- Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, on the Eastside of Lake Washington. It is a suburb of Seattle, 15 miles (24 km) away. Redmond is home to Microsoft Corporation, which has a large presence in the area. It is also home to Nintendo of America and numerous other companies. It is the self-proclaimed Bicycle Capital of the Northwest.
- 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.