Capitol Hill Ice Rink

Seattle's newest holiday skating venue, a covered, environmentally friendly synthetic ice rink for all ages, open 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, over the basketball court at Cal Anderson Park, 1640 Nagle Place (11th Avenue and East Pine Street), Seattle; $12, or $6 for ages 8 and younger, per hour, with or without skate rental (www.capitolhillicerink.com).

Also this weekend

Walk in the New Year: Emerald City Wanderers 5K or 10K scenic West Seattle walks, start anytime 4-7 p.m. Saturday or anytime 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, 3050 California Ave. S.W., Seattle; free (206-935-3225 or www.walkingwithecw.org).

Cascade Orienteering Club Bog Slog: Run, walk and/or mountain bike to explore the woods searching for checkpoints marked on a map, no orienteering experience necessary, instruction available, start anytime 10 a.m.-noon. Saturday, Saint Edward State Park, 14445 Juanita Drive N.E., Kenmore; $8-$11, preregister; Discover Pass required, $10/day or $30/annual (www.cascadeoc.org).

Northwest Trek Winter Wildland: Holiday-themed enrichment activities for park animals, Family Discovery Center indoor activities to learn how animals adapt to winter, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, 11610 Trek Drive E., Eatonville, Pierce County, $8-$17, ages 2 and younger free (360-832-6117 or www.nwtrek.org).

Guided snowshoe walks, Mount Rainier: Moderately strenuous 1.5-mile guided snowshoe walks for ages 8 and older, snowshoes provided or bring your own, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, then Saturdays, Sundays through March 25; sign up one hour before each walk; Mount Rainier Visitor Center, Paradise, Mount Rainier; $15/park entry fee; $4 donation suggested for snowshoes; all vehicles required to carry tire chains (360-569-6575, 360-569-2211 or www.nps.gov/mora/).

Winterfest Ice Rink: Last weekend for ice skating, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center; $7/adults, $5/ages 6-12, $2/ages 5 and younger, includes skate rental; cash only (206-684-7200 or www.seattlecenter.com).

Bald Eagle viewing along the Skagit River: Information on eagles that migrate to the area for the winter, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, guided nature walk 11 a.m. Saturday; Howard Miller Steelhead Park, 52809 Rockport Park Road, State Route 20, Rockport; free (360-853-7626 or www.skagiteagle.org); also, volunteers provide spotting scopes and binoculars, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through January at Sutter Creek Rest Area, Milepost 100, Highway 20; Marblemount Fish Hatchery, and Howard Miller Steelhead Park (360-856-5700 or www.fs.usda.gov/mbs).

Guided snowshoe walks, Hurricane Ridge: One-mile walks, snowshoes included, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays through March 25; register 30 minutes before, space limited, $5/person donation suggested; all vehicles entering the park required to carry chains; Hurricane Ridge Visitors Center, Olympic National Park; $15/vehicle park entrance fee (360-565-3131/road conditions; 360-565-3130/visitor center or www.nps.gov/olym/).

Compiled by Madeline McKenzie

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