Richard And Ruth's Guidebook for Guests

Richard And Ruth
Richard And Ruth
Richard And Ruth's Guidebook for Guests

Sightseeing and magical places to visit

Breathtaking all year round. A perfect day trip for our guests.
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Mount Rainier þjóðgarður
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Breathtaking all year round. A perfect day trip for our guests.
A local state park that has sweeping views over the Puget Sound, hiking trails, picnic areas and a a fun kids play area. The trails are relaxing and easy to walk. The water views take your breath away. Get lost in the beauty of the forests and magic of the beach.
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Saltwater ríkisvæði
25205 8th Pl S
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A local state park that has sweeping views over the Puget Sound, hiking trails, picnic areas and a a fun kids play area. The trails are relaxing and easy to walk. The water views take your breath away. Get lost in the beauty of the forests and magic of the beach.
The Black Diamond Bakery is too delicious for words. Take a drive for a late breakfast or afternoon tea. Explore local blueberry picking farms and the beauty of Flaming Geyser State Park. Visit the small historic museum or buy a precious item to make your trip memorable at the Black Diamond antique store.
Black Diamond
The Black Diamond Bakery is too delicious for words. Take a drive for a late breakfast or afternoon tea. Explore local blueberry picking farms and the beauty of Flaming Geyser State Park. Visit the small historic museum or buy a precious item to make your trip memorable at the Black Diamond antique store.
Green River Gorge is the last river-cut rock canyon in Western Washington and is 12 miles long. A wild place of natural wonder just east of Black Diamond, the gorge remains isolated, allowing it to survive man’s intrusion. Slashing down 300 feet into the Puget Sound’s 50-million-year-old sub-tropical past. Coal miners have lived here, their lives now marked by a ghost town you can hike to. A coal seam, part of a mine abandoned decades ago, still burns today. Petrified wood, fossils and even a petroglyph are found here by the rafters and kayakers, fishermen, hikers, our guests and berry pickers who have learned and come back to the gorge’s beauty.
Green River Gorge
Green River Gorge is the last river-cut rock canyon in Western Washington and is 12 miles long. A wild place of natural wonder just east of Black Diamond, the gorge remains isolated, allowing it to survive man’s intrusion. Slashing down 300 feet into the Puget Sound’s 50-million-year-old sub-tropical past. Coal miners have lived here, their lives now marked by a ghost town you can hike to. A coal seam, part of a mine abandoned decades ago, still burns today. Petrified wood, fossils and even a petroglyph are found here by the rafters and kayakers, fishermen, hikers, our guests and berry pickers who have learned and come back to the gorge’s beauty.
Canter-Berry Farms
19102 Southeast Green Valley Road
Immerse yourself in PNW food, sightseeing and local produce and crafts. Enjoy the water views and sights and sound of the Emerald City.
Pike Place Market
Immerse yourself in PNW food, sightseeing and local produce and crafts. Enjoy the water views and sights and sound of the Emerald City.
Look at Chihuly’s inspiration and influences and brings together many of the elements of his work, including Drawings, signature glass series, large architectural installations and his personal collections.
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Chihuly garður og gler
305 Harrison St
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Look at Chihuly’s inspiration and influences and brings together many of the elements of his work, including Drawings, signature glass series, large architectural installations and his personal collections.
If you like beaches, parks, sea life, outdoor adventure, dining and events, point yourself in the direction of Des Moines Marina and Beach Park, WA
Des Moines Marina Pier
410 S 222nd St
If you like beaches, parks, sea life, outdoor adventure, dining and events, point yourself in the direction of Des Moines Marina and Beach Park, WA
Kanaskat-Palmer State Park is a 320-acre Washington state park on the Green River in King County. The park has 2 miles of river shoreline and offers picnicking, camping, 3 miles of trails for hiking
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Kanaskat-Palmer ríkisvíddi
32101 Cumberland Kanasket Rd SE
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Kanaskat-Palmer State Park is a 320-acre Washington state park on the Green River in King County. The park has 2 miles of river shoreline and offers picnicking, camping, 3 miles of trails for hiking
Proud home to the University of Washington’s Men’s and Women’s golf teams, Washington National Golf Club is one of the Pacific Northwest’s true gems.
Washington National Golf Club
14330 SE Husky Way
Proud home to the University of Washington’s Men’s and Women’s golf teams, Washington National Golf Club is one of the Pacific Northwest’s true gems.
It’s history with punch lines!
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Bill Speidel's Underground Tour
614 1st Ave
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It’s history with punch lines!
Active free fun for all ages with a 30 ft climbing tower and amazing views in Seattle.
Artists At Play Playground
305 Harrison St
Active free fun for all ages with a 30 ft climbing tower and amazing views in Seattle.
A welcome oasis on the shores of Lake Washington.
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Washington Park Arboretum UW Botanic Gardens
2300 Arboretum Dr E
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A welcome oasis on the shores of Lake Washington.

