I don’t have many pictures of Olympic National Park (map / wiki). I dipped into the park briefly from the town of Brinnon to make it official. Then I exited back out the way I came and drove a little further north to camp for free in the Olympic National Forest near Quilcene (8/28/15).

My time in Mount Rainier National Park (map / wiki) was brief. I was in and out in record time.   I entered from the northeast and drove directly to Sunrise Visitor Center to have a quick look at the mountain and to register for a backcountry permit

I entered North Cascades National Park (map / wiki) light on information and expectations.   This was partly because in my mind it was dwarfed by the bookends of Glacier National Park and my two week trip to Alaska, and partly because I’ve driven through the park before without stopping, and I don’t remember it Read More …