I hope some of our local hikes will inspire you to explore the Pacific Northwest.
Give hiking a try…
Don’t let age, physical shape, or inexperience stop you. There are so many beautiful short, well marked hikes to explore. Maybe you will explore more when you feel ready for more hills, longer trails, and difficult terrain. If not, just enjoy those wonderful moments of being in the woods.
I have decided to add some hikes that are close to my home. The beauty of the Pacific Northwest and a need to share some adventures with like minded women is what inspired me, in my late 50’s, to start the Wild Women Walking, buy a daypack, hiking boots, my 10 essentials and start exploring. It changed my life.
New Year’s Hiking with My Wild Women Walking Tribe
Hike #1. New Years Day. We all donned our rain gear and headed for our City Forest. I am so fortunate to live one mile from a State Park and City Forest with 5,400 acres of land with 52 miles of trails. My husband and son have helped build a great many of those trails…
Keep readingMt. Rainier – Skyline
October 9, 2022 Four Wild Walking Women, along and hundreds of other people from all over the world, descended on Mount Rainier for the fall colors and beautiful weather Sunday. The day did not disappoint us in anyway! Joan and I left our town of Montesano at 4:30 AM picking up Kris and Laura on…
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. October 2, 2022 This is a hike that I like to do seasonally. Today it felt like we were doing it mid summer with the weather still in the high 70s. Luckily the loop trail is covered by the forest canopy the whole way. This loop hike has a 2 ½ mile climb whether…
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