Ultimate Guide to Backpacking the Ozette Triangle in Olympic National Park
Looking for a relaxed, beginner-friendly coastal backpacking route in Olympic National Park? Look no further than the Ozette Triangle! The Ozette Triangle (also called the Ozette Loop or Cape Alava Loop) is an equilateral triangle-shaped route beginning near Lake Ozette on the northwest coast of the Olympic Peninsula. At just over 9 miles in distance,…
Two Girls Roving: Day 12 – Ruby Beach & Very Big Trees
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522 mile road trip to the Pacific Northwest in celebration of my friend’s college graduation! Follow along for all the shenanigans through thousands of miles, eight National Park Service units, night after night of camping, and even some coastal backpacking! September 3, 2024 Our final day…
Two Girls Roving: Day 11 – Ozette Triangle Backpacking & Hoh Rainforest
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522 mile road trip to the Pacific Northwest in celebration of my friend’s college graduation! Follow along for all the shenanigans through thousands of miles, eight National Park Service units, night after night of camping, and even some coastal backpacking! September 2, 2024 Another damp morning…
Two Girls Roving: Day 10 – Ozette Triangle Backpacking Cape Alava to Sand Point
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522 mile road trip to the Pacific Northwest in celebration of my friend’s college graduation! Follow along for all the shenanigans through thousands of miles, eight National Park Service units, night after night of camping, and even some coastal backpacking! September 1, 2024 What a drastic…
Two Girls Roving: Day 9 – Ozette Triangle Backpacking to Cape Alava
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522 mile road trip to the Pacific Northwest in celebration of my friend’s college graduation! Follow along for all the shenanigans through thousands of miles, eight National Park Service units, night after night of camping, and even some coastal backpacking! August 31, 2024 In the early…
Two Girls Roving: Day 8 – Sol Duc Falls & Cape Flattery
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522 mile road trip to the Pacific Northwest in celebration of my friend’s college graduation! Follow along for all the shenanigans through thousands of miles, eight National Park Service units, night after night of camping, and even some coastal backpacking! August 30, 2024 Waking up in…
Two Girls Roving: Day 7 – Hurricane Hill & Sol Duc Valley in Olympic National Park
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522 mile road trip to the Pacific Northwest in celebration of my friend’s college graduation! Follow along for all the shenanigans through thousands of miles, eight National Park Service units, night after night of camping, and even some coastal backpacking! August 29, 2024 Our Olympic Peninsula…
Whirlwind Washington – Part 2: Hurricane Ridge, Point Wilson, Mount Rainier, and Billy Frank Jr Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Time to wrap up talking about my busy week and a half I spent in Washington in May 2022! (Yes, I blogged these incredibly after the fact, and I do not even have an excuse!). You can read Part 1 here, which covered fun stuff like the Hoh Rainforest and Rialto Beach. Let’s first talk…
Whirlwind Washington – Part 1: Quinault Big Sitka, Hoh Rainforest, and Rialto Beach
Well, aren’t these blog posts just ridiculously delayed or what?! In May 2022 I spent a week and a half in Washington. I had flown out to climb Mount Saint Helens, but since that only takes a day, there were more adventures to be had! Not sure why it took me so long to get…
PNW Teaser – Part 3: Marymere Falls, Ruby Beach, Kalaloch Beach, and Ocean Shores
When there are just too many photos for one post… Continuing where we left off in Part 2… Marymere Falls! Janice expertly squeezed our wide body sports car into one of the last spots in the crowded parking lot at the Storm King Ranger Station, and we set off for a three mile hike among…
PNW Teaser Part 2: Point No Point Lighthouse, Olympic National Park, and Madison Falls
You know its a good adventure when it is so jam packed that a single day must be split into two blog posts due to all the amazing photos! This day would start Janice’s and my adventure around the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. I had been up the 101 to Port Angeles about a decade…