Bridal Veil Falls Today we hiked 4.5 miles to see Bridal Veil Falls. I think there is a waterfall with this name in every state. This waterfall is over 1,300 feet tall. You can only see part of it on the trail. The trail was really really wet and we were thankful for waterproof hiking shoes. We actually had to…
About a month ago we ventured up to Snoqualmie Falls. It is recommended by almost everyone as a must see in this area. It was an overcast day but when we got close to the falls, it was super foggy. When we got to the waterfall, with the exception of hearing the water you wouldn’t have know it was there…
Today, Scott and I decided to spend the day hiking and sightseeing. We headed to Vancouver, BC to see a few places. This time Scott drove so I didn’t have to try to drive in km/hr instead of mph. Haha. This was a cool bridge that we crossed and the only mountains that we were able to get a peek…
We ventured north today to cross the Canadian border. The border patrolman was shocked that our license plate was from TN. He was also surprised to hear that we were just crossing to say we had been to Canada and to get lunch. Our first stop was to get some Canadian money so we could eat lunch. It was plastic!…
The city of Leavenworth goes all out with Christmas lights for the season. It’s a little east of us and we have to go up and over a mountain pass to get to it. The ski slopes at the top of the mountain have only been open for about a week and there were lots of people skiing. When we…
We hopped on a ferry first thing this morning to head to Orcas Island. It is the largest of the San Juan Islands. We got to see the sunrise while in the ferry. We made it to the island and thought just maybe the sun might come out. It didn’t. Once we saw a sliver of blue sky but it…
Today we ventured into the city of Seattle for the day. We wanted to take advantage of a relatively clear day to go up in the Space Needle. Luckily traffic wasn’t too bad and we didn’t have a problem at all finding parking. We also visited Pike Place Market. It reminded me a lot of the open air Market in…
Today we got up early and headed back towards the park. Our first stop was a hike to Marymere Falls. Marymere Falls It was a nice quiet hike that was about 2 miles round trip. It was pretty cold and very wet, but luckily not raining. Crescent Lake This trail was right at Crescent Lake which was on our list…
This weekend we ventured across the Puget Sound to check out Olympic National Park. The park covers a lot of ground and with limited daylight, we allowed ourselves 2 days to sightsee. Saturday, we got up at the crack of dawn to head to the ferry terminal to start our trip. We got on the first ferry so that we…
Once again, it was a beautiful day! We made a kinda last minute decision to make the trip to the northern side of Mt St Helens since the weather forecast for the higher elevations calls for snow all week. They may start closing roads and we may not get another opportunity to get up there. The visitors centers and rest…