Written by Brian Callender | Photography by Julie Boyd Surprise! If you didn’t know already, we packed up our Bay Area apartment at the end of 2021 and moved to Washington! This was a move that had been in the making for a few years …

Mount Storm King Hike| Written by Brian Callender | Photography by Julie Boyd Mount Storm King: Hike Details Starting Elevation: 572 ft. Distance: 5.5 miles (add an extra mile if you are visiting Marymere Falls) Elevation Gain: 2,336 ft. Hike Type: Day-hike, out and back Difficulty Level: Hard Best time …

Maple Pass Loop| Written by Brian Callender | Photography by Julie Boyd Hiking Maple Pass: Hike Details Starting Elevation: 4,857 ft. Distance: 7.5 miles (hiking counter-clockwise) Elevation Gain: 2,200 Hike Type: Day-Hike Difficulty Level: Moderate-Difficult Food Storage: No bear boxes are provided Restrooms: Pit toilet at …

Chain Lakes Loop| Written by Brian Callender | Photography by Julie Boyd Chain Lakes Loop: Hike Details Starting Elevation: 4,250 ft. Distance: 7.2 miles (hiking clockwise) Elevation Gain: 1,837 Hike Type: Day-Hike Difficulty Level: Moderate-Difficult Food Storage: We didn’t come across any bear boxes, but this is a …

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Written by Brian Callender | Photography by Julie Boyd The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a hiker’s paradise located in the state of Washington, about 2.5 hours east of Seattle. It is a place that has particularly hit my radar of late as I began to …

Visit Visit Mount Rainier| Written by Brian Callender | Photography by Julie Boyd When best laid plans fall through, improvisation is the spice of life. For a couple months leading up to our first wedding anniversary, Julie and I had been working through ideas of …