Best of the PNW – Liana Brooks

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Best of the Pacific Northwest – Wildlife and Flowers

An entire post of animals and plants in the Pacific Northwest? You betchya! Sometimes you just need to stop and smell the sting bugs.

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Hatcher’s Pass, Alaska

North of Anchorage, Palmer, and Wasilla is a pass through the Talkeetna Mountains named after prospector Robert Hatcher. During late spring and early summer this is a gorgeous place to visit and see the true grandeur of the Alaskan mountains. Majestic mountains. Glacier-carved valleys. Homemade ice cream at the little…

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Turnagain Arm

If you look at a map of Alaska the Turnagain Arm is just south of Anchorage. It’s a little bend inland with a stretch of highway pinched between the inlet and the Chugach mountain range. Because of the proximity to Anchorage and other nearby towns the Turnagain Arm Trail is…

Best of the Pacific Northwest: Seward, Alaska

Seward, Alaska, is a beautiful place to go whale watching.

Best of the Pacific Northwest: Moose

The first time you see a moose it’s a little surreal. They look weird. Huge, rounded bodies with giant heads and spindly little legs that don’t look like they can support the bulk. In pictures they look odd. In person you see how tall they are and you realize you…

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Ape Caves

Ape Caves has an odd name and it’s an eccentric sort of cavern. Most the spelunking I’ve done over the years has been in caverns carved by water and the odd fracture cave. Ape Caves are lava tubes running from Mount Saint Helens. In spring of 2018, while still in…

Best of the Pacific Northwest

As I’m getting ready to leave Washington I’ve decided to post some of my favorite pictures of the Pacific Northwest. It’s been a joy to spend the last five years exploring Alaska, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. This is truly one of the most beautiful corners of the…