I made some strategic errors in October and somehow over the course of one month ended up with 9 concerts on my calendar, which was a serious overestimation of my stamina. Still, I had an awesome time going to the concerts and felt by the end that I had a great feel of most Seattle …
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Snoqualmie, WA: Hiking Granite Mountain
This last Saturday, I squeezed in a hike to Granite Mountain in the Cascades with a friend before the end of the hiking season! It’s certainly nearing the end of the season and I was a bit concerned about us doing this hike at all since it had snowed the night and I don’t have …
What to do in Seattle
I’m writing this post for my sister, since I’ve convinced her to visit me in this lovely best coast city. I’ve been living in Seattle for the last two years and visiting it frequently for the four years before that but I’m far from being a local or expert (I’ll save that title for my …
Seattle, WA: Plant Sales and Capitol Hill Garage Sale
As part of my effort to do more concerted exploring of Seattle, I went out to two plant sales and a neighborhood garage sale this last weekend! I found out about the events off The Stranger’s event page, which is always a great way to find out about events happening in the Seattle area. Saturday: …
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Seattle, WA: Discovery Park
Yesterday, I took a lovely morning run down in Discovery Park! Discovery Park is the largest public park in Seattle at 534 acres and contains 11.81 miles of walking trails (reference: Wikipedia). Despite the fact that the park is just across the Locks from me, I hadn’t gone in the 2 years I’ve lived in …
Mount Rainier National Park: Hiking Glacier Basin Loop
Yesterday, we did a lovely 11 mile hike in the Mount Rainier National Park. It’d been a long time since I’d been in that part of Washington and my first time hiking in the area and it provided some much needed mountain therapy since I’m missing my hiking adventures in Switzerland. It was a 2 …
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Bainbridge Ferry and International District
Last weekend, I took one of the Seattle ferries to Bainbridge to spend the night in Poulsbo. I didn’t spend much time exploring Poulsbo itself (I have in the past and hopefully will again soon) but it’s a really cute city branded as the “Viking City” – complete with murals, an annual Viking festival, and …
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Hiking Dirty Harry’s Peak
For 4th of July, I went up to Dirty Harry’s Peak in the Cascades with a few friends after it was suggested to be less crowded than some other more popular hikes around the Seattle area. I’d done it a couple months back and forgotten how hard it was. It’s a 9.2 mile round trip …
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