Chelan Summit Trail (days 1 & 2): Prince Creek to Star Lake via Star & Courtney Peak
For only a few spectacular weeks every autumn, the otherwise unremarkable alpine larch trees in the Pacific Northwest...
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Maple Pass Loop & Black Peak (days 2 & 3): Lewis Lake to Wing Lake & Black Peak Summit
Following a spectacular day along the Maple Pass Loop trail yesterday, we’ve left the crowds behind to trek...
Maple Pass Loop & Black Peak (day 1): Rainy Pass to Lewis Lake via Heather Pass
As one of the most popular day hikes in Washington, Maple Pass Loop makes nearly every “best of”...
Golden Larch season at Copper Glance Lake, Pasayten Wilderness
Located in the far northeast of Washington State, about 1hr from the Canadian border and just beyond North...
Sunrise at Mt Rainier: hiking & camping at Summit Lake
An indisputable Seattle icon and Washington’s best-known peak, the snowy summit of Mt Rainier (originally called Tacoma by...
Bullseye Traverse (day 3): Frosty Pass to Whitepine via Lake Grace
On what would originally have been our penultimate day circumnavigating the Bull’s Tooth before returning back to Stevens...
Bullseye Traverse (day 2): Chain Lakes to Frosty Pass via Bull’s Tooth summit
Our second day of what we’ve termed the Bullseye Traverse (in the spirit of all the bull-themed waypoints)...
Bullseye Traverse (day 1): Stevens Pass to Chain Lakes via Josephine Lake
After an incredibly painful 6 months of lockdown in Melbourne that recently restricted all outdoor activities to 1hr...
Hiking Diamond Head Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii
It’s what basically every local and traveller alike will tell you to do if you only have time...
The Valley Isle: top 10 ways to enjoy Maui
Anyone who thinks Maui is just an overrated holiday destination crawling with American tourists in floral shirts and...
Driving the Road to Hana: recommendations for your Maui road trip
Inarguably Hawaii’s most iconic driving route, no trip to Maui is complete without braving the Road to Hana....
Catching sunrise, mountain biking & ziplining in Haleakalā National Park
We are retrieved from our condo in Lahaina dark and early this morning (at 230am, if you can...
The best spots to snorkel with turtles on Maui
Of the countless island activities in Maui, my favourite, far and away, is just grabbing my mask and...
Photo journal: Our final Oahu sunset
Our wonderful few weeks hopping around Hawaii are sadly coming to an end, but at least we’re sending...
Glacier National Park: A Week in Whitefish, Montana
After 2 months of travelling through Europe, driving around Iceland, and catching up with some friends in Seattle,...