East of Lake Washington

This trail has always held a special place for us as it was one of the first excursions we did in 2012 when we first moved back to the Northwest with Lucas. Years later we returned and it’s still a nice walk, especially the fact that its wide, paved...

This one came through a recommendation via our online form (thanks Aimee!) It’s a trail along the Sammamish River that stretches from Bothell to Redmond and is maintained by King County. As their website says, “the trail offers extraordinary views of the river, the broad Sammamish River Valley, Cascade...

This is great trail, especially the trestle bridge that stretches high over Tokul Creek. Unfortunately, it’s really tough to access in a wheelchair, at least from where we parked near the Tokul Tunnel. You definitely can’t make it down from the road to the trail in a wheelchair (see...

This trail was a big surprise — especially since we had never heard about Tradition Lake before stumbling upon it on a drizly midsummer day. It’s part of the Tiger Mountain/Issaquah Alps area just east of the town of Issaquah on I-90. A really nice wooded area easy to...

We discovered this great little accessible trail east of Redmond last winter while Lucas’s sister was at her horseback riding class nearby. The gorgeous afternoon light certainly helped make it a good experience but the tree-lined trail and the pond lookout perch also made it worthwhile. Key stats: Distance:...

This is a beautiful spot along the South Fork of the Snoqualmie river, easily reached off I-90 passed North Bend. There’s a bunch of picnic tables in Olallie State Park and we enjoyed lunch in the sun before setting out along the trail, which leaves from the northeast end...