairytale setting come to life, the enchanted…

New Dungeness Light Station with beach wood

Hiking the Dungeness Spit

When I picture myself hiking in the Pacific Northwest, I always see myself set amongst a familiar backdrop โ€” tall trees and even taller mountains. Winding forest streams carve their…

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Exploring PenMet Parks

Thereโ€™s something beautiful about walking in the woods. The weight of lifeโ€™s stresses seems to fall off your shoulders, brushed off to the ground by a low hanging Douglas fir…

Lavender farm

Visiting Purple Haze Lavender Farm

Outside the city of Sequim, where the dense green foliage of the Olympic Mountains meets the bright blue sea, a wave of purple is surging through town. Itโ€™s lavender season…

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Visiting Tacomaโ€™s Brewery District

With spring rapidly approaching and sunny weekends right around the corner, my mind is already trending towards brighter days. Those days that make living in Washington State so worth the…

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Spending a Day in Steilacoom Washington

To say that the town of Steilacoom has historical value to the state of Washington and beyond would be an understatement. This seaside village has been there from the beginning,…

Boat on the Puget sound

A Day on Vashon Island: Things To Do

The rain was falling hard and a fading fog hung thirty feet above the dark Puget Sound watersโ€”just enough light to see the giant metal mouth of the M/V Chetzemoka…

The General store in Port Gamble Washington

Visiting Port Gamble

Traveling Northbound on Highway 3 towards the Hood Canal Bridge, a large brown sign stands on the shoulder reading “National Historic Landmark straight ahead.” Passing the bridge exit on my…

Proctor district view

Visiting Tacomaโ€™s Proctor District

As the 20th century approached in the city of Tacoma, Washington, industry, and more importantly, money, began flowing into the city. With much of the downtown land being dominated by…

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Visiting Fort Worden State Park

A strategic point of view, the high bluffs just north of Port Townsend, WA, are occupied by Fort Worden State Park and Point Wilson Lighthouse and have served as both…