New Day New Ecosystem: 3 Days in Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park is a huge playground of different ecosystems, amazing views, challenging terrain and fun local activities. Depending on where you are traveling to within the park it can range from a 2 – 5 hour drive from Seattle. Because of the sheer size of ONP we found that a three day itinerary works …

Spotting the Orcas: Whale Watching in Port Townsend

Whether you’re traveling to Seattle or Olympic National Park, if you’re in Washington, you should definitely consider taking a Whale Watching daytrip out of Port Townsend. This is a great family friendly activity and a great way to see sea life up close. Port Townsend is a really cute coastal town with a distinctive New …

A Challenging Hike in Olympic National Park: Ozette Loop Trail

On one of my days in Olympic National Park, I headed out to a completely different and unexpectedly challenging hike along the Pacific coastland called the Ozette Loop Trail. Olympic doesn’t disappoint with the wide variety of ecosystems and this day brought me to old growth forest, wetlands, and a gnarly obstacle ridden beach. The …