Last Sunday my buddy Scott and I took a day-trip up to the historic Chuckanut Drive area between Bow and Bellingham, WA. It’s a pretty small stretch of scenery, but there are some neat places to explore. One stop is the Taylor Shellfish Farm, where you can see lots and lots of oysters and crabs, some run-down and abandoned houses, and a neat lighthouse covered in oyster shells.
Another cool stop is Larrabee State Park. You can hike down to the water and go exploring in the tide pools (when the tide is low enough) and climbing around on the really neat sandstone formations. It’s also got a boat launch, so those of you with boats or have friends with boats can go cruising around Samish Bay.
Chuckanut Drive ends in the Fairhaven district of Bellingham, which is cool in its own right. It has lots of neat little shops and cafes and tons of classic architecture to admire. The Colophon Cafe, in particular, is a good place to stop for lunch. Good sandwiches and some mean desserts.
The drive up to Chuckanut Drive from Seattle takes a little over an hour, exploring Chuckanut Drive itself can take an afternoon, and driving back from Bellingham is about an hour and a half. It makes for a pretty good day-trip.
You can check out photos from my trip in my Chuckanut Drive set on Flickr.
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