You should not use COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for your inactivity. Yes, the pandemic has reduced most of your options. Nevertheless, you still have access to tons of activities worth embarking on to keep yourself fit, such as Trail of the Cedars. In Washington, you have more options than you even care to imagine. … Read more
The Thornton Lake Trail is a real treat for many hiking enthusiasts. The thrill of the trail is never complete without a taste of Thornton Lake Trail and Trappers Peak. Reserved for hiking only, you will need to cover a total distance of 5.3 miles (8.4 km) of hiking to the peak and then to the lake. … Read more
Sourdough Mountain Trail is an exhilarating hike up Sourdough Mountain from the trail head at Diablo on the shore of Skagit River, all the way up past the Sourdough Mountain peak and part of the way toward Pierce Mountain peak to the old lookout hut that serves as the mountain’s icon. It is rated a … Read more
Be warned before you take on this hike, the name can be a little misleading. Rainbow Loop Trail is an in and out hike. The trail’s length is four miles, but you do not end up back where you started so you end up making the same trek back over your own footsteps making the … Read more
We’re only talking about a short nine mile in and out hike, but the Desolation Peak Trail has a lot of history and baggage accompanied with it. Part of the Ross Lake Recreation Area, this healthy hike could fall along the line of a strenuous hike from trail head to return, or you could opt … Read more
As we continue hiking all over the entire Pacific Northwest looking for the best trails and excursions, sometimes we’re looking for a short day trip, and sometimes we want a longer backpacker trail. Copper Ridge Loop in the North Cascades gives you a great multiple leg hike with overnight stays and some strenuous trails to … Read more
Due west of Mount Olympus is the coastal community of Quillayute, Washington and just a bit further towards the shore is La Push. Known best as being an outlying area of the only slightly more well-known Forks, Washington, La Push is where you will find a great spot for picking up many of the trailheads … Read more
Much of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is explored on the northern edge giving a spectacular view into Vancouver, and that is a great way to take in the magnificence of Washington’s natural beauty, but if you’re looking for a trail just a little less traveled, come a bit south into the Lake Quinault area and explore … Read more
Lots of people might go for a stroll on the beach, but you’re different and you know you want to “earn” that walk right? Well the Cape Alava Loop Trail is the hike for you. Not too difficult of an experience, but not a mild stroll along the coast, the Cape Alava Loop is located … Read more
The Humes Ranch Trail is a easy to moderate six mile hike that is part of the Elwha River and Geyser Valley trail system on the north side of the Olympic National park. Just south of Port Angeles and within the scope of an easy day-hike, the Humes Ranch is a popular hike for those … Read more
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