News -- iFLY Seattle -- Tukwila, WA

    We just learned about a brand new amazing facility thanks to Komo 4 News that we're really excited to try out (http://www.komonews.com/living/travel-outdoors/128045193.html).  

    The place is called iFLY, and they offer the incredible experience of flying, that usually gets through skydiving or paragliding, without the same risk or the cost. iFLY is an indoor skydiving facility which allows them to operate using a huge wind tunnel that channels air vertically skyward giving you a zero gravity effect http://www.iflyseattle.com.

    Take a look at this video to learn more about it: http://youtu.be/Cxd2imLH3ms

This looks completely AMAZING! We can't wait to try it!

Things to Know:

• It's about $60 to go on a flight
• The new facility is located in Tukwila near the I-5/I-405 junction
• It looks like a lot of fun

We haven't had a chance to check this out yet, but we plan on it and will let you know more when we can!
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News -- Glass Blown Pumpkins -- King 5's Evening Magazine

    It's October and that means it's time to start getting in the harvest time mood. Some people are celebrating in more classic ways, by buying candy and figuring out what costume to wear for the 31st; while others have been experimenting and creating new ways to have fun with yearly traditions, like going pumpkin picking...Tacoma Glass Blowing Studio will be sponsoring 7 "pumpkin patches" in the Seattle area with real glass blown pumpkins this year.
    In the last 10 months, the studio has produced over 6000 unique glass blown pumpkins.  Kim Holcomb from Evening Magazine reports:

Watch this to learn more about the artistically created glass blown pumpkins that are becoming the new craze in Seattle

    A portion of the proceeds will be donated to an amazing organization called, Kidstown International, which helps supply at-risk or orphaned youth in Romania, Nepal, and India with some of the basic necessities of life. http://www.kidstowninternational.org/. 

Where to Find Upcoming Pumpkin Patches:

• Sat. Oct. 8th 9-2pm Issaquah's Pickering Barn (1730 10th Ave. NW Issaquah, WA 98027)
• Sat. Oct. 15th 9-4pm Tacoma's Pagada at Point Defiance (5400 N. Pearl St. Tacoma, WA 98407)
• Sat. Oct. 22nd 9-4pm Bellevue's Northwest Art Center (9825 NE 24th St. Bellevue, WA 98407)
• Sat. Oct. 29th 9-4pm Puyallup's Pioneer Park Pavilion (330 S. Meridian Puyallup, WA 98371)
• Sat. Nov. 5th 9-4pm Olympia's Port of Olympia Plaza (704 Columbia St. NW Olympia, WA 98501)

    Thank you Tacoma Glass Blowing Studio for this amazing art!  
    http://www.tacomaglassblowing.com/
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News -- Autumn Loop Drive -- Seattle Times Newspaper

    Thanks to the story by Brian J. Cantwell, from the Seattle Times, we learned about the Chinook Pass/White Pass Autumn Loop Drive in the Mt. Rainier National Park. We're looking forward to checking this out this fall.
                     http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2016345603_trsouthcascades02.html

    The scenery looks absolutely beautiful--prepare for autumn leaf colors and panoramic mountain vistas. Check it out this weekend and send us your experiences and photos.
    We'd love to post them!
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