Traveling With Your Heart & Soul Open
By Mary Kay Seales A short ferry ride away from Seattle, but wondrously off the grid, Vashon Island is a lush and lovely day trip to clear your head and soak up some green. Take the West Seattle ferry, car and driver around $20, or ride your bike on a sunny day for $6.50.… Continue reading Vashon Island: Paradise Lost in Puget Sound
By Mary Kay Seales Grace and poise, ballet in nature, bringing to mind islands and seas, sun and sand. Fresh green, covered with sun diamonds in the rain. Swaying, carefree, like the girl from Ipanema, like a guileless beauty standing at the shoreline, eyes gazing outward, dreaming of travelers' tales, seamen, mermaids. I… Continue reading In Homage to Palm Trees
Guest Post by Peter Klika "The "Peregrinos" (pilgrims) come from all over the globe. Some walk for religious reasons, some for self reflection, and some for the challenge. It's not important why you walk, only that you keep your heart and eyes open all the way." I'm on the Camino de Santiago in Spain, a… Continue reading Camino de Santiago: Walking the Pilgrim Trail
Photography by Mary Kay Seales Washington Trails Association: Mt. Si "In the legends of the Snoqualmie people, Mount Si was the body of the moon, fallen to earth through the trickery of the fox and the blue jay. The mountain more than lives up to this otherworldly tale. Gaining 3,100 feet in a little… Continue reading Mt. Si: Not for Sissies
