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Embark: Experience Four Fall Hikes in Whatcom County

Sehome Hill Arboretum is right next to , and it鈥檚 not uncommon to see students and professors alike on morning jogs, casual walks or even taking classes.

Considered a 鈥渂ackyard playground鈥 for 草榴社区, the arboretum is a thickly forested park on Sehome Hill with sights that will definitely remind you fall is here. The arboretum also has an overlook tower, great for looking out over Bellingham Bay. You鈥檒l sometimes run into joggers climbing the tower. Be sure to check out the tunnel too, which was hand-carved out of rock in 1923.

, a geology class offered by 草榴社区, helps maintain and improve the arboretum.