2020

Tampa, Florida

This was a week long trip down to Tampa, Florida. I went in the end of September, when it was not to hot and humid, so it was a lot like a Pacific Northwest summer at this time. During my stay, I went out to Clearwater Beach and Saint Petersburg, walked along the Riverwalk, went …

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2020

Fort Worden State Park

This trip was to Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, Washington. I did a day trip here in 2019, so this is the more in-depth post mentioned there. The park is a hair run down, but is not any worse or better than how Fort Flagler looks. It is close to Port Townsend, so …

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2020

Scenic Beach State Park

This is a state park located near Seabeck, Washington, located in the middle park of Hood Canal on the east side. This is a good waterfront park to say at if looking for a Hood Canal park not far from the major cities across the sound. All that would be required would be a ferry …

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2020

Ocean City State Park

This is a state park located just north of Ocean Shores, Washington. This is another well taken care of state park on the beach, and I would say is a great place to stay if looking for camping near the beach. The town of Ocean Shores is minutes away, and the sites are private and …

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2020

Sehmel Homestead Park

This is a large city park located in Gig Harbor, Washington. It is owned by Pen Met Parks, the regional parks authority for Gig Harbor area. This is a well maintained and visited park, and is the biggest Pen Met owns. This is also where the headquarters are based, so it is in essence the …

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2020

Millersilvania State Park

This is a state park located just south of Olympia, Washington. We came here just as state parks were opening back up in June, 2020. Originally, this trip was going to be to Fort Casey State Park, but since it had not reopened yet, we rescheduled down to this park instead. We had been to …

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2020

Bridges around Gig Harbor

This post was where I took a few hours and snapped a few pictures of the Fox Island Bridge and Narrows Bridge. I took these right before the Coronavirus shutdown in March 2020 (Washington state would close down in a matter of hours), so I did it at the perfect and not so perfect time.

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