I’m back today with the final installment of the “highlights” from our trip to Washington State. Our last three nights of camping were in Olympic National Park. And although it is hard to really pick, our #1 highlight of the entire trip was in Olympic. Keep reading if you want to find out what it was. As you may or may not recall, after camping in North Cascades National Park, we headed back west towards Seattle and stayed just outside… Read more »

Our original plan to visit Washington state did not include North Cascades National Park. The plan was we would spend all six camping nights driving around the Olympic Peninsula. However, listening to a travel podcast several months before we left, we heard about the beauty to be found in North Cascades, and our curiosity was piqued. Instead of all 6 nights in Olympic, we ended up allocating 2 nights to explore North Cascades National Park. As I mentioned in my overview… Read more »

Now that I gave you the rundown of our Washington itinerary, it’s time to hit the highlights from each portion of the trip. Since our first three nights were in Seattle, that’s where we’ll start. Seattle gave us a reallllllly good first impression. Three nights gave us just an introductory feel, but left us wanting to explore so much more. Most of our exploring was in the center of the city and we just ran out of time to go… Read more »

Washington State Trip Itinerary & Overview - The Outside and In

Our family just got back from a 10-night trip to Washington state. The visit was our first time anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, and I can definitely say we were impressed. Wow. What a BEAUTIFUL place! We had such a great time, but there is a part of me that is a little sad that we couldn’t see even more of this gorgeous part of the country. Although 10 nights seemed like it would be enough to see everything we… Read more »

Have you ever stayed at an Airbnb property? We just got back from a super fun spring break getaway which included a lovely stay at THIS Airbnb property in Decatur. We chose to stay at this particular Airbnb cottage because not only was it a super cute little cottage, it also came with the chance to hang out with some friendly chickens and alpacas during our stay. The boys will definitely tell you that it was one of the highlights of… Read more »