The road must eventually lead to the whole world. – Jack Kerouac
Seattle is a city that seems to have it all – great coffee shops and restaurants, amazing seafood, and an enormous craft beer scene. It’s a city that’s bustling with activity and entertainment options but, at the same time, has … Read More
Quite possibly one of the best craft beer cities in the country, Seattle is a great place to visit if you’re looking for great brews. With the hop capital of the world just a couple hours southeast and dozens of … Read More
Perched along the shores of Puget Sound, Seattle is widely regarded as one of the best seafood cities in the country. Given that my partner and rescue pup are obsessed with all things fish, we made it a priority to … Read More
Seattle, Washington… the home of the Seahawks, Space Needle and, of course, Starbucks. Since its IPO nearly thirty years ago, the latter of the three icons has catapulted the city into the spotlight on the world’s coffee stage. As of … Read More
Standing at 14,410 feet, Mt. Rainier’s snowcapped summit is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the Pacific Northwest. The soaring stratovolcano is not only the most topographically prominent peak in the lower 48 states – with 13,211 feet of … Read More
Located about thirty miles east of Granite Falls along the Mountain Loop Highway, Gothic Basin sits in the heart of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The fragile alpine basin is tucked between the rugged summits of Gothic and Del Campo … Read More
One of the more popular routes in the Mt. Baker Wilderness is a 6.5-mile circuit around the Chain Lakes. Circumnavigating flat-topped Table Mountain, the trail traverses subalpine lakes and wildflower meadows on the northeast side of Mt. Baker. With commanding … Read More
Located at the eastern end of the North Cascades’ High Divide, Yellow Aster Butte offers some seriously stunning alpine scenery within the northern reaches of the Mt. Baker Wilderness. With sprawling meadows peppered with tarns and wildflowers giving way to … Read More
Although our place in Snohomish was a solid four hours from the Olympic Peninsula, I wasn’t leaving Washington without at least one hike in the Olympic Mountains. One afternoon during one of my many bouts of randomly zooming in and … Read More
In the heart of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Mt. Dickerman is an easily accessible peak about 40 minutes (27 miles) east of Granite Falls. Sitting just off the Mountain Loop Highway between the trailheads for Big Four Ice Caves … Read More
The eight-mile out-and-back to Blanca Lake is one of the more heavily-trafficked routes in Washington’s Cascade Mountains. The centerpiece of the hike, Blanca Lake is perhaps the most eye-catching of the roughly thirty lakes in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. … Read More
Located halfway between Ross Lake and the town of Mazama along the North Cascades Highway (SR-20), Heather Pass and Maple Pass sit just outside the eastern boundary of North Cascades National Park. This was our first visit to the North … Read More
One of the more popular routes in the Mt. Baker Wilderness is the Park Butte Trail – an eight-mile out-and-back that leads to one of Washington’s ninety-three historic fire lookouts. Park Butte Lookout was built in 1932. However, records suggest … Read More
Located just east of the tiny town of Glacier, Skyline Divide is a seriously stunning trail in the heart of Washington’s Mount Baker Wilderness. Abutting North Cascades National Park to the east and the Canadian border to the north, the … Read More
Straddling the Montana-Wyoming border, Bighorn Canyon slices through fifty-five miles of sagebrush desert between the Bighorn and Pryor Mountains. Its colorful walls are made up of Madison limestone (320 to 350 million years old) and rise between 1,000 and 2,500 … Read More
