Columbia Plateau State Park Trail – state parks quest #77
The first few miles are paved, but you’ll need to be well prepared to tackle the rest of the 130-mile Columbia Plateau Trail.
Washington state parks
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Washington state parks
Sequim Bay State Park – state parks quest #57
Sequim Bay State Park’s fairy forests, boat-friendly waterfront, and proximity to the northern Olympic Peninsula are great reasons to visit.
Washington state parks
Willapa Hills State Park Trail – state parks quest #36
When I moved to Washington nearly three decades ago, I quickly acquired a small collection of books about the maritime Northwest. One of those books was Robert Michael Pyle’s Wintergreen: Rambles in a Ravaged Land, about the Willapa Hills. This region of southwest Washington, bounded by the Pacific to the west, the Olympic Mountains to the north, the Puget Trough to the east, and the Columbia River to the south, has few features that inspire…
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Hike, bike, camp: Long Beach Peninsula (Part 1)
The promise of a sunny weekend enticed us to load the car and head to the mouth of the mighty Columbia River.