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Ms. Wes C.addleMs. Wes C.addle Posts: 2,559
edited August 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
-Does anyone have any great suggestions for must-see or must-do things there.... besides the obvious.
La Push, hiking the Wonderland, skydiving and Seattle are def. planned, but any other strange or non-touristy suggestions are appreciated.

And, I want to pop my surfing cherry- any spots?

Thanks a shit-ton!
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    go catch a game at safeco field and sit in the outfield. outfield seats where dirt cheap when i went back in 08. one of the best beers and hot dogs i've had at a ballgame.

    this might help too

    http://www.fivehorizons.com/feature/seattle/index.shtml
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Posts: 11,410
    Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula is a neat place to spend a couple days.

    If you like wine, go to Woodinville - Seattle suburban industrial complex with all sorts of awesome wineries (no grapes grown, but all the work is done there).
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  • Aaron 23Aaron 23 Posts: 543
    What are you into? There's a lot to do out there. Post up some of your interests so the locals can make the best suggestions. 8-)
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Go to Orcas Island and kayak with Killer Whales.
    NERDS!
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,408
    Well, you should try to see the Olympic rain forest and Mt. Rainier at least.
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    justam wrote:
    Well, you should try to see the Olympic rain forest and Mt. Rainier at least.
    i live in the outskirts of rainforest.
    mostly i moved here because it's so beautiful.
    huge trees, mountains, ocean, all in one spot.
    elk, black bears, orcas, eagles, salmon... many more.
    incredible ecosystems that'll blow your mind if you're a biologist/naturalist.
    trees hundreds of feet tall.
    they seem slightly smaller than a redwood tree.
    douglas fir 1,000 years old all day long.
    except when some pricks hacked them down for 200 years.
    pacific red cedar... forget about it.
    fern gully is everywhere, wolves & cougar tumble rolling.
    waterfalls require drinking, walk in... wet boots and asses.

    i love the salamanders, snails/slugs.
    banana slugs are a must see.

    eagles soaring/diving/fishing/fighting
    under a mountainous rainy sky fulla trees
    is a terrible time for meditation and writing.

    orca/whales:
    being in the presence of orcas and gray whales is numbing.
    beached decomposing sperm whales are huge & stink worse than shit.

    marijuana: :mrgreen:
    the pacific northwest can be equaled to humbolt county ca, i am sure of it.
    portland, oregon has smoking systems that will create new worlds inside of you.

    surfing: wetsuits, hippy bumper stickers, dreadlocks, beanie hats, dogs,
    driftwood fires.

    beach combing:
    rock collecting, shells, bowls of smiles.
    sea gulls, black birds, marine birds.

    no one here has a/c unless they're nuts.
    maybe 80 degrees a few weeks a year.
    usually it's raining.
    residents need extra vitamin D, sun lacking.

    i read where 12 feet of rain per year is considered a rainforest.
    the olympics get around an average of 15 feet of rain a year.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

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    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Go to the Snoqualmie Falls: http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com/
  • Ms. Wes C.addleMs. Wes C.addle Posts: 2,559
    Thanks for the suggestions on here and all the pm's- much appreciated.

    I am very much an 'outdoors' kind of person and enjoy adventure, but also love wine and quirky, eclectic shops.
    I am going mid-september so I can take full advantage of the hopefully not-so-rainy season. :D
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    chadwick wrote:
    justam wrote:
    Well, you should try to see the Olympic rain forest and Mt. Rainier at least.
    i live in the outskirts of rainforest.
    mostly i moved here because it's so beautiful.
    huge trees, mountains, ocean, all in one spot.
    elk, black bears, orcas, eagles, salmon... many more.
    incredible ecosystems that'll blow your mind if you're a biologist/naturalist.
    trees hundreds of feet tall.
    they seem slightly smaller than a redwood tree.
    douglas fir 1,000 years old all day long.
    except when some pricks hacked them down for 200 years.
    pacific red cedar... forget about it.
    fern gully is everywhere, wolves & cougar tumble rolling.
    waterfalls require drinking, walk in... wet boots and asses.

    i love the salamanders, snails/slugs.
    banana slugs are a must see.

    eagles soaring/diving/fishing/fighting
    under a mountainous rainy sky fulla trees
    is a terrible time for meditation and writing.

    orca/whales:
    being in the presence of orcas and gray whales is numbing.
    beached decomposing sperm whales are huge & stink worse than shit.

    marijuana: :mrgreen:
    the pacific northwest can be equaled to humbolt county ca, i am sure of it.
    portland, oregon has smoking systems that will create new worlds inside of you.

    surfing: wetsuits, hippy bumper stickers, dreadlocks, beanie hats, dogs,
    driftwood fires.

    beach combing:
    rock collecting, shells, bowls of smiles.
    sea gulls, black birds, marine birds.

    no one here has a/c unless they're nuts.
    maybe 80 degrees a few weeks a year.
    usually it's raining.
    residents need extra vitamin D, sun lacking.

    i read where 12 feet of rain per year is considered a rainforest.
    the olympics get around an average of 15 feet of rain a year.


