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Author: Sharon Mitchler

From her current home base near Seattle, WA, Sharon hikes and travels every chance she gets. She's always got a bag packed and her passport at the ready for her next adventure

Sharon Mitchler
An Afternoon In Seattle – Nibbles And Arts

An Afternoon In Seattle – Nibbles And Arts

BySharon Mitchler Updated5 March 2023

While Seattle is known for misty, cool winters, there is plenty to do indoors when the weather is damp. One of my favorite ways to spend time in Seattle is to take in a concert,…

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Paradise Inn, Mount Rainier, Washington

Paradise Inn, Mount Rainier, Washington

BySharon Mitchler Updated21 December 2022

The Paradise Inn sits at 5,400 feet elevation on the south slopes of Mount Rainier’s high mountain meadows. Designated one of the “Grand Lodges” of the National Park system, it provides easy access to multiple…

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Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, California

Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, California

BySharon Mitchler Updated21 December 2022

Cabrillo National Monument is located in California, at the south end of a peninsula that wraps around the San Diego Bay’s entrance. From this stunning location on Point Loma, sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean,…

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Hummocks Trail Loop, Mt. St Helens National Volcanic Monument

Hummocks Trail Loop, Mt. St Helens National Volcanic Monument

BySharon Mitchler Updated21 December 2022

On the many trails around Mt. St. Helens, an August hike is reliably warmer. Summer winds are steady, changing the way the mountain looks.  The light ash in the blast zone is easily picked up…

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Westport Winery Garden Resort, Washington

Westport Winery Garden Resort, Washington

BySharon Mitchler Updated21 December 2022

On the way to Westport, Washington beaches, I like to stop in at the Westport Winery Garden Resort, locally owned by the Roberts family, and easy to spot thanks to the small lighthouse attached to…

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Westport Beaches, Washington

Westport Beaches, Washington

BySharon Mitchler Updated27 June 2022

On the far west coast of Washington, on a quiet peninsula sits Westport, Washington. The town is a working fishing village, with plenty of opportunities for visitors to go sport fishing. I am drawn to…

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Alderbrook Resort and Spa – Hood Canal, Washington

Alderbrook Resort and Spa – Hood Canal, Washington

BySharon Mitchler Updated10 January 2023

Alderbrook Resort and Spa has been a destination on the Hood Canal since 1913. It started as a group of tents with stoves and has grown into the current resort that offers guestrooms, cabins, a…

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Harstine Island, Washington

Harstine Island, Washington

BySharon Mitchler Updated10 April 2022

In the depths of the pandemic, summer of ’21, I was looking for a place that was outside but not crowded. All summer long people flocked to the outdoors, which meant well-known and easily accessible…

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Chehalis Western Trail, Washington

Chehalis Western Trail, Washington

BySharon Mitchler Updated10 January 2023

One of the great benefits of living in the lowlands of western Washington State is that this area was once interlaced with multiple railroad lines. As these have been abandoned in favor of roads and…

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Trails Of The Historic Cape Disappointment State Park

Trails Of The Historic Cape Disappointment State Park

BySharon Mitchler Updated10 January 2023

At the far southwest corner of Washington State, the Columbia River empties into the Pacific Ocean. While best known to visitors as the place where the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery arrived in November…

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McLane Creek Nature Trail Loop, Washington

McLane Creek Nature Trail Loop, Washington

BySharon Mitchler Updated18 November 2021

When the fall rainy season starts in Western Washington, it can feel fairly gloomy, but outside of Olympia, Washington is the Capitol State Forest, where opportunities to hike abound. And of all the places to…

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Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve Trail

Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve Trail

BySharon Mitchler Updated20 October 2021

In 1966, an unusual area south of the city of Olympia and north of the town of Rochester, WA, was set aside as a National Natural Landmark. Known most often by it’s shortened, local name,…

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