Less than a four-hour drive from Seattle, this state park makes for a great day trip or weekend getaway during the Pacific Northwest's long winters. Life Outdoors Northwest Hikes September 26, 2024 at 6:00 am 5 WA larch hikes to try before the brief, golden season ends Summer may...
Only 60 hikers are allowed on the trail each day so you’ll often have amazing views all to yourself. Those who make the trek will enjoy the secluded Kalalau Beach and the most amazing views! Hike Expert: Paula Pins the Planet 8. MOUNT RAINIER Location: Seattle, Washington Distance: 13-...
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Brewer Creek is a hike that you will want to do more than once. This is a great all-year hike but during fall this hike really shines, almost literally in fact. A fall hike here brings you up close to the radiant and colourful larch trees which in late September are perfect hues of ...
Skyline Divide is one of my favorite hikes—and it could be one of yours, too. You can spend days meandering up the branching ridgelines of the divide, finding new panoramas and hidden snowfields around every corner. Seattle may only be an hour away, but the city is only a faint glow...
Returning to Seattle didn’t look good anyway. The nursing home with the first case of the virus in the U.S. is one mile from our home. But that didn’t matter anyway since our home is in the rental market. Hunkering down in place seemed like the best option. We had stayed for ...
The hike to Summit Lake is just 2.5 miles, mostly uphill. That means a 5 mile out and back trip. You’ll gain 1,200 feet quickly, so bring water and be prepared for a climb. This is a popular hike most times of year, especially because it’s only 70 miles from Seattle. In ...
Even if you live in Seattle or Portland, the massive size of the Olympic wilderness means that there will always be new places to explore. From rugged coastlines, to glacier topped mountains, to thick, enchanting old growth rainforests, Olympic National Park is a place that is beckoning you ...
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A Seattle law requiring large grocery stores to pay their frontline workers an extra four bucks an hour takes effect as of Wednesday, and Trader Joe's, for one, is opting to extend the additional cash beyond the city to pay its workers more nationwide. But the temporary wage bump comes ...