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…
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The High Divide And Seven Lakes Basin Redux: Day 4
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…
The High Divide And Seven Lakes Basin Redux: Day 3
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…
The High Divide And Seven Lakes Basin Redux: Day 2
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….
The High Divide And Seven Lakes Basin Redux: Day 1
Last August I wrote about visiting Olympic National Park and the Seven Lakes Basin in 2023 after years of having it on my bucket list. I shared about how the weather was less than ideal and so I had minimal views for the three days I hiked the loop. In my 2024 outdoor…
Am I The Only One Hiking The Clallam Bay Spit?
Okay, seriously. I can’t be the only one! Back in 2016, Gary and I found this little gem of a beach hike while escaping to the Washington Coast for Thanksgiving. A stop at a quaint thrift store in the town of Forks led to a beachcombing suggestion by the owners and it blew…






