No. 307 Colorful Public Gardens around the Sound

University of Washington's Liberal Arts Quadrangle
Liberal Arts Quadrangle Cherry Blossoms
4182 NE Stevens Way, Seattle, WA 98105

One of the most popular places in Seattle for gazing at the bloom is at University of Washington's Liberal Arts Quadrangle. The original grove of Yoshino Cherry trees were planted in the Seattle Washington Arboretum around 1939. Later during construction of the 520 floating bridge 31 Yochina Cherry Trees were transplanted to the University of Washington campus. That makes this grove of white and pink fragrant cherry trees 75 years old. The average lifespan of a Yochina Cherry Tree is between 60 to 100 years.

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Seattle Japanese Garden
1075 Lake Washington Blvd E
Seattle WA 98112


Opened to the Seattle public in 1960 the Seattle Japanese Garden celebrates 52 years of educating and inspiring visitors from around the world about the art of Japanese miniature idealized landscapes and garden design.
The garden located in the southwest corner of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens at Washington Park Arboretum, along Lake Washington Boulevard E., features over 100 types of plants, trees and koi ponds in a 3.5 acre gated area.

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Kubota Garden
9817 55th Avenue S.
 Seattle, WA 


The Kubota Garden is a 20 acre asian style garden on a hill side in a south Seattle neighborhood that was started over 60 years ago by Mr. Fujitaro Kubota. After immigrating from Japan, Mr. Kubota a self-taught landscape and gardener built his landscaping business and soon began to plan and construct his vision of the Japanese-style garden on his private property in 1927. Continue Reading about Kubota Garden 





Nishiyama Japanese Garden
Everett Community College
90 Westmore Ave
Everett, WA

The Nishiyama Japanese Garden at Everett Community College represents a compressed world of mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, meadows and village. Access to the garden for self-guided tours is provided at no charge on days when EvCC classes are in session and on special occasions.
The garden has eleven primary elements, each with a quiet message of its own. These include entry gate, entry area, waterfall, stream, tea garden, rock garden, Tsubo garden, side gate, stone bridge, earthen bridge, Iwakuni wooden bridge, and stucco masonry wall with tiled roof enclosing the entire garden site.  
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Everett Arboretum
145 Alverson Blvd
Everett, WA 98201

Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens is both a place of beauty and education and is free to the public. Located on 3 ½ acres in Everett Washington, its ten themed gardens include the Urban Tree Walk, Entrance Garden, Rock Garden, Northwest Native Plant Trail, Rain Garden, Japanese Maple Grove, Northwest Demonstration Garden, Viewing Mound, Woodland and Conifer Gardens as well as the 200' Snohomish County Master Gardener's Demonstration Border and sculptures throughout. 
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Pacific Rim Bonsai Museum
2515 S. 336th St.

Federal Way, WA 

The Pacific Bonsai Museum features outstanding bonsai from the Pacific Rim nations of Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the United States.
Weyerhaeuser Company opened the Collection in 1989, in conjunction with the Washington State Centennial celebration.

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Skagit Valley Daffodils
Mount Vernon, WA

For last 2 weeks the fields around Mount Vernon and La Connor, Washington have been seeing sign of spring. The daffodil fields are close to being in full bloom with many acres covered in rows upon rows of yellow speckles. It is definitely worth the trip to spend the afternoon driving through the floral route.
Daffodils are one of the early spring bloomers and you will want to go sooner than later. By end of March, early April and weather or wind blow off the tops of the Daffodils.

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 Bellevue Botanical Gardens
12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA 

Bellevue Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 12001 Main Street, Bellevue, Washington. It is open daily; admission is free. The garden area includes display gardens, woodlands, meadows and wetlands

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No. 301 Save Big on 2015 Whale Watching Tours

2014 was an incredible season.  From christening the Island Explorer 4 to seeing whales every day since May 2014, this year will go into the record books.  Check out the whale report to re-live all of the 2014 tours!   View the Whale Report 

ALL GIFT CERTIFICATES AND TOURS FOR 2015

THE BIGGEST SAVINGS OF THE YEAR ARE HERE!

