Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Travel
Ohanapecosh! A Day Trip to Mt. Rainier
I’m lucky to have Mt. Rainier National Park in my backyard – close enough to make a day trip whenever the mood strikes. Yesterday it did and we headed south to Ohanapecosh. The Ohanapecosh River is perhaps the most beautiful river in the park,… Continue Reading “Ohanapecosh! A Day Trip to Mt. Rainier”
Just a Walk on the Beach: Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach
The Oregon Coast is arguably the most beautiful in the country and Cannon Beach is one of its most beautiful and popular beaches. On our recent camping trip to Fort Stevens we made the drive south to Cannon Beach and Tolovana Park for a… Continue Reading “Just a Walk on the Beach: Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach”
Exploring Fort Stevens
For our one and only camping trip this year, Fort Stevens State Park had everything, including 3,700 acres of wetland, forest and dunes, and even a shipwreck! The campground is one of the largest in the Western United States with over 9 miles of… Continue Reading “Exploring Fort Stevens”
Hooray For Camping!
Our first camping trip of the year. Finally. Not that we didn’t try earlier. It seems that pandemic camping is in. When things began to open up in late May our favorite campgrounds filled up quickly, without us. And last month, when we tried… Continue Reading “Hooray For Camping!”
Fishing at Mineral Lake and Mt. Rainier
Though truth be told, I just go along for the ride, Bob does all the fishing. Mineral Lake sits in the Cascade foothills near Mt. Rainier and Bob remembers coming here way back in the last century. I told you about that already in… Continue Reading “Fishing at Mineral Lake and Mt. Rainier”
At Paradise On Mt. Rainier with Hike to Myrtle Falls
For the past week or so I’ve been sharing with you the beauty of Olympic National Park, perhaps my favorite of them all. But a short visit to Paradise yesterday to see the wildflowers in bloom on Mt. Rainier left me breathless. And how… Continue Reading “At Paradise On Mt. Rainier with Hike to Myrtle Falls”
Ruby Beach at Olympic National Park
Even the name is beautiful. On our recent trip to Olympic National Park we stopped to enjoy Ruby Beach on Washington’s wild Coast. Kalaloch just south may be more famous but to me Ruby Beach is more beautiful and mysterious. We arrived and walked… Continue Reading “Ruby Beach at Olympic National Park”
A Walk to Dungeness Spit
Did you know that Sequim is home to the longest natural sand spit in the U.S. and one of the longest in the world? Neither did I! Until we stopped at Dungeness Spit on our recent trip to Olympic National Park. Better late than… Continue Reading “A Walk to Dungeness Spit”
Chasing The Big Trees of Olympic National Park
Did you know that Olympic National Park is home to some of the largest trees in the world? I didn’t until I found this brochure in the lobby of Lake Quinault Lodge, where we stayed on our recent trip. Of course we went chasing… Continue Reading “Chasing The Big Trees of Olympic National Park”
Quinault Rainforest – Olympic National Park
Did you know there are four temperate rainforests in Olympic National Park? They’re the Hoh, Quinault, Queets and Bogachiel. The most popular is the Hoh and that’s the one we’d visited on prior trips to the National Park. But the Quinault Rainforest is every… Continue Reading “Quinault Rainforest – Olympic National Park”
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