USA – Best of WA – North Cascades Olympic Mount Rainier National Parks

Today we drive to Anacortes – a city in Skagit County. Get ready for another bucket list activity on the wildlife cruise, you will look for the southern resident orcas, transient orcas, minke whales, humpback whales, harbor seals, Dall’s and harbor porpoise, California and Steller sea lions, bald eagles and a variety of seabirds. Magnificent orca (or killer) whales live in the San Juan Islands year-round, and this is the best place in the world to see them in the wild. This 3 – 5 hours tour will take you around San Juan Islands – are an archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington known for rural Pacific Northwest landscapes and wildlife.

Evening we catch ferry and head to Port Angeles to spend a night before we head to Olympic National Park the next day.

Early morning we will head to Olympic National Park is on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula in the Pacific Northwest. The park sprawls across several different ecosystems, from the dramatic peaks of the Olympic Mountains to old-growth forests. Start exploring the mountains with a scenic Hurricane Ridge. 

Length: 3.1 mi Elevation gain: 797 ft Route type: Out & back

Continue scenic drive and head towards Lake Crescent followed by Sol Duc River area.

Marymere Falls Trail

Length:1.7 mi Elevation gain: 298 ft Route type: Out & back

Sol Duc Falls trail

Length: 1.6 mi Elevation: gain255 ft Route type: Out & back

Another adventure day starts with an exploration of the Hoh rainforest located on the Olympic Peninsula in the Pacific Northwest, one of the largest temperate rainforests in the U.S. The Hoh Rain Forest is one of four rain forests on the Olympic Peninsula. However, it is the only one that has been awarded the distinction of being a World Heritage Site and a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. 

Length: 2.9 mi Elevation gain: 104 ft Route type: Loop

Today we head to explore another national park Mount Rainier, No trip to Washington State is complete without a Mount Rainier experience. On the way we make a stop to explore Quinault Rainforest area with short hikes followed by Lake Quinault.

Today its time to explore the wonderful Mt Rainier national park, start with the visitor center near Paradise area and go on some of the best and popular hikes.