Millersylvania State Park – state parks quest #19
A First Day Hike at a nearby state park turns into a minor obsession with Civilian Conservation Corps history there.
Washington state parks
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Washington state parks
Pacific Pines State Park – state parks quest #18
Tiny Pacific Pines State Park offers something critical for recreation in Washington State: public access to the beach.
Washington state parks
Cape Disappointment State Park – state parks quest #17
Where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean, Cape Disappointment is a blend of stunning oceanfront scenery, atmospheric coastal forest, and millennia of history. Hike over the headlands, wander among wind-bent Sitka spruce, ponder centuries of human activity, or just settle down on a piece of driftwood and watch the sun sink below the watery horizon.
Washington state parks
Squak Mountain State Park – state parks quest #16
Less than an hour from Seattle, Squak Mountain State Park is a classic example of close-to-home nature that state parks provide.
American Southwest national parks
Capulin Volcano National Monument
The Volcano Road gate was closed due to ice. If we couldn’t go to the crater rim, what did Capulin Volcano offer? Plenty.