Tag: adventure
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First Day Exploring Olympic National Park: Hurricane Ridge Trails
July 7, 2025. Brinnon, Washington. Day 47 of 170 To say we visited Olympic National Park today is an understatement. This vast national park covers 922,650 acres, making it larger than the state of Rhode Island. It encompasses almost the entire Olympic Peninsula in western Washington State, sharing the land only with the Olympic National…
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Exploring Hell’s Gate Airtram: A Journey Through History and Nature
July 5, 2025. Hope, British Columbia. Day 45 of 170 Today, we drove north from Hope, British Columbia, on Highway 1, also known as the Trans-Canada Highway. With no set destination, we simply enjoyed the drive north along the mighty Fraser River, flowing fiercely southbound. On both sides, we saw trains from the Canadian Pacific…
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Discover Golden Ears Provincial Park: A Nature Lover’s Paradise
July 3, 2025. Hope, Canada. Day 43 of 170 Today, we spent the day at Golden Ears Provincial Park in British Columbia. As one of B.C.’s largest parks and most popular camping destinations, a single day hardly does justice to the vast number of activities it offers. From fishing, swimming, and windsurfing to water-skiing, canoeing,…
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Exploring the Snow-Covered Beauty of Mount Baker
June 28, 2025. Blaine, Washington. Day 38 of 170 Today, we hiked the Chain Lakes and Bagley Lakes trails near the summit of Mount Baker. Mount Baker, also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is a 10,781-foot active, glacier-covered volcano. It’s second in size only to Mount Rainier in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and…
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Exploring the Old-Growth Forests of Mount Rainier’s East Side Trail
June 18, 2025. Packwood, Washington. Day 28 of 170 Today, we hiked the Mount Rainier East Side Trail, which is about half a mile from the Stevens Entrance on the park’s east side. While we only hiked 6.4 miles, the East Side Trail is ideal for backpacking around the volcano. It’s a 33.3-mile route with…
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Sendero Laguna Torre: Ideal First Hike in El Chaltén
February 12, 2025. Sendero Laguna Torre, El Chaltén, Argentina. Today, we hiked the Sendero Laguna Torre—our first hiking experience in El Chaltén. This trail is not inside Los Glaciares National Park, so there is no fee to hike it. (More on park fees tomorrow.) The hike features a steady climb but is never too difficult.…
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Exploring Los Alerces National Park Esquel, Argentina
February 6, 2025. Los Alerces National Park, Esquel, Aregentina. Today, we visited Los Alerces National Park. The entrance fee for Argentinian National Parks in this area is approximately $20 per person for foreign visitors, depending on the exchange rate. However, there is one catch—if you return to the same park within 72 hours, the fee…