Overnight Backpacking in Washington

Another great day to be outside. Arrived around 9:45 with a dozen cars in the lot. Bathroom clean but empty of TP. Took friend Nancy on her first outing here. The work by WTA and rangers is so impress...

We had a fantastic hike to Barclay Lake today. 14 cars filled the trailhead lot and were parked on the road’s shoulder when we pulled in at 9:30.We lucked out when some overnight backpackers walked ou...

It might still be a little early for Gothic Basin, but I wanted to get up here while all the waterfalls were still full. I'd almost forgotten how totally epic this hike is.Parking was easy since it wa...

Arrived at Upper Big Quilcene trailhead at 8:45 am on a Monday morning.  Parking lot was about half full.  USFS roads leading to the TH were generally in good shape except the last 2-3 miles (lots of ...

Hiked this with my husband and dog on our way to Leavenworth. A Monday summer morning is a great time to hike this popular trail. There were about 10 cars in the lot and we saw several families backpa...

Arrived to the trailhead about 7 AM. Maybe 10 cars in the parking lot. It was a bit cloudy but I knew it would be clear and sunny by the time I got to the lake.As expected trail was mostly empty on th...