- Kali tragus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is known by various common names such as prickly Russian thistle, windwitch, or common saltwort. It is widely known simply as tumbleweed because in many regions of the United States, it is the most common and most conspicuous plant species that produces tumbleweeds. Informally, it also is known as “‘salsola”, which was its generic name until 2007.
- Marckworth Forest (wta.org)
Marckworth Forest offers some wonderful walking among forest, marshes, and rumpled rocky hills, as long as you’re ok doing your own routefinding on logging roads. It’s a quiet, little known and infrequently visited spot, less than an hour’s drive from Seattle.