Freeland, Washington

All photos shot for Dirt Road Travels. For my first trip to the PNW I got the chance to hike through a rainforest and camp on a spectacular beach in Olympic National Park. It's one of the least visited national parks, which is an absolute shame.  The hike in is gorgeous and mysterious So north...

Olympic National Park, located in northwest Washington proves to be an excellent destination for the adventurer of any kind. With multi-night backpacking trips all the way to drive through zoos, the Olympic Peninsula is the perfect destination for families, climbers, hikers, and backpackers alike...

We left Edmonds at 5am with high spirits as we drove south to our first stop of the day, High Steel Bridge. Two and a half hours of driving brought us outside of Shelton as we veered onto a forest road just as the first breaking of pre-dawn light graced our presence. Up we climbed among the loggi...

The hike for Mt. Storm King can be found here. This hike is truly amazing and no walk in the park. If you tried this hike at all right after the winter season then you know that it was quite tricky. Well, there were no ropes. So that added some much needed danger to this hike (sarcasm).   Now th...

To start,since moving here back in October, I have been wanting to see these giant rocks emerging from the coast. So getting two days off in a row finally and the weather being somewhat decent I went for it. Leaving from the Tacoma area we embarked on our quest up highway 16. Getting to see The N...

During my recent visit to the Pacific Northwest for the first time I had the opportunity to visit Olympic National Park. Growing up and living in the American Southwest it is hard to imagine that a place like this could even exist. While enormous, the park is the greenest place I have ever seen a...

Was it my best hike of the year? Absolutely. Was I worried the end was nigh? Certainly. I flew to Seattle for Labor Day weekend to continue my national parks quest. I was going to check Olympic National Park off the list. The primary objective in Olympic was to explore the Royal Basin. I was attr...

"Yup, I'm stuck." The thought went through my head as one hand numbly held the mossy canyon wall while the other gripped the fly rod handle. Below me the turquoise water of the Duckabush River swirled by before it exited the narrow canyon and into a deep pool. "Don't be dumb." Taking a swim in th...

Could you use a break from the work day? There's no better way to do so than by joining More Than Just Parks for a tour of Olympic National Park.

The International Olympic Committee recently announced that surfing and climbing (along with skateboarding, baseball/softball, and karate) will be added to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.If you ask professional athletes, many of them will tell you the IOC made a mistake. They have concerns that ...