5 Hikes for the Weekend: Staircase, Olympic National Park
The crowds flock to Hurricane Ridge, Sol Duc and the Hoh rainforest, but tucked away in the Southeast corner of the Olympic National Park, Staircase offers some amazing experiences. With mountains,...
View ArticleThe 10: Best and Easiest Olympic Peninsula Mountains to Hike
When most people think about climbing mountains, we think of ice axes, ropes, frozen beards and dangerous conditions. While mountains like that do exist, even in the Olympic National Park, most...
View ArticleLAKE QUINAULT LODGE AREA HIKES
Want to experience the Olympic National Park rainforest without having to drive as far as the Hoh? The Lake Quinault Lodge and neighboring trails can give you a fantastic experience just a few miles...
View ArticleQuinault Big Cedar: An Olympic Peninsula Giant Tree
With the partial falling and closure of the trail around the Kalaloch Big Cedar, tree enthusiast from around felt a huge loss. While the falling of the Kalaloch Cedar is sad, there are still plenty...
View Article10 Must See Olympic National Park Wildflower Hikes
Olympic National Park is best known for the green, wet and moss-draped trees of the rainforest. Huge maples, consumed by moss, line trails of cedar and fir trees that tower over the forest floor,...
View ArticleOur 5 Rules for Hiking with Dogs in the Olympic National Forest
As rain steadily fell on the hood of my rain jacket, my feet trudged along on a slushy, muddy trail on the eastern slopes of the Olympic Mountains. The roar of the river provided a meditative...
View ArticleTen Olympic National Park Locations to Stay Cool in the Summer Heat
Upper Murhut Falls The annual heat wave of summer is in full swing along the normally wet, rainy areas of Olympic National Park and Western Washington. TV news stations, normally clamoring on and on...
View ArticleWhy Visit Olympic National Park?
Enchanted Valley Trail, Olympic National Park Olympic National Park is more than wave-crashing sea stacks at the beaches of Kalaloch or LaPush, Hurricane Ridge panoramas and the green-heaven of the...
View ArticleGoblins and Ghosts: Five Supernatural Hikes in Olympic National Park
Hiking along the Elwha, Olympic National Park As the crispiness returns to the air, and the frost starts to form on the ferns and maple leaves at the bottom of the rainforest floor, we thirst for...
View ArticleFive Reasons to Hike Upper Royal Basin in Olympic National Park
We all know the Olympic National Park is pretty much the greatest park to hike. With beaches on the wild Pacific Coast, thousands of rocky high alpine ridges that amazing panoramic views, and...
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