For three years, I saw Mount Rainier in the distance. It hovered permanent in the east, sometimes the haze or clouds making it seem to
Category: Letters Home
Our thoughts along the way.
The Eagles of Fort Flagler, Washington
Located on northeastern edge of the Olympic Peninsula in along Puget Sound, Fort Flagler beach is rimmed with escarpments topped by lofty pine forests. Look
Olympic National Park – Marymere Waterfall
On our last day in the expanses of Olympic National Park we hiked up the sodden trails at Marymere Falls. We ascended through old-growth cedar
Olympic National Park – Hurricane Ridge
Olympic National Park is a million acres, big enough to encompass several distinct ecosystems: Pacific coastlines, temperate rainforests, and the glaciated mountains of the Olympic
Olympic National Park – Sol Duc
We stayed four nights in Olympic National Park’s Sol Duc campground, a remote hideaway adjacent to natural hot spring pools and the energetic Sol Duc
Olympic National Park – Hoh Rainforest
There’s this thing about rainforests. It rains there. Like, a lot. Like, all the time. Which is the attraction to the place and why it
Olympic National Park – Kalaloch
Olympic National Park is big. It’s not the biggest in the U.S., but its remoteness, varied terrain, non-contiguous boundaries, and the lack of roads that
Haven Found Us
Last week, we closed on an antique Victorian house in Farmington, Maine. We’ll arrive there at the end of July, bringing with us those few
Chasing Waterfalls
A few miles east of Salem, miles of winding roads thread their way through the quiet, unassuming farm country concealing the crown jewel of Oregon
Ash Land
Where would you live if you could just up and move tomorrow? How would you select the perfect place? What criteria would you use to