Save 50% off the regular ticket price now through December 24th, 2014 . You can take advantage of the huge savings one of two ways: Call or stop in to purchase a gift certificate to put under the tree. This would also make a great gift for yourself if you are unsure of when you would like to join us for a trip.     OR If you already know when you'd like to go whale watching, book your 2015 tour online with the promo codes below and instantly receive the incredible savings. With this great deal, you have the choice to depart out of any of our three departure locations: Everett 3 hour guaranteed whale watching tour - March 7 through May 8 Adults -- ONLY $34.50 + taxes (regular price $69) Children -- ONLY $24.50 + taxes (regular price $49) Book for a specific date online with code HOLIDAY1 Anacortes (April - October) or Port Angeles (May - October) guaranteed whale watching tour  Adults -- ONLY $54.50 + taxes (regular price $109) Children -- ONLY $24.50 + taxes (regular price $49) Book for a specific date online with code HOLIDAY2 Hurry! This deal expires on December 24, 2014 at 3PM - call 1-800-465-4604or book your 2015 tour online to take advantage of 50% savings! Whale Watching Reviews and Highlights

Island Explorer 4 Arrives in Everett, WA

New to Island Adventures in 2014, the Island Explorer 4 is the little sister to the Island Explorer 3. She is 85 ft long and 24 ft wide, with a full walk around lower deck, spacious upper viewing deck, galley with hot food and beverage for purchase, his and her restrooms, over 300 sq. ft. of outdoor rail viewing space, and has comfortable booth style seating in her indoor heated cabin.



Island Adventure Tour from Anacortes, WA

Based out of Anacortes, Washington, only 90 minutes north of Seattle and 90 minutes south of Vancouver, BC. Anacortes is located on the mainland and is known as the “Home Port” to the San Juan Islands, providing the perfect departure point for our Orca Whale Watching & Wildlife Cruises.
Island Adventures operates a 101 ft. long, 24 ft. wide, 2 story, 99 ton whale watching vessel called "Island Explorer 3." The vessel has a range of 750 miles but daily wildlife excursions are limited to 5hr & generally are 60-90 miles in duration. 






Humpback Tour from Port Angeles, WA 

Introduced in 2014 Island Adventures adds a new destination for marine life viewing in the Puget Sound. Island Explorer 4 departs   Port Angeles, WA in late summer for humpback whale sightings 

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No. 295 7th Annual Vintage Aircraft Weekend 2014

Vintage Aircraft Weekend

Where: Historic Flight Foundation Restoration Center
Located on the southwest corner of Paine Field
10719 Bernie Webber Drive
Mukilteo, Washington 98275
http://vintageaircraftweekend.org/ 
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Historic Flight Foundation will host the Seven Annual Vintage Aircraft Weekend
Friday August 29th through Sunday August 31st at Kilo 7 Paine Field, Everett. 
Over 65 aircraft from the 1920's through the 1950s will be on static display. 
Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 1pm weather permitting and pilot availability 
there will be flight formation demonstrations. 
Doors open at 9am Saturday and Sunday

Pre-Sale Tickets can be ordered online here
Youth ages 7-16  $10
Adult ages 17 and over $15

Images from Previous Vintage Aircraft Weekends

Hangar Doors open for 2012 Vintage Aircraft Weekend

Studebaker Row - various model years represented on Studebaker Row

1941 Studebaker Sedan

US Army Military Transport Truck

Sand Bagging It

Historic Flight Foundation Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF.IXe

Historic Flight Foundation Volunteer

Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD

Historif Flight Foundation Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat

Historic Flight Foundation "Grumpy" 1943 North American B-25D Mitchell

Consolidated PBY-6A 'Catalina'  PBY-6A  Tanker

Consolidated PBY-6A 'Catalina'  PBY-6A  Tanker

CF-RFS Harvard 4

Boeing Stearman Model 75

Nan & Yak

Nans and Yak

P-51 Mustang “Val-Halla” N151AF & P-51 "Impatient Virgin" N5087F

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1952 Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard 4 C/N CCF4-116 CF-RFS CF-RFS

1937 Waco &  1952 Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard 4

Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A C/N 64041 N85U

Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A C/N 64041 N85U

1964 Hispano Aviacion HA-200 SAETA C/N E.14A-32 N632HA

Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat

N97TR North American AT-6C

Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD

Douglas AD-4N Skyraider N965AD

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No. 287 Jetty Island, Everett Washington

Jetty Island
Everett, WA
Website : http://www.portofeverett.com/home/index.asp?page=87

The Short Stack 
Jetty Island Ferry runs from July 5th through Labor Day 2014
departure times
M-Th 10am-6pm
F, Sa 10am-9pm
Su 10am-7pm
Pick up boarding passes at the boat launch kiosk. Select return passes on the island. 

