Lower Big Quilcene Trail: A Spectacular Dog-Friendly Hike in the Olympic National Forest
While our national parks are spectacular, dogs generally aren’t allowed out onto the trails, and Olympic National Park is no exception. The good news is that the Olympic National Forest which lies adjacent to the park offers the chance to bring your four-legged best friend hiking with you, including the… Read More
This Week’s Feature Photo Reminds Us Why We Love Spring in the Northwest
The Pacific Northwest hosts multiple flower festivals throughout the region as we recently revealed here in Best Flower Festivals in the Northwest, but the biggest of all is the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival which draws hundreds of thousands to the region each year. Our photo of the week, reminds us… Read More
Best of the NW Photo of the Week: Celebrating St. Paddy’s Day in Seattle
The month of March is finally here, so what better way to celebrate than with green, which is why we chose this image featuring the Great Wheel lit up in all of its green glory for St. Paddy’s Day. Not only is spring just a couple of weeks away, so is the… Read More
Faces of the Northwest Introduces Ashley of PNW Hiker Collective
We recently chatted with one of our favorite Instagrammers and avid hiker, @heartgoeshere, Ashley of PNW Hiker Collective. If you’re like many of us around the Northwest, you love to hike, and the mountains may have even drawn you here, if you weren’t lucky enough to be born in the… Read More
Hurricane Ridge Living Up To Its Name: Best of the Northwest Photo of the Week
Hurricane Ridge, located in Washington’s Olympic Mountains has surely been living up to its name with massive snow drifts in recent weeks – time to get out and play in the snow? This magical winter wonderland scene was created by blasts of a number of coastal storms that included heavy snow… Read More
Beautiful But Heartbreaking Photo of Our Disappearing Orcas
This is such a beautiful photo, but with it is some rather sad news, posted via Instagram by the Orca Network and Langley Whale Center on Whidbey Island last fall. “Today we are honoring and remembering J52- aka Sonic. Here is a favorite picture of him getting ‘snuggled’ by his… Read More