Places

You might not even be aware of Viking Ice Cream Poulsbo. It's "Forge" is located in a strip mall off Viking way. Visitors are more likely to buy ice cream at Island Cool when they visit town due to the location.

But you may have encountered it if you:

1. Live here


2. Have gone to VikingFest (and as aside, I seem to recall the ice cream being called Viking FEAST and note that this has changed. Or was that my imagination?)


3. Have shopped in a few of the local retailers that carry it (Red Apple grocery next door to the "Forge" does).

So if you want some authentic Poulsbo ice cream, I recommend it. My favorite is the pumpkin, which you can only get seasonally.

If you visit the Forge, they are open odd hours, generally around 11:00 but check the door as the sign may make it look like they're not open.

This is a Mount Rainier National Park map location page indicating Mount Rainier National Park in general. The park actually has multiple entrances. The park sign is at: 39000 WA-706, Ashford, WA 98304 but there are a number of park entrances.

For additional information, maps, and recommended resources, please visit our PNWWiki glossary page about Mount Rainier National Park and Mount Rainier.

Mount Rainier National Park is one of three National Parks in Washington State (along with North Cascades National Park and Olympic National Park).

It includes both Mount Rainier and a great deal of surrounding land.

For additional information, please visit our PNWWiki glossary page about Mount Rainier National Park and Mount Rainier.

Craven Farm is a farm in Snohomish, WA which hosts a large pumpkin patch every year and is also a wedding venue.

The pumpkin patch features a bunch of activities from a beer garden to an "Alice in Pumpkinland" maze (which looks incredible when seen from the drone shot on their website), a Kids' Maze, tractor rides, a cow train (no, the poor cows are not pulling a train! It's a train contraption for kids that is pulled behind a tractor and painted with cow spots.), and apple canyon, rubber duck races, "Human Football," axe throwing and, of course, farm animals.

I haven't been there since my kids were small, but have fond memories of this one. Perhaps I'll go again this year!

Generally prices for the activities are $5 each, but they also sell wristbands.

Dogs are not allowed except for a few, specific event days. See Pooches in the Patch.

The Summit at Snoqualmie is the closest ski resort to Seattle.

This nursery in Port Orchard, WA has a little charming Hobbit House at the back. We wrote more about it in this post.