Tag: vacations

June 21, 2011

Washington’s new Discover Pass does not apply to people riding bikes

Well, here’s yet another reason to ride your bike on your weekend getaway this summer. In order to help close a huge funding gap, Washington State Parks is instituting a new vehicle license fee that goes into effect July 1. The Discover Pass will cost $30 per vehicle per year. However, this pass is only…
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tagged: bike/bus combo, snoqualmie tunnel, vacations, washington state parks
March 25, 2011

Pedal-powered weekend getaways

Last weekend, my partner Kelli and I took advantage of a temporary change in ferry schedules to bike to Whidbey Island for a getaway. Usually, the ferry to Clinton on Whidbey Island leaves from Mukilteo for a 15-minute jaunt. But due to dock work in Mukilteo, the ferry to Clinton is temporarily leaving from Edmonds,…
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tagged: edmonds, ferries, interurban north, shoreline, touring, vacations, whidbey island