Hiking Basics: How to Choose a Hiking Trail
The outdoors can be intimidating, but if you can walk, you can hike. Sometimes, I’m in such a routine, I forget that I have a …
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Scrambling up Mount Washington on the Huntington Ravine Trail
I wasn’t sure hiking the Huntington Ravine trail today was going to happen but knew I’d regret it if I didn’t try. During my hike …
2-Week New England Itinerary: The Perfect Fall Foliage Road Trip
I’ve always wanted to explore the New England states, especially after I moved away from the northeast to Seattle. Fall was my favorite season as …
Summiting Maine’s Mount Katahdin via the Knife Edge Route
The alarm sounds at 4:30 am. Cold coffee in our thermoses gives us a perk as we drive down the dark, dirt roads from Abol …
The Best Navigation App: How to Use Gaia GPS
In 2015 on a mountaineering trip to summit Washington’s Glacier Peak, my climbing partner pulls out her phone and shows me where we are on …
Travel Guide: 8 Things to Do in Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan, a mix of Alaska and the PNW with plush green coastal islands and an abundance of rain, is a splendid place to visit in …
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Pacific Northwest
North Cascades: Visiting Stehekin in the Off-Season
On a weekend trip my husband, Andy, and I wanted to get our visiting parents into the heart of the mountains. The ragged mountains and …
PNW El Niño: I’m Not Ready to Say Goodbye to Winter
Why do we associate snow with winter? I’ve been in the snow more times this spring than I can count on one hand. However, I’m …
From a Novice Hiker to a Skier: Climbing Mt. St. Helens
Was there reason to be terrified? I attempted Mt. St. Helens two months after moving to Washington. After sitting on the couch unemployed, I was …
Featured Destination
London
A Guided Tour: Palace of Westminster and Houses of Parliament
The Palace of Westminster is my favorite building in London, and I always recommend it to my friends and family as a must-see. Elizabeth Tower …
London’s Mail Rail Ride at The Postal Museum
It was way ahead of its time, a solution to transport mail more efficiently away from the horses and the street traffic. Opening in 1927 …
2 Days in London: An Aggressive Sightseeing Itinerary
London is a large city with museums, history, and pubs. I’ve had a few friends visit London and I keep going back to similar things …
Trip Reports
Scrambling and Glaciers: How to Climb Mount Shuksan’s Fisher Chimneys Route
It was several years ago. I did a winter trip to Artist Point with the Washington Alpine Club for a backcountry skiing course. I was …
Bike to Hike: an Overnight Trip to Three Fingers Lookout
The concept of sleeping on top of a mountain in a lookout tower somehow convinced me to ride a bike 10 miles up a washed …
Scrambling up Mount Washington on the Huntington Ravine Trail
I wasn’t sure hiking the Huntington Ravine trail today was going to happen but knew I’d regret it if I didn’t try. During my hike …