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Hiking to Glass Beach in Port Townsend, WA With a Dog
If you’re looking for a unique dog friendly adventure, look no further than Glass Beach in Port Townsend, Washington. I spent half of my life growing up in Port Townsend and it was always magical to...
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Pioneering the Dog Friendly Spruce Railroad Trail
The Spruce Railroad Trail skirts Lake Crescent and is inside the boundary of Olympic National Park. The trail is a 4-mile rolling path in the woods along the shores of the lake, which is the second...
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Rattlesnake Ledge: An Actual View This Time!
In case you haven’t noticed, Rattlesnake Ledge is one of our favorite go-to hikes in the winter. The up side is that we are usually more out of shape in the winter and this one is easier and it is...
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6 “Unknown” Dog Friendly Trails Near Seattle
Summer is finally here in Seattle. It’s time to start setting your sights on goals for the season. For instance….getting out to hike with your dog more. If you are a Seattle local, or did a little...
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5 Challenging (and Spectacular) Day Hikes for You and Your Dog Around Seattle
I want to start making “theme” lists of dog-friendly hikes in the Seattle area. I wrote before about unknown dog-friendly trails around Seattle and I plan to make a list of easy hikes later. We are...
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One Amazing, and One So-So, Dog-Friendly Hike Near Bend, Oregon
When you are a tourist in a new area, it can be hard to find some of the “best” local things to do. A Google search often lists the most popular actives or places. However, just because they are...
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Perfect Day For a Hike to Snow Lake
I admit we haven’t been the best K9 Kampers this time around. The challenge this month is to be active 30 minutes extra, 3 – 4 times a week. Right now I am so busy with school that any kind of activity...
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Urban Hiking Adventure: Ravenna and Cowen Parks
We’ve had a love affair with Zuke’s since before they had any idea who we were and we are proud to have them as one of our long-term sponsors. Their continued support helps to make sure we have the...
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Urban Hiking Adventure: Washington Park Arboretum
We can’t always drive to the mountains to hike so urban walks are our staple. Sometimes we just want to commune with some nature and smell the trees and dirt instead of walking the neighborhood...
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Dog Friendly Hike: Oyster Dome
For our first hike of the year, that counts toward our 250 miles, we hiked up Oyster Dome. This dog friendly hike is in the town of Bellingham, about 1.5 hours north of Seattle. It may be “in” a town...
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Dog Friendly Barclay Lake Trail: Easy Hike, Amazing View
A friend took Chester and I to the Barclay Lake trail years ago. We hiked up there when the trail was covered in a couple of feet of snow. The trail has been on my hiking bucket list since them because...
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Hiking Misery Ridge at Dog Friendly Smith Rock State Park
I recently drove to a pet blogger conference in Las Vegas with Chester and Gretel. To make driving more pleasant for all of us, we played the 100 mile road trip game. One of our stops along the way was...
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Dog Friendly Trail: Winding our Way up Beacon Rock
Beacon Rock is a 848 foot basalt column on the Washington State side of the Columbia River. A dog friendly trail winds it’s way up to the top of the rock. Quick geology lesson: Beacon Rock once formed...
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Dog Friendly Trail: Mailbox Peak – Oops We Did It Again
The Mailbox Peak trail is one of the hardest dog friendly Northwest trails. We returned a mere three weeks after our first, failed attempt – a terrible, I’m-never-doing-that-again experience. I...
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Dog Friendly Trail: Marmot Pass via the Upper Big Quilcene
Dogs are not allowed on trails inside Olympic National Park. The Upper Big Quilcene trail is located just outside of the National Park, in the Buckhorn Wilderness, so you can hike it with your dog....
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Dog Friendly Trail: Rampart Ridge via Lake Lillian
Last week we went one of the most beautiful, and tough, hikes of the summer – Rampart Ridge on Snoqualmie Pass. There are two ways to hike to Rampart Ridge. One way is called the Rocky Run trail via...
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Dog Friendly Hike: Lake Serene
Our Adventure Finishing up my final quarter in graduate school has been stressful so I decided to take a whole day off to hike and clear my head. A couple of my local hiking friends were heading to...
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Dog Friendly Hike: Lake TwentyTwo
I got the “ok to hike” from the doctor. I was itching to hit the trail after being sidelined on the couch with pneumonia for almost three weeks. I decided to check Lake Twentytwo off of my bucket list...
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Dog Friendly Hike: Gem Lake via Snow Lake
Our first backpacking trip with the dogs this year was up to Gem Lake. The most common way to get up to Gem Lake is via the Snow Lake trail so that’s what we did. Snow Lake is one of my favorite dog...
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Dog Friendly Backpacking Trip: Snoqualmie Pass to Chikamin Peak
Originally, I planned to backpack all of Section J of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) with my dog but had to cut our trip short due to weather and time constraints. Instead, I set my sights on Spectacle...
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Dog Friendly Fall Hike: Heather-Maple Pass Loop
While Gretel needed zero recovery time after our 3-day backpacking trip, I am still sore and ouchie. None the less, the show must hike on. A friend from California was in town last weekend and I...
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3 Amazing Dog Friendly Oregon Hikes for Your Bucket List
There is still a lot of snow in the mountain in the Northwest but I am already thinking ahead to spring. Gretel and I plan to hike a lot this summer in preparation for our 10-day backpacking trip. I...
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Urban Hiking Adventure: Kubota Japanese Garden
Japanese gardens can be pretty amazing, especially in the fall when all of the maple leaves turn gold, orange, and yellow. Unfortunately, most Japanese gardens in the Seattle area don’t allow dogs. I...
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Urban Hiking Adventure: Point Defiance
A moment of honesty: sometimes I yearn for an outdoor adventure with Moo, but just don’t feel up for driving to the nearest mountain range to find the perfect place. I really can’t complain, as...
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5 Easy Dog Friendly Waterfall Hikes in Western Washington
One type of hike that I like to do with my dogs is waterfall hikes. Rushing rivers and mountainous terrain makes for some of the most magnificent views—views that NEVER fail to take my breath away and...
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Dog Friendly Hike Near Seattle: Diablo Lake Trail
A friend of mine is visiting Western Washington with her dog this summer for 3 weeks. She sent me her extensive list of dog friendly hikes on her agenda and there were a few that I haven’t done. While...
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4 Easy Dog Friendly Snowshoe Trails Near Seattle
It’s usually not until mid-December that we have a reliable amount of snow on the trails near Seattle. But when we do, the mountains outside of Seattle turn into a beautiful winter wonderland. Most of...
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Dog Friendly Trail: Dog Mountain Hike Washington
I read a lot of trip reports about the Dog Mountain hike north of Portland, Or (east of Vancouver, WA). I read about it being dog friendly, the amazing yellow wildflowers in spring, and the spectacular...
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19 Best Dog Friendly Golden Larch Hikes in Washington State
Viewing the golden larch trees in fall is a favorite Washington State pastime but not all of the hikes are dog friendly.
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Where to Snowshoe with Your Dog in Washington State
I assume you landed on this article because you already love to snowshoe with your dog in winter or you want to start doing it. I’ve been snowshoeing with my dogs for over 10 years and have traveled...
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