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February 21, 2007
An achievement 22 years in the making deserves more hoopla than your standard ribbon-cutting.
So when Snohomish County on Saturday officially opens a 10.3-mile section of the Centennial Trail, celebrants instead will lift a faux railroad-crossing arm, symbolizing the trail's 116-year-old roots as a railroad grade.
"It definitely was worth the wait," said former state Rep. John Wynne, who was among a small group of Lake Stevens visionaries who conceived the rails-to-trails project in December 1982.
By Diane Brooks | March 30, 2005
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- In 1917, when Vancouver was still a small, gritty industrial city set in the coastal rain forest, an immigrant stone mason from a remote Scottish isle began building a granite-block wall around the fragile perimeter of Stanley Park.
Jimmy Cunningham started work at Brockton Point, where a lighthouse was being built. In 1931, after the city named him master stonemason, he extended the wall to other stretches of the 1,000-acre wilderness and incorporated two seaside freshwater swimming pools.
By Alison Appelbe | April 8, 2004
LEAVENWORTH -- For the better part of the past 70 years, Kjell Bakke has been launching himself or helping scores of other daredevils soar into the star-lit winter night skies from a well-preserved ski hill on the northern edge of this Bavarian-motif village, glistening a mile below in the distance.
By Angelo Bruscas | February 26, 2004
Runners stride, divers bubble, bicyclers whiz, little girls look for seashells, couples cuddle and a fat lady sitting on a park bench plays a flute.
'Nother typical spring day at Alki Beach, the most happening spot in Seattle for outdoor recreation.
With more than four miles of paved path, volleyball courts, fire pits, barbecue grills, picnic tables and a fishing pier along the sandy/gravelly shore of Puget Sound and Elliott Bay, this place generates people at play like the pilings at the Seacrest Pier collect barnacles.
By Greg Johnston | April 24, 2003
PORTLAND This town loves its newest riverfront trail, that's obvious: At 1:30 on a sunny Tuesday afternoon I'm not exactly risking my life, but I could well get knocked silly as I amble in the path of zooming skaters, kiddie-trailer-pulling bicyclists and purposeful power-walkers who pack the wide concrete of the Eastbank Esplanade.
It's a weekday, for goodness sakes, yet I've got to keep my wits about me when I stop to photograph a tour boat carving a creamy wake on the green Willamette River, close enough to dip my toes in.
By Brian J. Cantwell | October 24, 2002
Heidi Fish bends down and takes a yellow bikini out of a container at her feet. The turquoise one-piece bathing suit and matching visor she wears glisten.
She weaves a hanger through the bikini and hooks it to one of the metal fixtures she has just finished setting up on the sidewalk across the street from the beach. "I specialize in large-busted women," Fish says of her swimsuit line, which she sells on sunny days from this makeshift booth. "They all find me. I think it's 'cause I do custom."
Welcome to Alki Beach.
By John Wolfson | August 8, 2002
If you're looking for a new place to visit with your dog, head over the West Seattle Bridge to
Alki Beach.
For 2.5 miles a paved trail hugs the Sound; perfect for walking or running with your pet. If you want to let your dog do some work for once, try letting him pull you on skates the grass beside the path will cushion your fall. Good weather fills the beach with volleyball players, sunbathers and weenie roasters.
By Heather McKinnon | June 20, 2002
Take a Walk
Location: Seattle
Length: 2.8 miles.
Level of difficulty: Flat, paved path; inner lane for walkers/runners/baby strollers and outer lane for skaters/bikers. Also a few dirt/gravel trail spurs.
By Cathy McDonald | April 25, 2002
ANCHORAGE "Most people encounter moose past the airport," my photocopied sheet of cycling directions tersely stated.
Too bad I had time to ride only halfway out the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, but maybe it was just as well. Even on this perfect summer Saturday, I was alone on stretches of the waterfront path, and armed only with 21 speeds on a rented bicycle.
"A cow moose can be very dangerous while protecting her calf from a perceived threat," another brochure told me.
By Brian J. Cantwell | August 12, 2001
