September on Puget Sound
| Location |
Orcas Island, Washington State |
| Type |
Rural/Village/Island |
| Distance |
30 miles |
| Duration |
3-5 Days |
| Difficulty |
easy |
| Highlights |
Whales, Walks, Paddles and Hikes |
After we left Orcas Island last Labor Day, we heard that teenager Colton Harris-Moore was hiding all over the island, breaking into businesses, leaving the barefoot mark that gained him the “Barefoot Bandit” moniker, and learning to fly other people’s airplanes. Now he’s in federal prison, having been finally caught in the Bahamas. I think he should have stayed here and figured a way to blend in with island life on this beautiful San Juan archipelago in Washington state. But that’s another man’s journey, another’s Weekend Walk. Much of the essence of the Pacific Northwest, for me, is here among these islands in Puget Sound, and I am looking forward to our annual trip to Orcas Island this Labor Day weekend.
