Recycling: a great idea, and an inherent part of our culture the past couple of decades, right?

We have had two wildland fires in the park already. That is two too many. Both were quickly extinguished thanks to the watchful eyes of visitors who were helpful to let us know about them early on while they were small.

Sit in the canopy of an old-growth fir.

It’s exhilarating.

It’s a natural high.

From the earliest records and maps, we know that Kiket Island was always an island, connected at low tide to the rest of Fidalgo Island, but with water setting it free every high tide.

Sitting is the new smoking, they say. Many of us spend hours a day sitting at a desk, then another hour driving a car or riding a bus, then another hour or two or more couch-surfing.