    If I could handle all that rain, it just sounds awesome. Well, it is awesome. I've been there, but I mean, living there. I get 1 foot of annual rainfall and more sun than I know what to do with. For the last month though, we've seen record rain and it reminds me of Washington.
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    eyedclaar wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    justam wrote:
    Well, you should try to see the Olympic rain forest and Mt. Rainier at least.
    i live in the outskirts of rainforest.
    mostly i moved here because it's so beautiful.
    huge trees, mountains, ocean, all in one spot.
    elk, black bears, orcas, eagles, salmon... many more.
    incredible ecosystems that'll blow your mind if you're a biologist/naturalist.
    trees hundreds of feet tall.
    they seem slightly smaller than a redwood tree.
    douglas fir 1,000 years old all day long.
    except when some pricks hacked them down for 200 years.
    pacific red cedar... forget about it.
    fern gully is everywhere, wolves & cougar tumble rolling.
    waterfalls require drinking, walk in... wet boots and asses.

    i love the salamanders, snails/slugs.
    banana slugs are a must see.

    eagles soaring/diving/fishing/fighting
    under a mountainous rainy sky fulla trees
    is a terrible time for meditation and writing.

    orca/whales:
    being in the presence of orcas and gray whales is numbing.
    beached decomposing sperm whales are huge & stink worse than shit.

    marijuana: :mrgreen:
    the pacific northwest can be equaled to humbolt county ca, i am sure of it.
    portland, oregon has smoking systems that will create new worlds inside of you.

    surfing: wetsuits, hippy bumper stickers, dreadlocks, beanie hats, dogs,
    driftwood fires.

    beach combing:
    rock collecting, shells, bowls of smiles.
    sea gulls, black birds, marine birds.

    no one here has a/c unless they're nuts.
    maybe 80 degrees a few weeks a year.
    usually it's raining.
    residents need extra vitamin D, sun lacking.

    i read where 12 feet of rain per year is considered a rainforest.
    the olympics get around an average of 15 feet of rain a year.


    If I could handle all that rain, it just sounds awesome. Well, it is awesome. I've been there, but I mean, living there. I get 1 foot of annual rainfall and more sun than I know what to do with. For the last month though, we've seen record rain and it reminds me of Washington.

    sasquatch adores the rainfall.
    i hear he makes cedar/fir shelters to keep dry.
    i once smoked a homemade bong with the big guy.
    we used snowmelt water to fill the bong.
    rubbed sticks together and used flint to light dry twigs to flame the fucker up.
    bigfoot's cool to get high with.
    he knows all the cool berry pickin spots when ya get the munchies.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    North Cascades – Sahale Arm trail. http://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/cascade-pass-trail.htm

    This is the pound-for-pound champion of pacific northwest dayhikes. It’s a demanding trail but the payoff is outstanding. This is one of the few hikes I did on three separate occasions while living out there. If you are up to the task and the weather is nice, you cannot go wrong with this hike.

    Note: The first several miles of the trail are never ending switch-backs through a forest. After that, you get to walk through heaven.
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    eastern washington is produce heaven.
    apples, pears, corn, cherries.
    all kinds of stuff.

    ever eat washington cherries until you're goofier than a 3 dollar bill?
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    chadwick wrote:
    eastern washington is produce heaven.
    apples, pears, corn, cherries.
    all kinds of stuff.

    ever eat washington cherries until you're goofier than a 3 dollar bill?


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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    eyedclaar wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    eastern washington is produce heaven.
    apples, pears, corn, cherries.
    all kinds of stuff.

    ever eat washington cherries until you're goofier than a 3 dollar bill?


    http://www.claarcellars.com/

    Check it!
    true.
    lots of wine vineyards out here.
    i've had a few bottles, caught a good tasty buzz.
    washington wine can only be chugged with a fresh bowl :D

    nice name for a vineyard.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • Ms. Wes C.addleMs. Wes C.addle Posts: 2,559
    A shame-less bump. Just about a month to go!!! Woohoo!!!

    Just bought a new SLR to take on the trip- pretty stoked about all the photo-ops out there.

    Any other suggestions of must-see, must-do's from personal experience?
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Not sure if you're into seafood, but it was most excellent when I went earlier this year to Seattle.
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  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    And drink a whole bunch of Pyramids.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    http://www.sofhcellars.com/sofhcellars/index.jsp

    Trey Busch is the Owner and a Huge Pearl Jam Fan

    Sleight of Hand Cellars
    16 North 2nd Avenue
    Walla Walla, WA 99362

    never been there, but maybe one day.
  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Don't know how long you will be here, I really like Leavenworth, their Oktoberfest is second to the one in Germany. http://www.leavenworth.org/modules/page ... p?pageid=1 (I love eating at the Soup Cellar)

    Hoh Rainforest http://www.hohrainforest.com/ (I will be camping here at the end of September/early October)

    If you are going to Anacortes to visit the Islands (http://www.sanjuanisland.org/) you might as well go to Vancouver and see Stanley Park http://www.seestanleypark.com/ (don't forget your passport!)
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    And drink a whole bunch of Pyramids.

