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Traffic Delays Hurricane Ridge 2008-07-28 12:18:56 July and August are our high season for Sequim vacation. One of the biggest vacation highlights is a visit to Hurricane Ridge. We love to take visiting family and friends for an outing to Hurricane Ridge and Crescent Lake. Get some hiking done in the middle of the Olympic National Park - great exercise! - and enjoy the most stunning views. When we recently saw this beautiful photo of wild flo Read more:Delays
Cheap Sequim Vacation 2008-07-18 21:56:42 For all those who have come to Sequim, not just for the Lavender Festival weekend but for an extended Sequim vacation, there is great news for saving money on gas when using the public bus service of Clallam County and Jefferson County. I could not believe it when I read the article on the Peninsula Daily News 'Peninsula public transportation scenic dropoffs'. A day pass for Clallam County bus tra Read more:Cheap
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Hawaiian Party in Sequim 2008-08-11 21:03:59 As everybody who has been following our Sequim vacation blog for some time knows by now, we moved from to sunny Sequim from sunny Hawaii Big island about 2 1/2 years ago. Within those years we've met quite a number of people who had moved from other Hawaiian
Islands to the Olympic Peninsula with the main purpose to retire in Sequim, just like us. We were happy to hear from our friend Margret Read more:Party
August in Sequim 2008-08-04 10:58:35 It's hot, hot summer all over the United States but there is one little corner in the Pacific Northwest, Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula which has pleasant temperatures for enjoying all outdoor activities, like biking the Discovery Trail, hiking the trails in the Olympic Mountains and pick berries at Sequim berry farms. If you are heading to Hurricane Ridge, read our recent article about traf Read more:August
Sequim Aquatic Center SARC is closed 2008-08-31 22:07:58 For all those Sequim visitors who are still on extended weekend Labor Day vacation or plan a Sequim vacation for the next two weeks, here is the not so good news: our most popular meeting place for exercise, swimming and socializing SARC (Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center
) is taking time off for annual maintenance and repair jobs from September 1 (tomorrow) - September 14. We told our Sequim
Plan ahead if taking Ferry on Labor Day weekend 2008-08-24 14:03:45 Sequim enjoyed some nice summer weather during the months of July and August - actually on a few days it was warmer on the Olympic Peninsula than normally. Still we could count the days we had to switch the air on to feel comfortable in the house. When we looked at the weather map of the entire United States we noticed that not many states were that lucky and got struck be permanent heat wave Read more:ahead
Bird Watching in Sequim 2008-08-19 22:20:25 If you are not into heavy hiking the Olympic Mountain trails or biking the Olympic Discovery Trail and yet like being out in nature with a leisurely walk in the forest, then the Bird Walk at Railroad Bridge Park might be just for you, when on your Sequim vacation. The walking tour begins at the Dungeness Audubon River Center at Railroad Bridge Park at about 8:30am on Wednesday mornings and t Read more:Watching
Free Concert in the Park 2008-08-18 19:34:19 Most Sequim residents and regular visitors know of our free Sequim concert Tuesday nights during the summer months. Living next to Carrie Blake Park, we have all the advantages this wonderful park has to offer: walks and bike rides, watch Sequim the wild life like Canadian Geese, ducks, herons and of course, listening to the free concerts on Tuesdays. Even when we don't visit the concert, we can h Read more:Concert
Best Retirement Towns by the Water 2008-09-22 13:09:35 Just a short notice today that Sequim advances on list of best retirement towns! Our friends from Hawaii who follow our new life in Sequim on our Sequim Vacation blog, recently told us that Sequim is listed on Wallet Pop on their 'Road Map to Retirement 2008' as Number 3 of '6 Top Towns
on the Water': "Many baby boomers dream of retiring somewhere by the water. These half-dozen places are o
Sequim Home for Sale Auction 2008-09-18 18:47:19 We just made it back from a short vacation to the LA area to visit family, Keoki's sister and my niece and families. We had a great time but are happy to be back home again and picking up on our exercise and swimming routine after SARC was closed for maintenance for 2 weeks. It's time to follow-up on our Sequim Vacation blog. As we noticed with our Sequim vacation rental guests in the past, Read more:Auction
Sequim Home 2008-09-07 21:38:57 Ever since we have moved to Sequim, exploring this town and its splendid surroundings plus meeting new friends has been a top priority in our daily Sequim life. As we told our Sequim blog visitors, the easiest way to make new friends is at SARC Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center. First it's just saying hello and then it's more talk and finally, and after that, it's having the new friends over f
Sequim Restaurant 2008-10-07 14:18:30 The Dungeness River Festival was a great success for Sequim. Residents and Sequim visitors had a good time. What else is new in Sequim? Sequim Town blog just received this email from a favorite Sequim restaurant of ours, Cedar Creek located in 5th Avenue across from SARC.Congratulations Cedar Creek to your 2nd anniversary. You made this restaurant a success with your commitment to Sequim town a
Dungeness River Festival 2008-09-26 18:22:31 After our good news for potential Sequim residents that Sequim got listed as one of the Best Retirement Towns by the Water, let's see what is happening this weekend in Sequim. Everybody who visits Sequim or lives in Sequim as attracted by the DungenessRiver
. If you are around this September weekend 9/26 + 9/27/08, come and visit the Dungeness River Festival
. What is it what attracts us mo
Lake Crescent Photos 2008-10-30 19:11:55 Dear Sequim Vacation blog visitors, After we made all these promises about starting a Sequim photo series with the photos taken by our guests Ron and Mary Nell from Texas on their Sequim vacation in September, we must admit that we are running behind schedule. Well, economic situation has become top talking topic in Sequim as everywhere else. In addition, October has blessed all of the residen Read more:Crescent
Visit Sequim for the holiday season 2008-11-13 17:36:40 Here is still some additional information on Hurricane Ridge Winter Season, which our Sequim visitors should know about. For the holidays, Hurricane Ridge will be open daily December 19 through January 4. Hurricane Ridge will also be open on January 19 for Martin Luther King Day and February 16 for Presidents Day. So plan your stay in Sequim for the holiday season ahead. There are plenty of t
Hurricane Ridge Road Reopened 2008-11-10 12:04:14 This is great news for all our Sequim visitors who love outings to Hurricane Ridge at the Olympic National Park. Friday last week the completion of Hurricane Ridge - a $12 million road reconstruction project - was celebrated. To encourage visitors to visit Hurricane Ridge, no park entrance fee was charged. We never expected the project to be done so fast. Hurricane Road reconstruction was complete