The south end of Whidbey Island is mostly rural, yet it boasts an amazing park, the South Whidbey Community Park, that sits on a vast swath of forested land. It is known by locals as Castle Park, due to the children’s playground that is full of castle tops. To find the Westling Loop, once you… Continue reading Local Adventures: The Westling Loop

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

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

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

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