The first time I moved to Whidbey Island it was 1989. I left. I came back. Left. And came back. That time I spent 9 years. I left for 15 years. This past year, as Kirk and I spent months searching for land to call home and homestead on, we came back to the island.… Continue reading Local Adventures: Hiking The Trails At Greenbank Farm
Category: Hiking
South Whidbey State Park: South Forest Discovery Trail Loop
South Whidbey State Park is a hidden gem, tucked into the rural south end of Whidbey Island in Washington State. While the park isn’t big, it’s well worth a visit if you happen to be on the island. In recent years the park had to shut down its campground due to dangerous trees, so even… Continue reading South Whidbey State Park: South Forest Discovery Trail Loop
Local Adventures: Maxwelton Outdoor School
Maxwelton Outdoor School was the work of teachers and local folks on the south end of Whidbey Island, and it has developed into a lush green paradise only a few miles from the Clinton ferry dock, that takes people to Seattle. The school is 21 years old now, and you can see the changes that… Continue reading Local Adventures: Maxwelton Outdoor School
Local Adventures: Bush Point Beach
The downside of living on an island (or any water front) is that public access to beaches can be hard to come by. If one isn’t so picky about where they find the access, then you can have a glorious beach nearly to yourself I have found. Bush Point is a good example on the… Continue reading Local Adventures: Bush Point Beach
Trillium Community Forest: The Level Loop
Trillium Community Forest was one of the many reason for Kirk and I moving back to the island I called home for many years. As I have talked on the blog quite a bit, Kirk and I wanted to raise the boys in a more rural setting, and continue to farm, but in a much… Continue reading Trillium Community Forest: The Level Loop