Snowboarding, skiing and scenery

We love Crystal Mt during the winter and summer months. Such a beautiful drive to the mountain through the countryside. Restaurants, bars and so much to see all year round. Chat to us more for little tips that will make your visit to the mountain that much more unique and special! We are avid skiers in the winter and love heading up the mountain in the Gondola on summers days.
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Crystal Mountain
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Ski, snowboard, snow shoe, cross country ski, tubing. A snow paradise.
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Snoqualmie Pass
1001 WA-906
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Ski, snowboard, snow shoe, cross country ski, tubing. A snow paradise.

Neighbourhoods

Picturesque and historic water front community. Beautiful water front board walk and delicious restaurants only a few minutes drive from Water View.
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Des Moines
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Picturesque and historic water front community. Beautiful water front board walk and delicious restaurants only a few minutes drive from Water View.
Endless hours walking along the waterfront. Delicious restaurants and breathtaking water views. Look out for the inquisitive sea lions!
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Ruston Way
Ruston Way
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Endless hours walking along the waterfront. Delicious restaurants and breathtaking water views. Look out for the inquisitive sea lions!
Sleepless In Seattle. Once you start exploring you will not want to stop. All a city can offer and more in the heart of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Perfect day trips to explore the heart of the emerald city and the 'coffee capital of the world'.
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Seattle
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Sleepless In Seattle. Once you start exploring you will not want to stop. All a city can offer and more in the heart of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Perfect day trips to explore the heart of the emerald city and the 'coffee capital of the world'.

Food scene

Gracene's Cupcake Boutique
30800 3rd Avenue
Down-to-earth Pacific Northwest-based seafood chain serving a menu of hearty local catches.
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Anthony's HomePort Des Moines
421 S 227th St
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Down-to-earth Pacific Northwest-based seafood chain serving a menu of hearty local catches.
Charming local stop for cafe fare, pastries, fair-trade coffee & ice cream, with a drive-thru.
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Auntie Irene's
22504 Marine View Dr S
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Charming local stop for cafe fare, pastries, fair-trade coffee & ice cream, with a drive-thru.
Beer, wine, coffee with a view over the water and Marina in Des Moines, WA
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Quarterdeck
22307 Dock Ave S
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Beer, wine, coffee with a view over the water and Marina in Des Moines, WA
Food, wine, and gifts from around the northwest and the world. Sandwiches and salads, meals to go. Craft beer and a wine bar and tapas menu with a PNW-Meets-Iberia focus. Public and private events, from music to meetings.
Marina Mercantile
Food, wine, and gifts from around the northwest and the world. Sandwiches and salads, meals to go. Craft beer and a wine bar and tapas menu with a PNW-Meets-Iberia focus. Public and private events, from music to meetings.
It’s truly a sight and a beer to behold!
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Old Stove Brewery
1901 Western Ave
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It’s truly a sight and a beer to behold!
Be transported by taste alone.
Flight Wine + Chocolate
Be transported by taste alone.

