Kirk and I celebrated our toddler,Walker, turning 3 this past weekend by a family trip to the coast and hiking in the rain forest.We had picked up two nights at Kalaloch Lodge for $99 a night in a cabin, which is a great price. And considering later winter/early spring is some of the best time to enjoy the Olympic [...]
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It’s Like Surf n’ Turf But Better: Beaches n’ Forest Hiking
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, hiking, Hiking Gear, Hoh Rain Forest, Kalaloch Lodge, trip photos, Trip report, Trip Reports on March 27, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Roughing It In The Rain Forest
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, hiking, Lake Quinault Lodge, Trip Reports on March 4, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
In a ton of emails one caught my eye awhile back. It was from Lake Quinault Lodge, which sits on Lake Quinault in Olympic National Forest. I have stayed there a number of times, it was an email with deals for previous visitors with a winter deal. I nearly deleted it, then I took a [...]
Wildflower Wanderings
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, hiking, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP, Naches Peak Loop trail, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, trip photos, Trip report, Trip Reports on August 20, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Waking up at 5:30 am wasn’t easy but it paid off. My friend Janelle and I went up to Chinook Pass near Mt. Rainier for an easy dayhike of Naches Peak Loop. Why? Wildflowers! It is a hike I get in 1 to 2 times a year usually, it is pretty…you get to be on the Pacific [...]
Late Afternoon Hiking on The Pacific Crest Trail
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, Food Finds, hiker food, Mariel's Blisscuits, Navitas Naturals, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, Trip report, Trip Reports on August 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I wasn’t planning on hiking yesterday until I got a last minute invite to do a late afternoon hike with a friend, Jared and his girlfriend, Lauren. They were thinking of going up to Sheep Lake and beyond at Chinook Pass near Mt. Rainier. I hadn’t been back to Sheep Lake since fall of 2010 [...]
Monday At Sunrise
Posted in Food Finds, hiking, photos, Trail Cooking, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, dayhiking with babies, Food Finds, hiking, hiking with children, kid friendly trail snacks, Mt. Rainier NP, Tasty Organic Fruit Snacks, trip photos, Trip report, Trip Reports on July 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Monday Kirk had a rare weekday off, so we took all the boys up to Sunrise at Mt. Rainier NP for an easy day of hiking. We hadn’t been up there since last summer and last year the snow was deep. This was so much better – barely any snow left made for easy hiking. The weather [...]
Two Wee Ones and Two Lakes
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged Bench and Snow Lakes, dayhiking, hiking, hiking with children, Mt. Rainier NP, trip photos, Trip report, Trip Reports on July 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Saturday Kirk and I took our two youngest up to Mt. Rainier for an easy hike to Bench and Snow Lakes. I hadn’t done the trail since 2003 (our oldest was 6 then) and Kirk hadn’t hiked it before. Having two small ones has encouraged me to find shorter hikes once again….and in a way, [...]




