Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of restaurants that were available in the area outside of Mount Rainier National Park. These are the ones we visited in the order we visited them. When you visit be aware that the prices do reflect the cost of getting ingredients to the semi-remote area. Ashford – Copper
One of the entrances to Mount Rainier National Park was walking distance from our cabin. When visiting any national park I highly suggest getting a National Parks pass so that your entry is already paid for and entering is quick. Our first stop was the Longmire visitor center to speak to the park rangers about
One thing that I did not realize before visiting Ashford, Washington was that for as tiny as the town is about half of it is cabins and lodges for visitors to Mount Rainier National Park. We visited the park after Memorial Day but before for the true busy season when the majority of the wild
After having booked this Mount Rainier trip I got an email from one of the various travel sites I’m on an email lists for regarding Native American restaurants. Going through the list I saw that most were in places that I wouldn’t be able to visit (I deleted the email and can’t remember the site
The first thing that you seen when flying into the Seattle-Tacoma Airport is Mount Rainier. Standing at 14,410 feet above sea level, even on a cloudy day the peak can be seen from the air. On a clear day the massive mountain glowers over Seattle even though the city is a couple of hours drive
Keltin and I first flew into Seattle in October for our honeymoon at Olympic National Park. We decided to go back in early summer to visit Mount Rainier National Park. If you have not been to Washington state and you love getting out in nature to do some hiking, I highly suggest going. Not only
Visiting Olympic National Park was amazing. The country is beautiful and more than worth a visit. I could not have asked for a more amazing honeymoon location. When you visit plan a full day in most places. They are too beautiful to rush visiting, they deserved to be fully appreciated. Respect the land and leave
The title feels like a fairy tale and in a way it was. On the way too our cabin and Port Angeles we took a long detour and visited Olympia. On the way back we took the ferry from Bainbridge Island to Seattle. The ferry can be taken as a pedestrian, with a bike or
There is a lot of moisture and a lot of rotting vegetation in Olympic National Park. This is an appreciation post of the various types of fungus and mushrooms that keeps the forest working as it should. I do not know what any of these are called but I like how they look! Don’t worry,
On the trail to see Marymere Falls you pass the turn off for the Storm King trail. The trail is a little less than two miles long (1.7 miles to be exact) but it gains about 100 feet of elevation per 1/10 of a mile. Keltin and I got a good look at the start
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