Seattle and Portland will always be closely linked in my mind. Whenever one of them comes up in conversation the other is sure to follow. I decided to compare them side by side. Seattle and Portland are much more similar than they are different. They both have a solid music scene. Both have Read More …
Category: Washington
Olympic National Park (NP #33), Washington
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).
Mount Rainier National Park (NP #32), Washington
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
North Cascades National Park (NP #28), Washington
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 …
Pensamientos in Northern Washington (State #46)
7/28/15 I had a happy thought sitting down to my table here at Klipchuck Campground. Months ago (April 14th, to be exact) I remember sitting on a bench at George Washington’s boyhood home in Virginia thinking about where I’d been and where I’m going, and now I’m camped out clear across the country in Read More …