No. 41 Picnic Point, Edmonds

Picnic Point Park 12001 Picnic Point Road Edmonds, WA 98026 Located on the shores of Puget Sound, Picnic Point Park offers a tranquil and scenic setting for picnicking and beach activities. Tables and charcoal cookers are available for picnicking enjoyment. With its excellent views of Whidbey Island and the distant Olympic Mountain range, sunset viewing is always a popular pastime. With its large pedestrian overpass, the park provides convenient...

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No. 40 Mukilteo, WA [Beach, Ferry, Lighthouse]

The small shore line town of Mukilteo is your gateway to Whidbey Island via the Washington State ferry system's Clinton-Mukilteo ferry run. You can board the ferry either on foot or by car. This ferry route is very popular both on the weekends for people taking trips to Whidbey Island and during the week for people living on Whidbey and commuting to work. You can expect delays up to 2 hrs during peak travel times: Clinton Terminal                                          ...

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No. 39 Juanita Bay - Kirkland, Washington

Juanita Bay Park   2201 Market Street, Kirkland. Juanita Bay Park is a 110 acre open area that features paved trails, raised boardwalks, open lawn areas with benches and picnic tables. The park is at the bottom of Kirkland's north hill and surrounds  the northeast shoreline of Lake Washington. Just steps away from Kirkland's Marke Street begins this Urban WIldlife Habitat. The seemless mix of tall trees, green space, wetlands,...

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No. 38 Log Boom Park, Kenmore Washington

Log Boom Park 61st Ave NE & NE 175th St Kenmore, WA 98028 Log Boom Park is a 12-acre park with over 1200 feet of shorline located at the north end of Lake Washington. It features a public dock both used by fisherman and boaters and a children's play area on the west side. You can either park your car in the parking lot during open hours or walk, ride or skate along the burke gill man trail which and pause to catch your breath at the Tracey...

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No. 37 Pigeon Creek Trail Viewpoint

Pigeon Creek Trail & Viewpoint Intersection of Bond St & Wall St After parking your car along 2900 Block of Bond Street, walk south under the rail road bridge and keep left. The trail is a 10 foot wide, 0.6 mile paved asphalt walkway that runs along side Terminal Avenue. Along the trail one can view containers being unloaded from large cargo ships, view passing freight and passenger trains the run east of the walkway. The Walkway...

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No. 36 B-17G Flying Fortress visits Seattle Area

A Boeing B-17G & a B-25 Mitchell 'Maid in the Shade' from the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Airforce (www.azcaf.org/) came to Paine Field in Everett, Washington last week on its summer tour of the western United States. The B-17, called 'Sentimental Journey,' built in 1944 and one of only 12 fully restored flying machines, spent the week on display at the Flying Heritage Foundation and taking short flights over the Seattle area. Here...

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No. 35 2012 Paine Field Airport Day May 19th, 2012

Paine Field Aviation Day 2012 http://www.painefield.com/ May 19th, 2012 This past Saturday as the clouds burned off and the sun came out there was considerable amount of thunder to be heard. Not a stormy thunder but more like 1000's of radial engine horsepower coming from a large number of flying vintage radial engine powered aircraft based in the northwest and some transient visitors. Here is a look back at Paine Aviation Day 2012 in...

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No. 34 West Point Lighthouse- Discovery Park, Seattle

3801 Discovery Park Blvd Seattle, WA 98199 MAP IT Discovery Park is a 534 acre natural area park operated by the Seattle Parks and Recreation. It is the largest city park in Seattle, and occupies most of the former Fort Lawton site. The site is one of breathtaking majesty. Situated on Magnolia Bluff overlooking Puget Sound, Discovery Park offers spectacular view of both the Cascade and the Olympic Mountain ranges. The secluded site includes...

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