I had set aside last weekend to get out on a backpacking trip and as is the new norm, wildfire smoke covered pretty much all of Washington State except for the coast. I had planned for something closer to home so I went anyway, telling myself I would just come home if it was too…
My friend Sarah and I stopped by a new coffee spot in Darrington, WA, after hiking the White Chuck Bench Trail in March and I forgot to tell you all about it! Sarah had spied it when we had driven through town on the way to the trailhead so we stopped by for…
At the end of June I had an invite from my friend Dave to join him and the boys on a log out of the Smithbrook Trail near Stevens Pass on State Route 2 in Washington State. You know, the short access trail most people take to get to Lake Valhalla or Janus Lake to…
This is a short series on my backpacking trip on the High Divide and Seven Lakes Basin in Olympic National Park. If you are reading this post in its entirety on any website other than musthikemusteat.com, it was stolen without permission. For my final day of the High Divide and Seven Lakes Basin…
This is a short series on my backpacking trip on the High Divide and Seven Lakes Basin in Olympic National Park. If you are reading this post in its entirety on any website other than musthikemusteat.com, it was stolen without permission. Up again at 5am with the sun, the day promised a few…
This is a short series on my backpacking trip on the High Divide and Seven Lakes Basin in Olympic National Park. On Day 2, I was up and making breakfast at 5am in the dark. I had some Paleo Crack-lin’ No Bran and coconut milk powder which I supplemented with wild huckleberries around my camp….