While camping at Washburne State Park, I did a loop hike from the campground to Heceta Head lighthouse and back to camp via the Hobbit Trail and beach.
Located next Mount Hood, this hike to Mirror Lake and Tom Dick Harry Mountain includes a scenic subalpine lake, a forest filled with rhododendrons, and panoramic views from the rocky peak.
Located in Oregon’s Coast Range, the Step Creek Loop is an easy hike that’s great for a cloudy or rainy day.
If you can only do one hike at Mount Rainier National Park, this incredibly scenic loop takes you from the meadows at Paradise to high above treeline on the mountain.
On this guided multi-day kayaking trip, we paddled from Orcas Island to Sucia Island where we camped for two nights and kayaked around the islands.
I’ve backpacked at Indian Heaven almost every year and thought I’d skip it this year. But I couldn’t stay away – and this time, it completely stole my heart as I showed my young friend the beauty of this place.
On this three day backpacking trip to Upper Palisades Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, we hiked through subalpine beauty filled with lakes and meadows to a scenic lake below peaks of The Palisades.
Starting at Chinook Pass, we hiked south on the Pacific Crest Trail and camped at American Lake and Big Dewey Lake, both of which are just outside of Mount Rainier National Park.
On my first subalpine backpacking trip of the year, we lucked out and were able to get walk up permits for Upper Crystal Lake at Mount Rainier National Park.
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