The city of Gold Bar sits in the foothills of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Forest Wilderness. It is tiny, with a population estimated to be about 2,300 people, however it is a good place to start your adventures in the surrounding wild places. Typical Gold Bar Weather Winters in Gold Bar are cold and wet from […]
Camping at Crescent Bar, WA Crescent Bar is a small island along the Columbia River near Quincy Washington that serves as a great place to play in the water and explore the surrounding areas for hikes, biking, and other recreation. Originally the location of a ferry, Crescent Bar is now home to condos, a couple […]
What sparks us to adventure is sometimes the most bizzare chain of events that one can imagine. Such is the story of my 102 week journey to completely change my life and move to Barbados for a year. To sum up my next three years, I’ve set off on a journey to move to Barbados […]
Deception PassHiking in and around Deception Pass Deception Pass hiking offers a wide variety of trails and views that will wow everyone in the family. The trails can occasionally be tricky, but no trail in the Deception Pass area is rated more than moderate by AllTrails. Particularly the hikes along the beaches and bluffs offer […]
Not everyone is a fan of heights, especially when those heights involve standing on a swaying, wobbly suspension bridge. For some people, like myself, it is an amazing experience. To that end, I’ve put together a list of the 10 Washington state suspension bridge hikes that I want to do in 2019. These are all […]
Easy access Dungeness Spit camping Why not check out the Dungeness Spit camping? The Adventure Van is slowly crawling towards being fully functional and it seemed like a good idea to take it somewhere not too crazy. Being just shy of 3 hours away, including a ferry ride, it made for a reasonable choice. The dogs […]
I’ve met a few “one street towns” in my life, but very few “two street” ones, but that is what you get in Ocean Shores Washington. Needing a place to get away for our anniversary that was not close to home, but not an airplane ride away, I presented Jacquie with a list of possible […]
A Post-Typhoon Adventure Why not go sea glass hunting on a beach as a typhoon is barely headed out of town? With the remnants of Typhoon Songda having just passed over the coast of Washington, we decided to give sea glass hunting on Glass Beach at Port Townsend in Washington state a try. The theory is […]
Looking for a trip to somewhere but are short on time? We can’t always carve out a week or even a whole weekend to go road tripping, but the Washington State Parks have put together a one day road trip that will show you some sights that you might otherwise never have stopped and seen. […]
If your are headed east on I-90 stop and see the Wild Horse Monument! Perched high on a bluff over the Columbia River gorge, just a few miles before the turn off to the George Amphitheater is a often missed monument to the wild horses that once roamed across the plains of Washington State. The […]