Seattle is an amazing city to explore, but sometimes even a local like myself wants to get out of the city. The great part about the area’s location is how accessible numerous weekend trips from Seattle are. Whether you want to go a few hours away to the beach or head north to Canada, you’ll […]
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Port Angeles is one of my favorite home bases on the Olympic Peninsula. I get out there at least once a year for hikes in Olympic National Park, the waterfront, the wineries, and the laid-back town itself. It’s also a great launch point for a weekend trip from Seattle because you can be there in […]
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 […]
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 […]