Hurricane Ridge is another popular destination within Olympic National Park and for a good reason. I’ve always loved snowy mountains so we made sure to hit this attraction early in the season to get the best views. Hurricane Ridge is just 18 miles south of Port Angeles, Washington and a great day trip. Named for …
One of the most popular things to do in Olympic National Park is hike to Sol Duc Falls. We picked a morning mid week before the summer crowds to check this out. It’s worth it. The name Sol Duc comes from a Native American word meaning “sparkling water” or “magic waters”. The latter is a more …
Madison Creek Falls is located within Olympic National Park near the Elwha River, west of Port Angeles, Washington. A very short hike to a mossy maple and cedar lined grotto and bam, there is the 50 foot Madison Creek Falls. There is almost no hike to get to it and while I wouldn’t drive all the way out here …
Port Angeles, Washington is an ideal base for a lot of our summer adventures. About an hour drive northeast and we arrived in Port Townsend for a day trip. Port Townsend Port Townsend has a long saga of soaring dreams, bitter disappointments, near death, and gradual rebirth. Located on the northeast corner of the Olympic …
On a cool overcast day we drove to Quilicene, Washington to ride the Lower Big Quilicene River Trail. You can do this as an out and back but to see more, we rode it as a loop. This had us climbing up a paved and then gravel road, and coming down the singletrack trail. After …
While waiting for the snow to melt and the higher elevations to warm up, we’re spending time hiking and riding lower trails. This time we hiked part of Little River in Port Angeles. This trail actually goes all the way up to Hurricane Hill Trail but we didn’t go that far. Even if you don’t …
Dry Hill is a sweet trail network right in Port Angeles, Washington. These are all purpose built on Washington Department of Natural Resources land and VERY well done. With almost 60 miles of trail and more being added each year, it’s paradise. The trails are largely enduro oriented with very steep and technical sections on …
The earliest residents of the area were the Klallam (“Strong People”) and Makah Indian tribes, who were sustained by the region’s abundant natural resources. These same natural resources – the naturally protected deep-water harbor, abundant coniferous forests, prolific wildlife and marine resources, and an overall natural beauty also attracted the first non-natives to the area. …
I’ve posted about our rides on the Olympic Discovery Trail before but this is different. This is the Olympic Adventure Trail. It is part of the Discovery Trail only this is all dirt. We started at the small trailhead off 112 just past the Elwha River and rode out and back to just short of …
This whole area up on the Olympic Peninsula is new to us. I was here as a little girl before but don’t remember anything and Derek has never been here. So, like much of our last 5 years on the road, everything is new and an adventure. We saw on the Trailforks app that there …