By Anna Taylor
There is something truly special about a day spent in the mountains, especially when you have good company. Last month, I headed out with my Dad for a nice little jaunt into the Alpine Lakes Wilderness to visit two of Western Washington’s popular gems: Talapus and Olallie Lakes. Hike at a Glance It was a
They don’t call it Mount Defiance for nothing. This past weekend, I headed out to the I-90 corridor to tackle this famous local hike, and let’s just say, it lived up to its name. Between the late-season slush and an 80-degree spring heatwave, this hike absolutely kicked my butt. Trail Stats The day started off
It’s time for my favorite part of the year – my annual hike round-up! Last year, over the course of just eight months, I completed 17 hikes for 150 miles and climbed 38,675 vertical feet. I use my AllTrails app to track every hike, and I also have my Apple Watch as a backup. This
I started this year without a simple goal: to do as many hikes as I could! I started off slow, only completing one hike in January and one in February. As the weather warmed in March, COVID happened, state and Federal lands closed, and Mike and I started house hunting. After we found a place
When you do the same hike three times in one month, it must mean you like the hike. I’m definitely a fan of Lake Angeles. I’ve accessed the lake via two different trailheads in October and November. The easiest way to access the lake is to park at the Lake Angeles Trailhead, located just before
We set out for the Trailhead at 6:30 a.m. Sunday morning and I knew it was going to be a cold day in the mountains. Snow had fallen as low as 5,000 feet the Friday before and it was forecast to stay below freezing all weekend. I’d been at Lake Angeles the day before and
This was my first “long” hike since moving to Washington two weeks ago. Like a true amateur, I didn’t have a plan. I knew vaguely this trail lead to a lake, but I didn’t really know how long it would take me to get there, or how long it would take me to hike six
Washinton Wandering 