Part coastal, part pastoral, and 100% beautiful, San Juan Island is a dream. I don’t think I noticed until after I had moved away from Seattle, but this part of the world is truly a unique slice of geography, and it’s one of our favorite places in the Pacific Northwest DESPITE the fact that we…
Orcas Island is our favorite of the San Juan Islands, and it makes a perfect weekend getaway from Seattle. We’re big hikers, which means we were a little disappointed to find that there really aren’t too many good hikes on San Juan Island, which is the most visited island in the archipelago. There are tons…
Out of the island getaways in western Washington, Orcas Island is my personal favorite. After countless trips to San Juan Island in the summertime as a kid, many more to Bainbridge Island – which makes for a great day trip to Seattle – and more recent excursions to Whidbey and Vashon Island, Orcas has come…
One of the best parts about living in the Pacific Northwest (we now live in Portland, but the idea is the same) is the fact that, at any given moment, you’re roughly 90 minutes from the ocean and 90 minutes from the mountains. That geography makes this northwest corner of the country special, and is…
You’re going to Glacier National Park, which means you’re probably going to want to see a glacier at some point. When in Rome, right? The Grinnell Glacier Trail was one of our favorite hikes in Glacier National Park because it leads to the foot of Grinnell Glacier. Along the way, you’ll hike right up to…
Following the Continental Divide that runs through Glacier National Park and the rest of the Rocky Mountains, the Highline Trail is a beautiful hike with breathtaking views around every single bend in the trail. We have done a lot of hikes over the course of the last couple of years when we’ve spent summer and…