Tag: carnation
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Random Photo Post: Chinook Bend on an icy morning
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How they built the bridge: Teamwork at Tolt-MacDonald Park, 1976
This is the last in a series of blog posts celebrating American Archives Month 2016, using King County records to highlight the history of King County parks. For more, see “Athletes with Disabilities: King County Parks as a Recreation Pioneer,” “From Coal to the Cold War: Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park’s Former Nike Missile Sites,” and…
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Timber! The First 24
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Timber! Just Days Away
Have your tickets? If so, what are you hitting up first – the river, a hike, mountain biking with REI, kayaking, bubble football, mustache waxing? Don’t really matter, whatever you choose it all coalesces into one crazy-awesome experience. Don’t believe? Check it. Video never lies.
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The kids are alright
A couple classes from Carnation Elementary walked down to join the Snoqualmie Tribe, who just happened to be hosting a planting event today along the Tolt river. We were privileged to provide support, and weren’t alone. Turns out Mountains to Sound Greenway and King County’s Stewardship Partners are also big on that whole restoration/education thing.…
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If Timber! tickets fall in the woods, do they make a noise?
Looking to experience the Timber! Outdoor Music Festival for free? Who isn’t, tickets are selling fast, so we thought we’d show you some love. Tell us what your favorite memory, or summertime activity is, in one of our parks. This means simply comment on this post (in whichever media you find it in). We will…
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Tolt-MacDonald Park owning July
Ain’t no party like a Tolt-MacDonald party. We own the month of July. You are looking at three events that will be taking the park to 11. That’s right: it is so awesome, we installed a knob that goes one further, not to 10, but 11! What, you ask, are these epic events? Well, we…
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This is HOT: Timber! Outdoor Music Festival
Get on the ball and line up your friends because tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 19 at 10 a.m. PT, for the hottest musical festival this summer will ever know. With a vision for “a big neighborhood campout,” the organizers from Artist Home Presents are partnering with King County Parks to bring the freshly announced Timber!…
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Got cabin fever? We’ve got the solution!
Feeling cooped up lately, after all these weeks of crazy storms and cold winds? Dr. Big Backyard hereby orders you to plant some trees, shrubs and other native species in one of these fine King County Parks during March! All events go from 10 am – 2 pm, unless otherwise indicated. No experience necessary and…
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Random photo post: Tolt-MacDonald play area