Sand, Surf, Wind and Waves just minutes from downtown Everett

Everett's industrial look of concrete and manufacturing disappears in a matter of minutes on the west side of Jetty Island. More than 50,000 residents and tourists visit this 2 mile long man made island which is only a few hundred feet across Port Gardner Bay from Port of Everett. 

The steady afternoon winds which attract kite boarders from around the area today to Jetty Island have been around much longer than the island itself. Dunes, sandy beaches, birds and plants are a recent addition to the seascape around Everett. 

During Everett's heyday and expansion in the 1890s plans were drawn up to add a fresh water harbor at the mouth of the Snohomish River for ships to import and export goods from the surrounding area. This required controlling the Snohomish River and changing the seascape around the waterfront.

Construction on the training dike to divert the Snohomish River began in 1896 but a poor design and increased competition from Seattle for monies from the Army Corps of Engineers hampered the project and many parts of the original construction where never completed. 

Throughout the decades the Army Corps of Engineers continued to dredge Snohomish River to keep up with the amount of sediment being deposited in Port Gardner Bay and redepositing it on the west side of the 1920's bulkhead increasing its land mass above the waterline. After nearly 80 years of dredging the river enough material had been transplanted that a man made island started to take shape. By the 1970s local interest in the island for recreation and wildlife habitat surpassed support for a commercial use.
Today Jetty Island is 2 miles long and is a top tourist destination and wildlife conservation area. Its sandy beaches, mud flat and salt water marshes provide important habitat to over 115 species of birds.

Jetty Island is open year round to those with means to make the float across Port Gardner Bay and that can put up the elements such as tidal shift, winds and inclement weather.
The City of Everett runs a free ferry service to the island during the summer for those with out a paddle or boat.

How to get to Jetty Island
Park at the Marine Park and head to the Ferry Information booth behind the Whale Tail Sculpture. Ferry departs every 30 minutes but you must collect a boarding pass for everyone in your party before getting on the boat. The small ferry boat is limited to 60 passengers per crossing so you might have to wait until you get aboard. Once on Jetty Island you pick up your return time boarding card. Same as with departure, every one in your group must have a boarding pass. 2pm-4pm return crossings are very popular so you might have to spend a few hours on the island before the next available boat. People do tend to run late and miss their scheduled time so there is a "Standby Line" for those that want to leave earlier than planned. Its first come first serve. If you are late to your scheduled departure they will give those seats to people waiting in the Standby line. Crew members will explain this procedure on land, on the boat and again on the island.
Picnic Shelters and Bathrooms are located near the ferry dock on the island. Also the ONLY ones, so plan bathroom breaks accordingly to how far down the beach you are headed.
Jetty Island is tidal so check the current tides before heading out and also plan on bringing warmer clothes for the winds and lower temperature. Kite Boarders love this place for a reason ..THE WIND.

Here's how the ferry service works: When you arrive at the Everett public boat launch, there is a Jetty Island kiosk near the water, where you pick up a placard with a time on it (the next available ferry). About 60 people fit on the ferry, which runs every 30 minutes. When you get across to the island, pick up a placard for the time you want to return. - See more at: http://www.seattleschild.com/article/parent-review-jetty-island-days-in-everett#sthash.8y5NSCzo.dpuf

Here's how the ferry service works: When you arrive at the Everett public boat launch, there is a Jetty Island kiosk near the water, where you pick up a placard with a time on it (the next available ferry). About 60 people fit on the ferry, which runs every 30 minutes. When you get across to the island, pick up a placard for the time you want to return. - See more at: http://www.seattleschild.com/article/parent-review-jetty-island-days-in-everett#sthash.8y5NSCzo.dpuf

Here's how the ferry service works: When you arrive at the Everett public boat launch, there is a Jetty Island kiosk near the water, where you pick up a placard with a time on it (the next available ferry). About 60 people fit on the ferry, which runs every 30 minutes. When you get across to the island, pick up a placard for the time you want to return. - See more at: http://www.seattleschild.com/article/parent-review-jetty-island-days-in-everett#sthash.8y5NSCzo.dpuf

Here's how the ferry service works: When you arrive at the Everett public boat launch, there is a Jetty Island kiosk near the water, where you pick up a placard with a time on it (the next available ferry). About 60 people fit on the ferry, which runs every 30 minutes. When you get across to the island, pick up a placard for the time you want to return. - See more at: http://www.seattleschild.com/article/parent-review-jetty-island-days-in-everett#sthash.8y5NSCzo.dpuf

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