USA
The USA is a large country with beautiful mountains for hiking and camping and its many roads are perfect for road trips with your friends and family.
Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park
When you explore Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, it feels like you’re on top of the world! Gorgeous snow-capped mountains surround you and the ocean sparkles below. With such phenomenal views, it’s easy to see why it’s a crown…
Windy Ridge Viewpoint at Mt St Helens
Windy Ridge Viewpoint offers stunning panoramic views of Mt St Helens and the widespread devastation from her 1980 eruption. It’s hard to imagine what the area used to look like as you stand amidst the naked hills and toothpick-like trees.…
Ape Caves Lava Tube at Mt St Helens
Imagine: You’re exploring Ape Caves and you’re engulfed in darkness with no sense of direction. Your eyes search desperately for something to cling to but they can’t find anything. Just when your heart starts to flutter with fear, voices echo…
Peter Iredale Shipwreck at Fort Stevens
The Wreck of the Peter Iredale has lain exposed on Oregon’s coast since 1906. For more than a hundred years, the shipwreck has tugged at people’s curiosity and drawn them to its rusted steel skeleton. Its location in Fort Steven…
Battery Russell at Fort Stevens
Whether you’re a history buff or just love checking out old places, Battery Russell at Fort Stevens is a must when you’re in the Oregon area. While this battery is no longer active, it once played an important role in…
Second Beach Camping on the Olympic Peninsula
Wild camping on the ocean is a really fun experience and lets you reconnect with nature in way regular campgrounds don’t quite manage. Thankfully, you don’t need to be an experienced backpacker — we certainly aren’t — to enjoy a…
Klahhane Ridge in Olympic National Park
Reaching the top of a mountain is one of the most empowering moments of hiking. After sweating and pushing yourself for hours, it’s sheer joy knowing that nothing more than your own two feet brought you to the summit. Hiking…
Lava Canyon at Mt St Helens
If you’re visiting the Pacific Northwest, you’ll definitely want to explore Lava Canyon at Mt St Helens. Nestled in the southeastern hills of Mt St Helens, the trail is accessible for all skills levels and is a fun “choose-your-own-adventure” half-day…
Yaquina Head: Oregon’s Tallest Lighthouse
I’ve always found lighthouses extremely romantic. They’re always in the most stunning, breathtaking locations — places you almost can’t believe actually exist — and Yaquina Head is certainly no different. It stands on an exposed spit of land on the…
Sand Dollars at Fort Stevens State Park
We watched a white gull unceremoniously rip apart its breakfast while our toes went numb and the waves bit at our ankles. The beach was littered with the shells of recently discarded crab and the shrill cry of seagulls echoed…
