COVER STORY WRITTEN BY NATALIE SINGER PHOTOGRAPHED BY MIKE SIEGEL
ON THE COVER: Ariel Caspe-Detzer and her 3-year-old son, Avi, walk along Highway 202 in Fall City, where they enjoy the semi-rural, family-friendly lifestyle. Caspe-Detzer's nephew, Oliver Halsey, comes along for the ride in a backpack.

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TASTE Fools For Noodles Oodles of noodles offer comfort across cultures. NORTHWEST LIVING Shaped For Strolling Bruce Allen and Denise Lanešs Medina garden is a shaded acre crisscrossed with paths.