Bats! Olympia WA has bats…and other wildlife

Yes, I discovered bats accidentally, which is always a bad way to discover bats. I had just bought a patio umbrella for our deck. I had closed up the umbrella for the evening. The next day when I opened it up, these fuzzy brown things flopped out of it and clumsily flew away. I screamed. …

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Sailing tour of Budd Inlet in Olympia WA

On this cloudy July Sunday, we chartered a sailboat to tour Budd Inlet of Olympia, Washington. Even though it was overcast, it wasn’t too cold and the water was as smooth as glass. We saw lots of harbor seals, seagulls, the Boston Harbor lighthouse, and all the waterfront homes lining the east and west coastlines …

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Weird Olympia – Part II – Time Portal

This post is an addendum to my previous Weird Things About Olympia (check it out here: https://www.intunerealestate.com/weird-things-about-olympia/) but this is truly strange. On a specific section of Rainier Road in Southeast Olympia, just south of Spurgeon Creek Road, the time jumps ahead one hour. I have been driving on this road for years, and this …

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Best Things To Do This Spring 2022 in Olympia WA

Olympia in the springtime is a wonderful time of the year as we start to get out of the gloomy grey days of winter and start seeing sunnier days. And now that we are getting out of COVID restrictions, there is more to celebrate this spring. Here are my top things to do this spring …

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How to do a company Christmas party in 2020 – Coldwell Banker Olympia WA

Because we couldn’t gather this year to celebrate with our colleagues, my broker devised another plan to bring us some cheer. He did a pandemic-appropriate gift bag drive-up! Check out this short video: Ken and Nancy Anderson, the owner of my firm, Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty and their kids shopped locally and gave us …

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What we found when we hiked the Tenino, WA City Park Trail Loop

Fallen tree at Tenino City Park trail

This weekend was perfect fall weather – the air had a cool bite to it with the sun filtering through the autumn red and yellow leaves.  This made for the perfect time for a short hike on the one-mile Tenino City Park Trail Loop.  We started our hike behind the Train Depot Museum and looped …

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