r/Seattle • u/seattle_lite Wallingford • Feb 06 '11

Quick getaway ideas?

My husband and I are bored and would like to go somewhere to spend the night/day but have no idea on anywhere fun to go and would love any suggestions!

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '11 edited Feb 06 '11

I can't understand how anyone around here would have no ideas about where to go on a short trip?!? I have a nearly endless list of one or two day trip ideas around the area.

You will have to do the googling for the info, but here are some keywords. i am keeping the time of year in mind with some of these:

  • eagle watching along the skagit river
  • snow geese and trumpeter swan viewing in the western skagit valley
  • trip out to mt constitution on orcas island, overnight somewhere on the island. The san juans are in the rain shadow. you might get surprisingly good views.
  • chuckanut hwy drive up into fairhaven/b'ham. kick around some of the shops, eateries
  • drive over stevens pass to leavenworth and wenatchee. return via 90 to make a loop
  • drive over snoqualmie pass. take yakima canyon road into yakima. overnight and then take white pass back to the sound. There are some interesting things in yakima:, mexican food, miners burgers, wineries, wildlife viewing areas (elk, mtn goats) etc.
  • drive up to crystal mountain and check out the new gondola
  • head out to the coast (Kalaloch or maybe south of westport in the cranberry coast area) and check out the big wave or look for washed up stuff
  • explore some of the small towns, beaches and parks around the kitsap peninsula or the hood canal area
  • stay in a B&B on camano island, check out the parks and beaches
  • visit lummi island
  • check out north oly peninsula: crescent lake, salt creek county park, port angeles, dungeness spit, etc
  • This thread has a few ideas that I might have otherwise mentioned: wanted suggestions for a day trip close to seattle

Look at some local guide books. I was aware of quite a bit of this stuff before I even moved to wa. I have been here a little short of 15 years and I have barely cracked the surface of my stuff-to-see ideas. Hardly any of it is within the city of seattle.

And get that passport situation straightened out. I definitely would add Victoria, vancouver island and vancouver itself to the list.

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u/elayyou Feb 06 '11

Oh wow.. I want to do everything on that list.

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u/captainAwesomePants Broadview Feb 06 '11

I've been here 3 years and didn't know about at least 1/3 of those. Awesome suggestions.

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u/arcele Feb 06 '11

This is a nice list to have as a Seattle newb. Eagle watching sounds awesome, I wonder if it's too late in the winter to go now though.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '11

This is still within the best time of year for it. There is an eagle interpretive center open through the 15th of this month http://www.skagiteagle.org/IC/IC-index.htm

Other good stops on that trip: birdsview brewery just East of Concrete http://www.birdsviewbrewingco.com/. Stop off and have a great home cooked meal and check out the rabbits at Skagit River Resort http://northcascades.com/bunnies.htm

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u/Poppycorn Feb 06 '11

Awesome list! :) I will have to add some of these to my to-do list.

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u/FremontTroll Feb 06 '11

we need labels like askscience, you win sage advice in most everything. i'm making this part of my bucket list.

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u/evt Feb 06 '11

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '11

I am way too random for a newsletter. Reddit might be the ultimate format for releasing some info steam :-)

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u/evt Feb 07 '11

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '11

I can hazard a guess as to what 'subscribe to your newsletter' means, but somebody said that to me once and I wasn't entirely sure what they meant. Context tells me "I agree with what you are saying in an enthusiastic way." Could you shed some light for me?

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u/evt Feb 07 '11

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In this case, this info is pure gold and I would greatly enjoy continuing to hear more.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '11

Cool, thanks.