Olympic National Park is one of my favorite places in Washington and one of the most varied national parks in the country. In a single trip, you can walk through old-growth rainforest, climb to alpine views, watch the sunset on a wild beach, and kayak on a glacier-fed lake. I’ve been here multiple times a […]
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Olympic National Park is one of my favorite places in Washington. It has incredible hiking trails, the only temperate rainforest in the lower 48, a dramatic coastline, and alpine views, which is rare to find in one park. If you only have one day in Olympic National Park, you can still get a really good […]
Road Trips, National Parks, United States, Washington, Wyoming
17 Must-See Stops on a Seattle to Yellowstone Road Trip
Seattle is the perfect starting point for many road trips, but nothing is more exciting than going on a Seattle to Yellowstone road trip. This may be the most iconic national park in the United States, so most people want to visit it at least once. Several years ago, I had a summer wedding in […]
The Olympic Peninsula is one of my favorite parts of Washington. I’ve driven the Olympic Peninsula loop road trip more times than I can count, including for Moon Washington State, the guidebook I wrote, and every trip, I find something new. The loop takes you past three completely different ecosystems on one drive: alpine highlands […]
Olympic National Park is one of those rare places where the lodging is part of the experience. You can wake up in a historic lodge on the shore of a glacial lake, fall asleep in a remote rainforest cabin, or pitch a tent on a wilderness beach with sea stacks rising out of the fog. […]