I-5 Colonnade Park map by David Cole
Map created by David Cole : Creative for the I-5 Colonnade bike park
I-5 Colonnade is the first ever urban mountain bike skills park. It’s part of a City of Seattle park, but was funded and constructed by the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance (formerly Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club). The park features a novice area – the Tqalu Trail; an intermediate and advanced area – Limestone Loop; a dirt jumping section; pump track; trials area and more.
William Stafford poem at Washington Pass
A Valley Like This is one of the seven Methow Valley poems by William Stafford. The poems are placed along the watershed of the Methow Valley, from Washington Pass to the Columbia River. This is the poem that was read at our wedding.
The locations of all seven poems:
Interpretive sign on the Big Valley Trail
The Big Valley Trail in the Methow Valley is part of the Methow Valley Sport Trails network. It’s part of the Cascades Loop of the Great Washington State Birding Trail.
The 1,000-acre Big Valley parcel was purchased through the efforts of the Methow Institute Foundation, which recently announced that the organization will be disbanding. Big Valley is part of the Methow Wildlife Unit and is managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
New kiosk at the Washington Pass overlook
Closeup view of the new kiosk
Solidly built to withstand 20’+ deep snow drifts. At the Washington Pass overlook, SR 20 through the North Cascades. The overlook is owned and maintained by the Okanogan National Forest.
Bridge over a creek, Cutthroat Lake Trail
Cutthroat Lake – Pass Trail, Okanogan National Forest, Washington.
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