Port to buy Eastside rail corridor Full story: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003989165_railtotrail02m.html By Keith Ervin and Bob Young Seattle Times staff reporters In a tentative deal hailed as one of the most important land acquisitions in the region’s history, the Port of Seattle plans to buy a 42-mile Eastside rail corridor and lease the southern portion of it …
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Preliminary deal reached to turn rail line into trail By Keith Ervin Published in the Seattle Times on February 26, 2007 King County, the Port of Seattle and BNSF Railway executives signed a preliminary deal this morning intended to turn the 40-mile Renton- to- Snohomish rail line into a recreational trail. The trail would be …
Rail-to-trail plan sparks debate over Eastside line By Keith ErvinSeattle Times staff reporter The BNSF Railway’s Renton-to-Snohomish line is in bad shape. Only one track runs along most of the 42-mile corridor. Its sharp curves, street crossings and deteriorating tracks force trains to keep speeds low — no more than 10 to 30 mph. When …
Reaction to trail swap spotlights manufacturing’s dwindling role on the Eastside Rail change: Will last factory turn out the lights? Published in The Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) – December 1, 2006 by Steve Wilhelm Staff Writer When local politicians recently proposed converting the Eastside’s rail corridor into a hiking and biking trail, …
I started snowboarding on a used Rosignol with strap bindings. I was looking for a backcountry tool and before I could even really ride I started experimenting with plate bindings and plastic ski-mountaineering and climbing boots. I eventually learned to make turns in my Scarpas, but they were never really satisfactory. I couldn’t get around …
rail-trail from Arlington to Darrington. here’s the county webpage it’s not clear how much of this actually rideable but you can see the bridges next to the highway and periodically you read about work parties brushing out sections of the trail. here’s a city tourism blurb about the Darrington end and a blurb about …
Centennial Trail: The scenic route just got longer March 30, 2005: Full story By Diane Brooks Times Snohomish County bureau An achievement 22 years in the making deserves more hoopla than your standard ribbon-cutting. So when Snohomish County on Saturday officially opens a 10.3-mile section of the Centennial Trail, celebrants instead will lift a …
Dutch Miller Gap BOOKLIST Manning – Alpine Lakes. p. 172 Waptus Pass. p. 232 – 233 crest trail. p. 168 Waptus River. p.166 Cooper River. p. 158 Spectacle Lake. p. 222 Dutch Miller Gap / L Bohn Gap (via middle fork trail). “For the main event, follow tread a long mile to a magnificent basin …
ALPINE LAKES 2005, or: Dr. B471l< and the 1337 H1l<3R5 I started off in the spring of 2005 thinking about doing a backpack into the Dutch Miller peaks. My plan was to hike the East Fork Foss trail through the Necklace Valley, scramble up to La Bohn lakes and then walk over to Williams …