Sightseeing

This beautiful and popular park is famous for summer tubing and rafting in the river. Flaming Geyser also has a specially designated area for flying remote-controlled model airplanes. The park was named for a flame which burned through a concrete basin, fueled by a methane gas pocket 1,000 feet (300 m) below the surface. When the pocket was discovered by prospective coal miners in the early 1900s, the test hole hit gas and saltwater, shooting water and flames 25 feet (10 m) into the air. The same methane pocket seeps gas through a mud hole to create the "Bubbling Geyser" nearby. Great for easy hiking, picnics and cooling down in the water on a hot summer day.
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Flaming Geyser Park
23700 SE Flaming Geyser Rd
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This beautiful and popular park is famous for summer tubing and rafting in the river. Flaming Geyser also has a specially designated area for flying remote-controlled model airplanes. The park was named for a flame which burned through a concrete basin, fueled by a methane gas pocket 1,000 feet (300 m) below the surface. When the pocket was discovered by prospective coal miners in the early 1900s, the test hole hit gas and saltwater, shooting water and flames 25 feet (10 m) into the air. The same methane pocket seeps gas through a mud hole to create the "Bubbling Geyser" nearby. Great for easy hiking, picnics and cooling down in the water on a hot summer day.
South Prairie is one of Pierce County’s plateau communities perched above the Puyallup River valley on a plateau forged from glacial retreat and volcanic activity. The area abounds with small-town charm, rural living and outdoor recreation. The gateway to Mount Rainier and Lake Tapps dominate the geography, providing a backdrop to the best of Western Washington living.
Town of South Prairie
South Prairie is one of Pierce County’s plateau communities perched above the Puyallup River valley on a plateau forged from glacial retreat and volcanic activity. The area abounds with small-town charm, rural living and outdoor recreation. The gateway to Mount Rainier and Lake Tapps dominate the geography, providing a backdrop to the best of Western Washington living.
Even when Seattle is cold and gray, the waterfront is warm and inviting.
Waterfront
Even when Seattle is cold and gray, the waterfront is warm and inviting.
Embrace the passion and celebrate the triumphs.
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Seattle Mariners
1250 1st Ave S
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Embrace the passion and celebrate the triumphs.
Keep calm and eat skittles. Blue, green and white. Go Seahawks!
Seattle Seahawks
Keep calm and eat skittles. Blue, green and white. Go Seahawks!

Outdoor hiking

Take every caution to stay away from the waters edsge when exploring during winter months and when river is full. A few years ago the owners, of resort and surrounding area on both sides of the river, reopened access to the Gorge. For $5 that you place in a box on either side of the river you can park and access this incredible oasis. From the resort side of the river you park in a lot across the street from the resort building near a small pond. Then you enter through a chain link gate on the left side of the green resort building and step into another world. A wooden staircase leads under the one lane bridge towering above. It bends a way down to the river and passes by a spring that forms the waterfall further down. A platform has a bench beside the spring and overlooks the river below. The end of the wooden staircases transitions to worn sandstone steps and pathways. One trail leads to a cave behind the iconic waterfall that you can see from the bridge overlook above. Behind the waterfall is the cave with a pool carved out of the sandstone. A steel lined fence runs along the permitter of the cave to keep anyone from falling. Water droplets form rain beneath the eve of the cave as the waterfall cascade past the opening, streaming down the sandstone face beyond the lip of the cave. I’ve often wondered if the water in the carved stone pool was heated at one time because to sit in that cold water in the shade of the overhang would be quite frigid. Trail leads down to the river, dangerous with rapids in the winter so stay clear of edge, shallow swimming holes in the summer make this a magical spot to cool off on a hot PNW day.
Green River Gorge Resort
29500 SE Green River Gorge Rd
Take every caution to stay away from the waters edsge when exploring during winter months and when river is full. A few years ago the owners, of resort and surrounding area on both sides of the river, reopened access to the Gorge. For $5 that you place in a box on either side of the river you can park and access this incredible oasis. From the resort side of the river you park in a lot across the street from the resort building near a small pond. Then you enter through a chain link gate on the left side of the green resort building and step into another world. A wooden staircase leads under the one lane bridge towering above. It bends a way down to the river and passes by a spring that forms the waterfall further down. A platform has a bench beside the spring and overlooks the river below. The end of the wooden staircases transitions to worn sandstone steps and pathways. One trail leads to a cave behind the iconic waterfall that you can see from the bridge overlook above. Behind the waterfall is the cave with a pool carved out of the sandstone. A steel lined fence runs along the permitter of the cave to keep anyone from falling. Water droplets form rain beneath the eve of the cave as the waterfall cascade past the opening, streaming down the sandstone face beyond the lip of the cave. I’ve often wondered if the water in the carved stone pool was heated at one time because to sit in that cold water in the shade of the overhang would be quite frigid. Trail leads down to the river, dangerous with rapids in the winter so stay clear of edge, shallow swimming holes in the summer make this a magical spot to cool off on a hot PNW day.