North Cascades National Park is one of Washington’s most underrated national parks, just two hours northeast of Seattle and packed with alpine lakes, glaciers, and dramatic mountain views. I’ve been hiking and exploring the park since 2019 and have done dozens of day trips here over the years, with my favorite being October to catch […]
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The North Cascades are one of Washington’s most spectacular hiking destinations, with hundreds of miles of trails through alpine lakes, glaciers, old-growth forests, and dramatic mountain ridges. The park sits about two hours northeast of Seattle and stays under the radar compared to bigger Washington national parks like Mt. Rainier, which means more solitude on […]
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 […]
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 […]
After 30+ years of visiting Mt. Rainier, I’ve stayed at Paradise Inn during a summer photography trip where we stayed up late shooting the stars and were back up a few hours later to catch sunrise. I’ve rented a cabin in Ashford to go snowshoeing with a friend during a Mt. Rainier winter trip. And […]