    Easily one of the best microbreweries I've ever come across

    :thumbup:
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  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    ok, one more...if you're gonna be here around Sept 18, Red Hook is having SausageFest http://www.redhook.com/Default.aspx?p=41
    if you're gonna go out to Woodinville for wine, might as well stop by the brewery for some beer too...$1 for 5 samples of beer!
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  • Ms. Wes C.addleMs. Wes C.addle Posts: 2,559
    HEHE! I do love sausage!! :lol::lol:
  • Ms. Wes C.addleMs. Wes C.addle Posts: 2,559
    BinauralJam wrote:
    http://www.sofhcellars.com/sofhcellars/index.jsp

    Trey Busch is the Owner and a Huge Pearl Jam Fan

    Sleight of Hand Cellars
    16 North 2nd Avenue
    Walla Walla, WA 99362

    never been there, but maybe one day.
    Its a bit far from where my 'home-base' would be, but He's my fb friend and would LOVE to check that out!!
    Pj family and wine? How could I resist??
    dcfaithful wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    And drink a whole bunch of Pyramids.

    Easily one of the best microbreweries I've ever come across

    :thumbup:

    Hate seafood, but this I will most def. have to taste!
    zchick wrote:
    Don't know how long you will be here, I really like Leavenworth, their Oktoberfest is second to the one in Germany. http://www.leavenworth.org/modules/page ... p?pageid=1 (I love eating at the Soup Cellar)

    Hoh Rainforest http://www.hohrainforest.com/ (I will be camping here at the end of September/early October)

    If you are going to Anacortes to visit the Islands (http://www.sanjuanisland.org/) you might as well go to Vancouver and see Stanley Park http://www.seestanleypark.com/ (don't forget your passport!)
    Thank you so much!!! Its nice to hear from a 'local' some sweet spots to check out!! There is just too much to choose from and so little time. I should've just got a one-way ticket, I think...
  • STONEd and dAMENT-EDSTONEd and dAMENT-ED Posts: 899
    BinauralJam wrote:
    http://www.sofhcellars.com/sofhcellars/index.jsp

    Trey Busch is the Owner and a Huge Pearl Jam Fan

    Sleight of Hand Cellars
    16 North 2nd Avenue
    Walla Walla, WA 99362

    never been there, but maybe one day.

    Trey's wines are phenomenal but Walla Walla is 4 hours away and should be a separate trip entirely since it deserves more than a day (IMHO). Where are you staying? What days are you here from/to?

    p.s.- don't go to Pyramid Brewery. If you want to go to some killer breweries I can make some recommendations. If you go to Woodinville for wine tasting PM me... I will let you know which ones are a must see and which are a waste of time.
  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    STONEd and dAMENT-ED wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    http://www.sofhcellars.com/sofhcellars/index.jsp

    Trey Busch is the Owner and a Huge Pearl Jam Fan

    Sleight of Hand Cellars
    16 North 2nd Avenue
    Walla Walla, WA 99362

    never been there, but maybe one day.

    Trey's wines are phenomenal but Walla Walla is 4 hours away and should be a separate trip entirely since it deserves more than a day (IMHO). Where are you staying? What days are you here from/to?

    p.s.- don't go to Pyramid Brewery. If you want to go to some killer breweries I can make some recommendations. If you go to Woodinville for wine tasting PM me... I will let you know which ones are a must see and which are a waste of time.

    So why not share your recommendations? I live with a hermit, and at least I like to get out and see people. ;)
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • STONEd and dAMENT-EDSTONEd and dAMENT-ED Posts: 899
    zchick wrote:
    STONEd and dAMENT-ED wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    http://www.sofhcellars.com/sofhcellars/index.jsp

    Trey Busch is the Owner and a Huge Pearl Jam Fan

    Sleight of Hand Cellars
    16 North 2nd Avenue
    Walla Walla, WA 99362

    never been there, but maybe one day.

    Trey's wines are phenomenal but Walla Walla is 4 hours away and should be a separate trip entirely since it deserves more than a day (IMHO). Where are you staying? What days are you here from/to?

    p.s.- don't go to Pyramid Brewery. If you want to go to some killer breweries I can make some recommendations. If you go to Woodinville for wine tasting PM me... I will let you know which ones are a must see and which are a waste of time.

    So why not share your recommendations? I live with a hermit, and at least I like to get out and see people. ;)

    I am not sure what you are asking and why you just gave me a wink emoticon.
  • Ms. Wes C.addleMs. Wes C.addle Posts: 2,559
    I think they want brewery tips.... since you have the inside scoop!!
    And, who doesn't like a good wink? ;)

    I am staying in Tacoma and will be there for at least 6 days. I am actually trying to cancel my flight and roadtrip out there. So, then I may only be out there for 4 days, but will see so, so much coming and going.
    Who knows! Still up in the air. Have insurance on my flight, now just need a good excuse so I can have a refund! :lol:
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