“Upper Left” Washington State Pumpkin Farms Guide
A guide to the best pumpkin patches NW Washington State. Don’t see one on the list that should be here? You can click here to add a location.
Kitsap County
Visiting Poulsbo: Little Norway on Liberty Bay
Poulsbo, located in the Kitsap Peninsula of Washington State, is sometimes called “Little Norway” because of the Norwegians who settled here over 100 years ago. Here’s a bit more about this charming PNW town and what to do if you visit.
Visiting Pia the Peacemaker on Bainbridge Island
Bainbridge Island has received one of several whimsical wood troll sculptures by Danish artist Thomas Dambo. Here’s a bit more about visiting Pia.
Bald Eagles at Big Beef Creek: “It’s that Seabeck time again.”
Every year in late May and early June, a number of bald eagles come to Big Beef Creek in Seabeck with the morning low tide.
Where to View Salmon Spawning in Kitsap County This Autumn
Every year the salmon return from the ocean to their home streams to spawn. WSU offers a day of salmon viewing and education in the fall. Here’s where and when to view spawning salmon in Kitsap County this Autumn.
Foulweather Bluff
Foulweather Bluff is a protected nature refuge in Hansville, WA. It offers a short family-friendly hike to the beach and great birdwatching!
Hiking Guillemot Cove Nature Reserve
Guillemot Cove Nature Preserve is one of my favorite Kitsap County day hikes, and great for kids (at least kids who will tolerate the uphill trek back from the beach). While you’re there, visit the Stump House which (legend has it) was a hideout for an outlaw in the 1800s and would have been my clubhouse as a kid if it had been in my neighborhood.
Halls Hill Lookout: Bainbridge Island’s Mosaic Labyrinth
This beautiful mosaic labyrinth sits on a wooded park overlooking the water on Bainbridge Island, WA.
