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Park Beat XII – Olympic National Park (Part 2)

There are so many places to explore in Olympic National Park that we had to go back a second time and we still didn’t get to everything! Unlike most national parks, for the most part, you can only access the park’s perimeter unless you plan to do some serious backpacking. So...

Butchart Gardens

Sailing Away to Victoria, B.C.

One of the great things about exploring Western Washington and British Columbia is there’s a good chance you can travel by ferry. Within the Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, there’s an intricate series of islands assembled together requiring an efficient ferry system to provide...

Ocean Shores

An Ode to My Favorite Jetty

There’s a jetty in Ocean Shores, WA that always catches the light just right,  At the very end of Ocean Shores Boulevard, a special place awaits in sight. Beach grass pops up out of the sand, swaying in the soft breeze,  Rocks pile up, one on top of the other, reaching towards the seas. ...

Pure Silence in Port Orford, OR

Pure silence is a hard thing to come by.  Even in the deadest of nights, you may hear a car pass by, the low hum of a computer screen or light, a creak in the wall or the sound of a ventilation system starting up. The wind will beat against an air vent, a storm will pass over, the...