Take a Walk
Location:
Everett.
Length:
About a half mile of trails, plus the beach.
Level of difficulty:
Level-to-moderately steep, dirt/gravel trails, flat boardwalks and beach.
By Cathy McDonald | March 24, 2005
Offseason camping has plenty of advantages. Because not a whole lot of people do it, you pretty much get your pick of the campsites. There's almost no chance of getting stuck having to pitch your tent 'twixt the yellowjacket-riddled, filled-to-overflowing dumpster and the campground's only pit toilet, also filled to overflowing. Smaller crowds also mean less chance of fellow campers spoiling your back-to-nature time with remote-control toy Hummers and boozy radio sing-a-longs of "Sweet Home Alabama."
By Mike McQuaide | March 17, 2005
Location: Everett.
Length: 1.75 miles.
Level of difficulty: Level, paved trail.
Setting: Notwithstanding the recent sunny weather, this paved trail along the south shore of the Snohomish River is perfect for often-rainy winter walks. The Cascades are visible in the distance during winter through the park's deciduous trees. The riverfront path connects these two Everett parks, and is flanked by grassy lawns and wetlands. Exposed root balls from fallen trees demonstrate the shallow structure of their roots.
By Cathy McDonald | March 3, 2005
Birders' Top Spots
Location: Everett.
Best seasons for birding: Year-round.
Habitat: A 412-acre island in Snohomish River estuary surrounded by trees and saltwater- and freshwater sloughs. Owned by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Snohomish County.
September 2, 2004
Birders' Top Spots
Location: Everett.
Habitat: Municipal marine/estuarine park with island half-mile wide by 2 miles long.
Best season for birding: Summer.
Birds likely to be seen: Jetty Island hosts 45 species, highlighted by nesting pairs of Caspian tern and glaucous-winged gull. Others include pigeon guillemot, greater and lesser yellowlegs, black bellied and semipalmated plover, short billed dowitcher, killdeer; and spotted, western and least sandpiper.
July 15, 2004
Hike of the Week
Hiking doesn't get much easier than the three-mile paved path at Langus Riverfront Park in Everett, which follows the Snohomish River and associated sloughs and wetlands and offers excellent wildlife viewing.
The 96-acre park also offers access to Spencer Island, jointly managed by Snohomish County Parks and Recreation and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, where a once-excellent network of trails is now in poor shape because of erosion.
By Karen Sykes | January 29, 2004
JETTY ISLAND -- A toddler in a rainbow bathing suit, toting a plastic pail almost as big as she is, searches for the perfect spot, sits, and begins to dig in the fine sand.
Nearby, two boys run screeching along an expanse of squishy tideland into the warm, waiting water, their feet sinking delightfully with each step. A grandmother picks up a driftwood walking stick and begins to meander down a beach-grass-lined trail.
By Vanessa McGrady | August 1, 2002
Take a Walk
Location: Everett.
Length: About a quarter-mile of trails.
Level of difficulty: Flat to moderate dirt/bark trails (slightly muddy after rains).
By Cathy McDonald | May 31, 2001
