by Kathy Corson | Aug 12, 2025 | Outdoor Adventure
Friday evening. You slam the laptop shut, shake the cramps out of your shoulders, and wonder—again—why happy hour never quite unwinds you anymore. The cure is east, west, or north (never south—sorry Tacoma). With two modestly long drives and three short ones, you can...
by Kathy Corson | Jul 14, 2025 | Outdoor Adventure
I’ve lost count of how many families I’ve met on our stretch of the Skykomish who arrive a little wired—phones still buzzing, kids back-seat wrestling—then head home two days later moving at half speed, smiling for no apparent reason. Index does that to people. It’s...
by Kathy Corson | Jul 12, 2025 | Kayaking
When you live up here, water is part of your week the way coffee is part of your morning. It threads through cedar valleys, curls around islands, and sits glass-still under big mountain skies—always a short drive (or ferry) away. If you’ve been meaning to put a paddle...
by Kathy Corson | Jun 18, 2025 | Outdoor Adventure, River Rafting
You’ve watched GoPro clips of people punching through walls of spray, you’ve heard co‑workers brag about “running a Class IV,” and now the itch is real: you want to try whitewater rafting. But where do you start, and how do you make sure the maiden voyage is more...
