down the Pacific Northwest coast
downstream on North Creek
- Spada Lake - Culmback Dam (wta.org)
Culmback Dam and Spada Lake are a lovely retreat off Highway 2, just east of Sultan and up the Sultan Basin Road. Spada Lake is a source of drinking water for the City of Everett, so in-water activities are prohibited, but there are hiking trails that circle the lake and nearby just waiting for your exploration.
eastbound on U.S. Route 2
fast food that does not suck
- Everett — Thumbnail History (historylink.org)
Once called the “City of Smokestacks,” Everett has a long association with industry and labor. Its first beginnings were two Native American settlements at opposite sides of the heavily wooded region, one on the Snohomish River and the other on Port Gardner Bay. Platted in the 1890s and named after the son of an early investor, it soon attracted the attention of East Coast money. Over the next 100 years, Everett would be a formidable logging mill and industrial center. In 2005, Everett numbered 96,000 citizens.
northbound on Interstate 5
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southbound on Interstate 5
Washington Trails Association
- Langus Riverfront Park (wta.org)
Just across the Snohomish River from the city of Everett sits a small park with two loop hike options on three miles of paved trail.
- Everett, Washington (Wikipedia)
Everett (/ˈɛvərɪt/ EV-er-it; Lushootseed: dᶻəɬigʷəd [d͜zəˈɬi̞ɡʷəd]) is the county seat of and the most populous city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett is the seventh-most populous city in the state, with 110,629 residents as of the 2020 census. The city is primarily situated on a peninsula at the mouth of the Snohomish River along Port Gardner Bay, an inlet of Possession Sound (itself part of Puget Sound), and extends to the south and west.
