2025

Point Defiance – April 2025

This was out to Point Defiance in Tacoma, Washington in April 2025. I hiked the blue trail on the edge of the park. Last time I was here a couple of years ago I did the inner yellow trail, so it was different experience than a couple years ago, especially since I don’t get out …

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2025

Mount Walker

This was a six mile round trip hike out on Mount Walker near Quilcene, Washington. It is the only Puget Sound facing mountain peak where you can either hike or drive to the summit at 2,803 feet. During the winter, November 1st through March 31st, the forest service road is closed but you can still …

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2025

McCormick Forest Park

This trip was to McCormick Forest Park in Gig Harbor, WA. Pictures were taken on 2/15/2025. The park is located by the Washington Women’s Prison on one side, State Route 16 on another side, and surface streets on the other. Some road noise can be noticed and cars be seen passing by on the highway …

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2024

Dosewallips River Road

This hike was up to the Dosewallips Campground and Ranger Station in Olympic National Park. It follows an old washed out forest service road, which eventually heads into Olympic National Park. The road was washed out in 2002, about a mile from the road closed sign, and never rebuilt. The total hike was about 13 …

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2024

Lemay at Marymount

This trip was out to the Lemay house in Parkland, Washington. It has been converted into a museum of the rest of his car collection that is not at the downtown Tacoma museum. There is about 300 cars here to see, and you can go do other tours of the grounds here, which encompasses about …

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