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Sledding in Full Color!The white splendor was upon us last week – good for some, not so good for others. But all-in-all if you have kiddos, (or cross country skis) it was fun! It was noted that a hot sledding location for winter frolicking is right nearby – Snow Horse! (local golf course in other seasons). It is a bowl so lots of fun and roller-coaster-like sledding. Not a far walk from Indianola on the trail that runs along the golf course and not quite as speedy as Killer Hill.

 

Speaking of Killer Hill – three locals had the eternally cool (and fast!) Radio Flyer metal railed sleds. The REAL DEAL! They flew down the hill – the kids were so impressed!

School was out, for many, so was work. So off we went to play in the frozen world. Power stayed on – hallelujah! Which made playing in the snow all the more fun with a chance to go inside, warm up and have some cocoa. We don’t get it too bad nor often – hope you all had a chance to play!

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Indianola Clubhouse is also a Red Cross Warming Station in the case of power outage in the area. You can sled down there – or to the Indianola Country Store. The Store had limited sled parking on Thursday but was a great place to meet with friends and neighbors and discuss the best sledding hills to venture out to next! It’s also nice that we, in Indianola, can get out of the house, on foot, during frozen winter days!

 

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Indianola Wa pier and beach at low tide.  This is a public fishing pier, a dive spot to an underwater wreck,  and a great beach to walk children and dogs, plus it has a long history for being a desirable place to dock all kinds of boats.

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The tide flats are prominent in this very minus tide.

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Looking across Agate Pass Bridge with Bainbridge Island on the left.

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Here are some fun stairs to the beach.  Imagine packing picnic supplies or beach toys up and down.  Whew!

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Here is an old and very worn rope swing.  It is easy to imagine all the fun this worn out swing has seen in better days!

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This house on the beach is so fascinating because it is RIGHT THERE on the beach.  No one is allowed to build like that anymore.  Can you imagine the thrill of being in this house during one of our winter storms?  It would truly be dramatic.

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Looking out across the very long pier is rather amazing.  A great place to take kids and do a little fishing.

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Looking back from the pier at the little town of Indianola.  The famous Indianola Country Store is just on the left after one exits off the pier. This little store is an active neighborhood hangout which serves sandwiches, snacks and carries an excellent array of merchandise to save residents a trip to a neighboring town such as Kingston or Poulsbo. The owners are friendly and offer great service.  Fun to get a coffee and walk the beach.

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Fantastic fun play day for dogs on the beach.  Life doesn’t get much better than this!

 

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Here is the dock at Jefferson Beach outside of Kingston WA during a winter day.  It is true the sky was blue and it was a gorgeous day, but what doesn’t show in the photo is how incredibly cold it was that day.  Clear and cold.  The wind was howling which made the very high tide even more dangerous and wild.

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This  fishing pier is a very popular salmon fishing spot in the fall.  It can be virtually lined with fishermen and young boys doing some crabbing.

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This photo shows how high the tide was — all the way up to the steps going out on the pier.

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The tide was so high it covered most of the boat launch and tossed up large logs.

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This photo demonstrates the powerful waves as it was tossing large logs like toothpicks.  Bainbridge Island is in view in the distance.  The tide is normally low enough on this side of the beach to walk all the way to Indianola Wa.  A great walk completed by a stop at the wonderful Indianola store.

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The wind was blowing so strongly that this local Jefferson Beach standard poodle was barely able to walk toward the beach.  Mother Nature was giving her a brushing!!

 

We recently went Salmon fishing in the Puget Sound between Suquamish, Bainbridge Island and Indianola.  We tried using buzz bombs, fake squid and shiners, shiners and herring and lures.  No Salmon on this outing.  We did see one fisherman haul in a good size silver.

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View of Suquamish from our boat

We did catch a few bullheads and one dog fish, but more importantly we had a good time out on the Sound enjoying the salty sea and relaxing views.  If any of you have some fishing tips, they are welcome.

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