San Juan Family

While this trail is short, it’s oh so sweet. The views near the end of the trail are breathtaking as one ventures along long, rocky bluffs. Across San Juan Channel is San Juan Island and its famous…

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Agate Beach certainly lives up to its name. There are agates to be found if you are willing to put in the effort. There is also plenty of colorful sea glass. This beach is great for beachcombing…

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attails are a food that you can eat almost all year-round. Every cattail plant is a hermaphrodite, with male parts on top and female parts beneath. After the male parts have done their job, they fall off.
There are two types of edible cattails, the common cattails, which are the most familiar, growing to [...]

he San Juan islands are a great place to find Salal Berries. When they’re flowering, they’re like little teeny white bells hanging from the stalks of the plant. They’re a low growing shrub that can perch at the edge of a cliff, so be careful.
Thew berries are ripe in late summer, from [...]

re you looking for Edible Wild Plants in the San Juan Islands?
A few years ago, when we lived in Seattle, I became completely enthralled with edible wild plants. I borrowed a book from the library that was about ten inches thick. “Native American Ethnobotany” discussed not only the edible wild plants, but also [...]