2026

Fort Ward Park

These pictures are from Fort Ward Park on Bainbridge Island. At one time, this park was a small army base, which along with Fort Canby, which is currently Manchester State Park, protected Sinclair Inlet and the shipyard in Bremerton. It has two batteries and some old barracks there to explore, along with some trails to …

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2026

Mt St Helens

This was a Memorial Day weekend trip to the Mt St Helens and Gifford Pinot National Forest area. I stayed to the southern area of the national forest, but did venture out to the Ape Caves, Trail of Two Forests and the quick jaunt to Panther Creek Falls. Ape Caves is a lava tube near …

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