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East Lake Sammamish Trail

August 22, 2016
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Location: Issaquah/Sammamish/Redmond
Address: Lake Sammamish State Park to Marymoor State Park
Length: 11 miles

Follow an old railroad route along the eastern shore of Lake Sammamish for a pleasant–and blissfully flat–bike ride on the Eastside. Recent improvements have resulted in new paved sections making […]

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Torguson Park

August 17, 2016
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Location: North Bend/Eastside
Address: 750 East North Bend Way, North Bend
Acreage: 17.3

A dramatic 31-foot climbing tower is the featured attraction at Torguson Park, although the view of Mount Si in the background is pretty stunning in itself.

This park, which sits close to […]

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Big Rock Park

August 9, 2016
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Location: Sammamish/Eastside
Address: 21805 S.E. 8th Ct., Sammamish
Acreage: 15.9

I love it when a park slowly reveals its secrets, encouraging you to explore.

At first glimpse from the small parking area Big Rock Park, in a sort-of rural neighborhood on the Sammamish Plateau […]

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Fisher Creek Park

July 12, 2016
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Location: Snoqualmie
Address: 7805 Fisher Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie
Acreage: 24.27

Don’t doubt that this kid-focused park is worth the drive from anywhere in Seattle or the Eastside. My five playground testers today spent nearly three hours here, and I could barely drag them away […]

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