Often, the reason the lesser-known parts of national parks are lesser-known is because they aren’t worth seeing. Or at least, they’re not as nice as the better-known parts. But that simply isn’t true of the northwest section of Mt. Rainier…
What? Another free hot spring, complete with showers, in Wyoming? And it’s only 20 minutes off of I-80? Why haven’t I heard of it before!?! The Hobo Pool in Saratoga, WY isn’t particularly well-known, but it sure is nice. Two…
There are just some things I wouldn’t hike without. Most items change depending on the weather, the trail, etc., but here are the top 10 things I rarely hike without.
There are two really good things I can say about the Canyon Ridge Trail: 1) it wasn’t too terribly difficult, and 2) it gave a very different view than the other hikes around Mt. Baker (into the Canadian Cascades). Add…
What’s worth getting up very early in the morning for? A sight worth seeing, I’d say. A sight that can only be seen early in the morning or that take so long to get to, you’ll have to get an…
We’ve always packed in boxes. They’re so much efficient when it comes to space. But lifting and moving the boxes every time you need to get to something underneath was a bit of a pain. So when we moved from…
Artist Point, at the end of the Mount Baker Highway in northwestern Washington, is a very popular place (at least when it’s thawed out – which is about two to four months of the year). Cars drive in and out…
For some reason, I’ve never biked (or even hiked) the Erie Canal Path. It really isn’t that far from where I live and I’ve driven across it more times than I can count. But for some reason, it’s never been…
So how do we get 10 people and all their clothes, food, trip info, and amusement for a three week adventure into one full size van? Well, I’m certainly not going to give away all our tricks (because you probably…
If you want a jaw-dropping view you don’t get most other places, try the Heliotrope Divide Trail on the side of Mount Baker in Washington. Seriously. The trail itself may not be that exciting (save for the four stream crossings),…