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A shallow pool of blue-green water rimmed with rocks gives off faint steam at Olympic Hot Springs, with pale mineral runoff across dark ground, bare alders, mossy evergreens and patches of snow behind it.

Day Trips/October 8, 2026

Hot springs in Washington open to the public

Hot springs in Washington open to the public as of October 2026, like Goldmyer and Sol Duc: fees, seasons, walks from Enumclaw and three you cannot soak in.

Old headstones, obelisks and a white concrete family plot on a sunlit grassy slope in Black Diamond Cemetery, with a gravel lane at left and tall firs and a monkey-puzzle tree behind under a clear blue sky.

Local Life/October 8, 2026

Black Diamond Cemetery ghost stories and the mine beneath it

Black Diamond Cemetery near Enumclaw: who is buried there, the 1910 mine graves, the coal tunnels under the hill, the ghost stories and how to visit.

A small lookout cab with windows on every side glows from inside atop a short timber tower, its railed deck and outside stairs dusted with snow, above deep snow and snowy, tree-dotted ridges under a dark blue night sky.

Outdoors & River/October 8, 2026

Fire lookout rentals in Washington, and how to book one

Fire lookout rentals in Washington: which lookouts you can rent, what each costs, when booking opens, and which are closed as of October 2026.

Snow drifted to the eaves of the Paradise Inn, its steep roof, row of dormer windows and stone chimney heavy with snow under a clear blue sky, with two workers in hard hats at a tunnel entrance cut into the drift.

Outdoors & River/October 8, 2026

Mount Rainier snowfall at Paradise averages 53 feet a year

Mount Rainier snowfall at Paradise averages 637 inches a year, the park says. The record is 1,122 inches, the low 266, and 2025-26 brought 479.

A weathered false-front wooden bank building with a sign reading Ye Olde Molson 1900, joined to a gabled wing signed United States Customs and Immigration, with old wagons and machinery standing in snow under a clear blue sky.

Day Trips/October 8, 2026

Ghost towns in Washington you can visit, and ones you can't

Ghost towns in Washington you can visit, from Franklin and Melmont near Enumclaw to Molson, with fees and access rules, plus the ones closed to the public.

The front of El Camino Restaurant in sunshine: its sign under a metal awning, a wooden door, and a window with a Cocktails sign, an Open sign and the phone number 360-825-5999 above food posters, with a chalkboard reading Open on the sidewalk.

Food & Drink/October 7, 2026

Mexican food in Enumclaw: 6 places and a $7 taco Tuesday

Mexican food in Enumclaw: six restaurants and taco stops, with dishes and prices from their own menus, a $7 Tuesday taco deal and happy hour times.

A single-story pizza restaurant with a green metal roof, red trim and a cream front bearing green oval Frankie's signs and red PIZZA letters, its plate-glass windows above a row of shrubs.

Food & Drink/October 7, 2026

Enumclaw pizza places: 6 menus and a pie named Buckley

Enumclaw pizza places in October 2026: six menus compared, from Cascadia's wood-fired Buckley to Domino's open past midnight on weekends, with hours and prices.

The Trapper's Sushi Co. sign, with its fish and chopsticks logo, hangs from the red-brick corner of the restaurant's building above an awning and a window lettered www.trapperssushi.com, with a crosswalk signal pole in front and parked cars and shops along Cole Street beyond.

Food & Drink/October 7, 2026

Trapper's Sushi Enumclaw menu: 9 dishes, no Enumclaw roll

Trapper's Sushi Enumclaw menu: nine dishes with prices, how the all-you-can-eat sushi bar works, and happy hour and hours on Cole Street as of October 2026.

The yellow brick front of Rainier Bar & Grill on Cole Street in Enumclaw: beer and whisky signs in a row of high windows, the restaurant's name in yellow letters on a black awning and the top of the doorway below.

Food & Drink/October 7, 2026

Rainier Bar and Grill Enumclaw menu: 10 dishes with prices

Rainier Bar and Grill Enumclaw menu: 10 dishes with prices, from the chowder its menu calls famous to a $43.95 rib steak, plus hours and parking.

A grilled burger patty on green leaf lettuce, with the top of its bun set behind it, beside a heap of fries on a white square plate on a dark wooden table.

Food & Drink/October 7, 2026

Mint Enumclaw menu: 10 things to know before you order

Mint Enumclaw menu: what the Historic Mint on Cole Street serves and what it costs, plus its kids menu, hours as of October 2026 and a 2023 happy hour card.

The Safeway storefront on Roosevelt Avenue in Enumclaw

Local Life/October 6, 2026

Safeway was named for staying out of debt

In 1925 the word on Roosevelt Avenue was a promise about money. In 1986 somebody bought the company with $4.2 billion, mostly borrowed.

A Roman-style mosaic of small stone and glass tiles in ochre, slate blue and deep green: a short, square-shouldered man in a 1920s suit and hat with a star on his lapel holds a folded paper to his chest and holds open a door of iron bars with a ring of keys in the lock, while a smaller figure in a dark coat walks away up a pale road past forested hills, a coal mine headframe, a winding river and a distant city skyline.

Local Life/October 2, 2026

Matt Starwich: the sheriff an ex-mayor swore was no citizen

In 1922 a former mayor swore King County's sheriff was no citizen. Matt Starwich brought the charge that convicted him, then asked the governor to pardon him.

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