There are so many places in this great big country that still feel raw. Sure, logging is big up on the Olympic Peninsula and the land has been manipulated and utilized. There are mazes of gravel logging roads crisscrossing the mountains, and those make for good gravel exploring. This ride wound around some of them …
The morning started off cool and overcast with a chance of rain so we opted to hike instead of do a bike ride. Big Creek Loop is a nice hike under 6 miles with several creek crossings, lots of giant maple trees, rhododendrons, and huge second growth forest. We hiked clockwise but either way would …
For a few days, Derek and I camped over by Lake Cushman in the Staircase section of Olympic National Park. This part of the park is accessed from Hoodsport, WA along the canal, and then a long road which turns to dirt along the north side of the lake. How did it get it’s name? …
Previously we visited Port Townsend and Fort Worden and the other day we went to Fort Flagler. Fort Flager is on Marrowstone Island and we drove there to start our ride. Marrowstone Island’s name comes from Marrowstone Point, bestowed upon the northernmost tip of the island by British explorer George Vancouver in 1792. Vancouver apparently …
This is our second time hiking Little River Trail in Olympic National Park and it was just as magical. It’s such a quiet uncrowded trail in deep forest. It’s almost creepy in places since it’s so quiet and dense. We saw slugs, frogs, a little bird, mushrooms and plenty of green plants. I can’t identify …
Derek and I rode here in the early days of our current Port Angeles stay and liked the area enough to ride again. I like the varied terrain all in one trail system. This is not a heavily visited trail system…at least during the week. In our two visits we did not see anyone else, …
For our 25 year anniversary we took a day trip to Seattle. I had not been since I was little and Derek had never been! We drove to Bainbridge Island and took the 30-40 min ferry across to Seattle which was very seamless. I spent both crossings outside taking in the views and fresh sea …
The Sequim Lavender Festival is coming up so we got a head start and did a road ride around that area before it got too busy. The lavender is in season and blooming like crazy EVERYWHERE! This ride started from Robin Hill Farm County Park which is right on the Olympic Discovery Trail. We rode …
This trail isn’t new to us, we rode this section when we first arrived in Port Angeles but we liked it so much, we rode it again. Singletrack through the forest the whole way kept it cool enough on a hot summer day. We rode this as an out and back again, though we passed …
Deer Park Rd out of Port Angeles, part of Olympic Naitonal Park, is quite an adventure. Derek rode up it before it was open to cars for the season so we knew what to expect. After the pavement ends it’s 8 miles of narrow winding dirt road with a lot of blind corners and a …