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Site that lets you search for hotels, motels, and B&Bs on Whidbey and Camano Islands, including options like pet-friendly and kid-friendly.
article about Seattle botanical gardens, highlight Art Kruckeberg's
Winter gardens
Kruckeberg
Botanic Garden
The garden is at 20312 15th Ave. N.W. in Shoreline. Open Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. More information: www.kruckeberg.org or 206-546-1281.
Getting there: From Interstate 5, take Exit 176 and go west on 175th Street, across Aurora Avenue (Highway 99), until it dead-ends at Fremont Avenue. Go north on Fremont Avenue to 185th Street, then west on 185th (which becomes Richmond Beach Road) to 15th Avenue Northwest. Turn right onto 15th Avenue and the garden is about a half-mile up the hill, on the right. The garden is in a residential neighborhood with a narrow street and limited parking. Carpooling is encouraged for groups.
Related exhibit
Shoreline Historical Museum, 749 N. 175th St., hosts an exhibit, "Mareen Schultz Kruckeberg: A Horticultural Legacy for the Washington Community." Funded by the Washington Women's History Consortium, the exhibit showcases the work and long-lasting contributions of Art Kruckeberg's wife. www.shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org or 206-542-7111.
Other gardens
January is a quiet, wet time in Northwest gardens, when plant textures and shapes glow in the slanting light of the winter sun. Art Kruckeberg enjoys visiting Seattle's Dunn Gardens (www.dunngardens.org), the Washington Park Arboretum and Seward Park in the colder months. Here are some details on offseason garden excursions:
• Washington Park Arboretum's Joseph A. Witt Winter Garden, 2300 Arboretum Drive E. in Seattle's Montlake district. Open dawn to dusk, free admission. http://depts.washington.edu/wpa or 206-543-8800.
• Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue. Open dawn to dusk, free admission.
www.bellevuebotanical.org or 425-452-2750. Garden d'Lights display in evenings through Sunday, donations requested.
• Volunteer Park Conservatory, 1400 E. Galer St. in Seattle's Volunteer Park. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free admission. volunteerparkconservatory.org or 206-322-4112.
• W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory, 316 S. G St. in Tacoma's Wright Park.
Point Roberts Serenity Home
cabin rental on Point Roberts
Point Roberts is a beach lover's paradise
good article describing Point Roberts and Lily Point, which has 200' tall bluffs
Outdoors | Dosewallips State Park | Seattle Times Newspaper
Park on Olympic peninsula's interior, not far from Seattle.
Butterflies and Moths of North America -- Whatcom County
list of moths and butterflies found in Whatcom county. Entries indicate the plants they feed on.
San Juan County Parks
South Beach park has beachside camping and sounds really nice and rmote
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Shaw Island Parks
South Beach Park
South Beach Park Features
Approximately two miles from Shaw ferry landing
Beach access and boat launch
60 acres, 11 camp sites
Part of the Cascadia Marine Trail system
Group Camp
Picnic tables, fire rings, firewood (extra charge)
Water, vault toilets (NOTE: The park water system is
shut down during winter, and there are no other sources of running water
available on the island. Bring your own water supply.)
Picnic area and shelte
FRUGAL TRAVELER; Slowing the Pace In the San Juans - New York Times
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Cedar Rock, a waterfront biological preserve monitored by the University of Washington. Lunch was at the island's only other public waterfront, South Beach County Park, which has beachfront camping.
Welcome - Burke Museum
Has a good display on Native Americans and ethnobotany, as well as a demonstration ethnobotany garden.
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