Yesterday I wrote about three unusual trees in the Pacific Northwest.  I thought today I should tell you a little about some of the wildlife on San Juan Island.  There may be some party animals here, but I think they are all at San Juan County Campground or in Friday Harbor.  But we do have …

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One of the really interesting things about moving all over the country is learning the different kinds of plants in the parks.  Guests expect the rangers to know what all the plants are, so we learn them as best we can.  There are three unusual trees here on San Juan Island that I have not …

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San Juan Island is a hikers’ island.  I have never seen so many trails in such a small area.  There are over 80 miles of maintained trails on the island.  The trails are located in the National Park, in the Land Conservancy, in San Juan County land, in the State Park, and on Bureau of …

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It would be hard to live on San Juan Island for any length of time and not visit the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor.  We visited back when we first came to the island when Sandy and Eric visited.  With everything else going on, I realized the other day that I have not yet written …

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This week, English Camp proudly hosted the Coast Salish Canoe Journey of 2017.  I wrote about the Coast Salish before, when we provided the site for their Cultural Heritage Day.  That was a mini-canoe journey with just one canoe:  a trial run for this canoe journey. The Coast Salish are many different tribes, or families, …

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The McMillin Mausoleum in Roche Harbor is one of the weirder things to do on San Juan Island.  Of course we had to go there when Sandy and Eric visited.  The McMillin Mausoleum is such an odd place that is featured in Weird Washington, USA Today, and Atlas Obscura. John McMillin started the Lime Kilns of …

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Those of you who know me know that I love to bake.  When I cooked, I made casseroles instead of cooking on the stove.  I especially love to bake cookies, brownies, bread, rolls, pies:  anything gooey and yummy.  For the last three years I have not baked in the RV because of the terrible, horrible, …

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Tom and I went from living on an island off the coast of Georgia – St. Simons – to living on an island off the coast of Washington State – San Juan Island.  Although we love the scenic beauty of both the islands, there are some pitfalls to living on an island. The first of …

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Lime Kiln Point State Park is located on the southwestern side of San Juan Island and is one of the most visited spots on the island.  Everyone knows it is the #1 place to watch for whales from the shore.  The park borders on the Haro Strait, and from the shore you can watch barges, …

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While John and Jackie were visiting, we took a whale watching cruise with Western Prince.  We chose Western Prince for two reasons.  First, they get the highest ratings of any of the whale watching tours on San Juan Island.  Second, they had spots available! We went out on the Western Prince II on Tuesday afternoon. …

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