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Recommended hikes around the Pacific Northwest, mostly in Western Washington

At the end of the Cherry Creek Falls hike is gorgeous Cherry Creek Falls. It has two sides that plunge over a rock into a pool below. The waterfall is surrounded by evergreen trees and ferns.

Cherry Creek Falls Hike

Posted on December 4, 2019December 2, 2019 by Jennie Flaming

The Cherry Creek Falls hike is a beautiful half day hike. At 5 miles and 500 feet of elevation gain, it’s a good workout but not extremely steep. There is Read More …

Posted in HikingTagged all year, forest, waterfalls, winter

Iron Horse Trail in North Bend

Posted on November 27, 2019November 18, 2019 by Jennie Flaming

I’ve been spending quite a bit of time on the Iron Horse Trail in North Bend (recently renamed the Palouse to Cascades Trail) recently, because it’s a good place for Read More …

Posted in HikingTagged all year, beginners, biking, Snoqualmie Pass
Many layers of green on the Taylor Mountain hike. Large, tall trees are in the middle with many smaller trees around them. There is thick moss on some of the trees.

Taylor Mountain Hike: Peaceful forest close to town

Posted on November 20, 2019November 11, 2019 by Jennie Flaming

This little known trail, the Taylor Mountain hike, provides a mellow, quiet walk in the forest with about 500 feet of elevation gain over 5 miles, an excellent half day Read More …

Posted in HikingTagged all year, beginners, close to town, forest
A wide and high waterfall cascades over a vertical rock face. There are trees and green shrubs around it

Twin Falls Hike: Stunning Waterfall close to Seattle

Posted on November 13, 2019November 6, 2019 by Jennie Flaming

At 3 miles round trip and with about 500 feet of elevation gain, the Twin Falls hike is a good half day hike option close to Seattle with a stunning Read More …

Posted in HikingTagged all year, beginners, fall, forest, kids, spring, waterfalls, winter
A close up of the bottom of bright green ferns and moss in the forest.

Cougar Mountain Licorice Fern Trail: Quiet Forest

Posted on October 30, 2019October 24, 2019 by Jennie Flaming

The Cougar Mountain Licorice Fern trail is a mellow forest walk without many people in Cougar Mountain Regional Park. At about 4 miles round trip and with 200 feet of Read More …

Posted in HikingTagged all year, beginners, forest
High mountains with a dusting of snow above a valley filled with evergreen trees and golden larch trees in the fall. It's a blue sky sunny day.

Cutthroat Lake Hike in North Cascades: Easy Larches!

Posted on October 2, 2019October 4, 2019 by Jennie Flaming

Looking for a relatively easy hike to see the gorgeous orange larch trees of North Central Washington? Previously I talked about Blue Lake, and the Cutthroat lake hike at 4 Read More …

Posted in HikingTagged fall, north cascades
The summit block on the McClellan Butte hike. It is an angled gray rock sticking into the fog, surrounded with a few evergreen trees

McClellan Butte Hike: Super hard and rewarding

Posted on September 4, 2019October 4, 2019 by Jennie Flaming

By now you likely know that I don’t normally write about hard hikes, since I like to keep things low key. I do enjoy a super hard hike now and Read More …

Posted in HikingTagged challenge, Snoqualmie Pass, summer
Talapus lake hike near Snoqualmie pass. It's a large alpine lake surrounded by forest and rocky mountains, which are reflected in the lake. There are evergreen trees in the foreground and it's a sunny day

Talapus Lake Hike near Snoqualmie Pass

Posted on August 21, 2019August 5, 2019 by Jennie Flaming

The very popular Talapus lake hike is a 4 mile round trip with a bit under 1000 feet of elevation gain mellow hike to a lake within the Alpine Lakes Read More …

Posted in HikingTagged Snoqualmie Pass, summer
On the talus loop hike, the trail crosses a rock field. The rock field is in the foreground and evergreen trees in the background. in the distance are forested hills and higher mountains

Talus Loop hike: something different on Mt Si

Posted on August 7, 2019July 27, 2019 by Jennie Flaming

I’ve written before about reasons NOT to hike the Mt Si trail, but recently I set out to explore a few of the other trails from that same trailhead, now Read More …

Posted in HikingTagged car free, forest, public transit, summer
A creek tumbles over rocks in a dense green forest on the Asahel Curtis Nature Trail

Asahel Curtis Nature Trail: I-90 Leg Stretch

Posted on July 31, 2019July 23, 2019 by Jennie Flaming

The Asahel Curtis Nature Trail is a surprisingly gorgeous and nature packed trail given it’s short length (one mile), less than 200 feet of elevation gain, and it’s location right Read More …

Posted in HikingTagged fall, forest, road trip, Snoqualmie Pass, summer, waterfalls

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