I posted this a year ago just prior to a VERY hot weekend here in town. It’s been a popular post and with Summer almost “officially” here, I thought it might be helpful to repost. If I’ve missed any good locations please share. We all want to “stay cool” this summer! Origianlly published June 25, 2008 It’s going to be HOT here in Maple Valley this weekend! To me, 70′s is perfect, 80′s is HOT and 90′s are intolerable! I was born and raised in the Midwest so it’s odd that I consider mid-80′s to be HOT, but I’ve lived here for 21 years and seem to have acclimated to the cooler Northwest Climate. One thing’s for sure though, I definitely don’t miss the muggy heat of Cincinnati or the gnats….I hated them! (I do miss fireflies though) When my husband and I moved to the Puget Sound area in the late ’80′s I was dismayed to find there weren’t very many options for outdoor pools for our kids. There were indoor pools, but how fun is that on a hot day? Silly me, I didn’t realize that when you live in the Northwest and it gets hot, you head
