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
Tag: National Parks
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
Postcard from Crater Lake
Reaching a depth of nearly 2,000 feet, this is the deepest lake in the United States. This dormant caldera is also the deepest volcanic lake on earth.
Untold Secrets
The idea of enchanted forests has forever captivated human imagination. Our myths and stories are rife with them. Full of mystical potential, they are the
The Last Stands
Once 2,000,000 acres of majestic old-growth coast redwood forests dominated California’s northern Coast Range. In addition to nurturing a complex, interwoven habitat for countless plants
Pushing Boundaries
Growing up, I was called a tomboy. That was back when such a phrase didn’t elicit PC eyerolls. It was also a time when kids