hiking

Wildflowers on Lodge Lake Trail a hike about an hour from Seattle in Snoqualmie Pass

A hike to Lodge Lake a trail about an hour away from Seattle that has easy parking and is nearby food

July 18, 2022

Every time we do the Lodge Lake hike I think it’s going to be a lot longer than it actually is. From the trailhead, it’s about 2-2.5 hours round trip if you don’t stop much. But Lodge Lake is one of my favorite Snoqualmie Pass trails especially for the first half an hour-I don’t even […]

Red Top Lookout Hike near Suncadia and Clean Elum with kids and a dog and looking for agates

Agate hunting on the Red Top Lookout Trail near Cle Elum with two kids and a dog and the cutest little outhouse we’ve ever seen

October 8, 2020

Ever since we went rockhounding a few weeks ago with the kids at Hansen Creek, hunting for rocks has been on everyone in my whole family’s minds. One of the guys even bought a rocktumbler at the beginning of summer so he’s been dying to find gems worthy of the two to three weeks dedication […]