Washington hiking

Brenna Nickels and Chase Blood. Wonderland trail. Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

Brenna Nickels and Chase Blood. Wonderland trail. Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

You've got to check out these magical places in the Northwest!

Brenna Nickels and Chase Blood. Wonderland trail. Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

Ape Cave Visitor Guide & Maps, Driving instructions to Ape Caves, Lava Cave and Lava Tube information with photos of Mt. St. Helens Ape Caves.

Set beneath two of Washington’s tallest peaks, Colchuck Lake is an alpine gem. It is a larger cousin to the nearby fabled Enchantment Lakes and offers many of the same payoffs – including groves of larches on its far shore – but can be reached with less than half the effort.

Punch Bowl Falls on Eagle Creek near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland, Oregon • photo: Ben Marar on 35 Photo

In celebration of the Winter Solstice and my last hike of 2014, I decided to take the short drive out to Goldbar to visit the iconic Wallace Falls that has been on my to do list for ages. After about ...

"Cristine Falls" Location: Mt Rainier National Park, Seattle, Washington. Mt. Rainier is a giant dormant volcanic peak. It is the most dominant peak in the northwest standing at over 14 thousand ft. Though its origins were in fire today it hosts several glaciers and resides in one of the most pristine and protected places on the earth. I wish to visit the park again and explore its beauty further.

When you're down in the meadow, the way up to Spider Gap seem impossibly steep. It's really not as bad as it looks...but I'm glad we dumped most of our stuff in camp first.

DONE! This one was beautiful... Snow Lake, Wa.

The Enchantment Lakes are an alpine wonderland of pristine lakes set among polished granite, soaring peaks, blazing larches, and ambling mountain goats. Widely regarded as the crown jewel of hiking in Washington, this trail exceeds even the wildest of superlatives.

Washington's native tribes have strong connections to the land, and trails are one of the cultural landscapes tracing that connection through time. Hiking is a great way to connect to the knowledge, history and legacy embedded in pathways reaching back 10,000 years.

Fish Lake, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington by Hercio Dias on Indulgy.com

Choose between a shorter or longer river walk through old-growth forest to a 250-foot cascading waterfall.

Hiking is a family activity that offers mental and physical health benefits. In fact, hiking as a family helps to combat the daily distractions of living in a digital world,