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Edmonds Marine Walkway

Quick early Sunday morning walk along the Edmonds Marine Walkway trails and over to the marsh. Raining most everywhere else but blessed that the rainshadow had shifted just enough east to give us ...

Teneriffe Falls

I haven't been to Tenerrife Falls for a few years now and today I did it again as part of an "easier" training hike. It was raining and it was not as easy as I had hoped. 😂 The trail is ...

Swakane Canyon

I’ll start by saying it was snowing both times we went over Steven’s Pass today. Be safe out there. It can be slippery in the mountains. High clearance car recommended for this rough road. It starts ...

Catherine Creek - Natural Arch

What a contrast this are is in the spring compared to late summer! It’s green and flowery. Lots of people there late Saturday afternoon but there’s plenty of space to spread out. Beautiful area.

Weldon Wagon Road

Lovely spring day in the gorge for a hike. Easy to find although the GPS link here wanted me to go right but there was a sign pointing left. Stay left at the last fork in the road and the parking ...

Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area - Ridgeline Solar Trail, Whiskey Dick Mountain West Peak

Ethan, Karen, & I headed off to Whiskey Dick Mtn & Chinaman's Hat on this sunny, mild day. Chinaman's Hat is a conical peak at the west end of Whiskey Dick Mtn. Ever since I had a read a WTA report ...

Columbia Hills State Park - Crawford Oaks

Lots of flowers! Arrowleaf balsamroot, phlox, and barestem biscuitroot are in full bloom now. Lupine is nearing full bloom, and desert parsley is starting to fade. The densest flowers were along the ...

Yellow Lake

Happy Earth Day! To celebrate, I brought my 8 yo, 6 yo and 2 yo out to Yellow Lake, as this was a new hike for us and we’ve been meaning to explore it for a while. This trail is a short, nearly flat ...

Catherine Creek - Universal Access Trail

After our time at Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail, we went to Catherine Creek to add more walking to our day. The rain had stopped and we had a pleasant walk along the loop. Flowers seen were common camas ...

Picnic Point

Now that we are well into spring, the minus low tides are happening during daylight hours. I went down to Picnic Point to see what might emerge in the early afternoon as the tide as going out. There ...

Cowiche Canyon Preserve

Did a 4 mile clockwise loop starting from the Scenic trailhead. Some small, ground-hugging flowers were blooming. Not too many people out. We could see rain in the distance to the north and south but ...

Wright Park

Somehow I ignored Tacoma on my previous visits to the area. After exploring Point Defiance park earlier in March, I noticed waterfront while driving and wanted to get back and walk it. A wrong turn ...

Union Bay Natural Area

Started at 6:30am. Made a loop starting at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Lots of birds to see and I saw some sort of mammal in the canal (maybe nutria?). Saw one other person. Muddy and puddle-y ...

Coyote Wall

A windy blustery rainy afternoon hike but the greens and yellows were spectacular! One never knows what the gorge is going to offer up but this trail is do-able no matter the weather — layer up and ...

Oxbow Loop Trail

After reading the recent article in The Seattle Times about this hike - and having recently taken a Mountaineers moss class, I decided to check out Oxbow Lake Loop on this fine early spring day. I ...

Beacon Rock State Park - Hamilton Mountain

I agree with the trip report before me, Beacon Rock State Park is an incredibly beautiful place! We arrived to the trailhead around 11am to an almost full lot. A ranger was there directing traffic ...

White Bluffs - North

This trail is easily my favorite in the entire Eastern WA, so today was my third time there. It’s a long drive from Seattle, but it does give a chance to embrace diversity of nature in this beautiful ...

Moran State Park - Cascade Lake, Moran State Park - Cascade Falls

I participated in a BCRT at Moran State Park from Wednesday 2/23 to Saturday 2/26 and we camped at Moran Camp so I decided to take in a couple of short hikes in our off time in the early evening on ...

Cape Disappointment State Park - North Head Trail

A little Valentine's getaway down along the coast with lighthouses and a short hike for me. This is a great time to come down to see the famous lighthouses and check out the beach when the cabin ...

Sharpe Park - Montgomery - Duban Headlands

I arrived a little after 7am in advance of a WTA work party and was the second car at the trailhead. Parking lot can hold at least a dozen cars. I'd explored the southern part of the park on an ...

Copper Creek Hut Snowshoe

The huts are closed for day use but you can access an overnighter through the www.mtta.org webpage. We did just that and luckily was able to get a weekend date several months ago. Copper Creek is ...

Wenatchee Crest Snowshoe (Blewett Pass)

We decided to snowshoe Wenatchee Crest (road 800) from Blewett (Swauk) Pass today as the snow fall was forecast to be one inch and the day clearing to sun after noon. That proved to be an optimistic ...

Wiley Slough - Fir Island

Extremely, unusually (or so we were told) windy day on this trail. Still saw many birds in and on the way—snow geese, trumpeter swans, bald eagles, gb herons, northern harriers, northern pintails. ...

Manastash Ridge - Observatory Road

Ethan, Brenda, Jonah, & I took a snowshoe up the Manastash Observatory Rd on this cold, almost foggy day. The Wenas-Ellensburg Rd was plowed, though has some ice/compact snow in places coming up ...

Umtanum Creek Falls

I had to make an unexpected trip to Ellensburg today, and as I had a couple hours to kill, I was able to fit in a short hike to Umtanum Creek Falls. Ellensburg was deep in the fog today, but I ...

Alta Vista Loop

We picked up an overnight permit from the Longmire Wilderness Info Center Saturday morning and headed to the Paradise area to snow camp for the night. Even though it has not snowed for a few days, ...

Nordic Pass - Hyak

Decided to go for a quick snowshoeing trip to Hyak Lake while my son was doing his nordic ski lesson at The Summit. I started from the Hyak Creek Trailhead which is behind the Silver Fir Lodge. I ...

Hoh River Trail to Five Mile Island

Arrived at 10am - parking lot at the Hoh Rainforest visitor center is very large and there were only 10 or so other cars parked. Visitor center is currently closed, but toilets still open (and ...

Lake 22

We got to the trailhead around 11am on a Saturday, the parking lot seemed relatively full so we parked on the street just a bit further down the road. Note that as you are driving in you can’t park ...

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

First visit to the Refuge! What a stunning property. The boardwalk feels a lot longer coming back than it seems, so be prepared depending on weather and other conditions. Loved the bird variety and ...