A beautiful south-facing canyon that boasts jumps, slides, scenery, and technical rigging. This Basic Canyon typically flows at v3a3III during the second half of the summer.

An Olympic National Forest ranger station located in Quilcene, Washington. It is a great place for picking up info about hiking on lower and upper Quilcene trails and is occasionally a location for cross-cut saw training.

Enjoy an easy four-mile loop hike with 400 feet of elevation gain. The trail travels along the south shore of Lake Quinault and through the surrounding forest with towering trees, cedar bogs, and small waterfalls. Interconnecting trails offer options to lengthen or shorten the hike. And the world's largest Sitka spruce is not to be missed.

Deep in the Olympic rain forest under towering old growth, the NF Quinault cuts through several gorges on its way to a wide river valley where it wends its way gently down to Lake Quinault. There is a Class III reach and a Class II+ reach.

Also know as The Racetrack, this is a short, pretty and playful canyon in the North Cascades with deep pools and optional fun features like jumps and slides up to 30 feet. This half-day descent culminates with Racehorse Falls, a popular destination for hikers. On a hot summer day, you're likely to see many swimmers enjoying the pools at the end of the canyon.

A moderate to strenuous hike of 9-12 miles round trip with up to 2,500 feet of elevation gain along a dramatic ridge with waterfalls, lakes, and tarns. Enjoy views of Hibox Mountain, Alta Mountain and other peaks in the Snoqualmie Pass area of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. While the mileage and elevation gain suggests a moderate hike, there's a one-mile rough boot path that is truly grueling.

A basic canyon that makes for a nice full-day adventure with hiking/mountain biking access, followed by a canyon of moderate difficulty when water is moderate to low. It is rated v3a3III at moderate-low water levels late in the season, and v4a4III in early to mid-season.

Sail with Skipper Dana Bachellerie-Gage on her Diva 39 "Radiant" out of Breakwater Marina.

A hike of 8.8 miles and 1,171 feet of elevation gain on logging roads on the east side of the Olympic Mountains 17 miles northwest of Olympia. On clear days enjoy views of the Olympic Mountains, the Salish Sea, and Mount Rainier. This is a good conditioner, and logging roads make for wide path with no mud.

A great hike 13-mile round trip hike with 2,000 feet of elevation gain on Mount Spokane.

There's nothing easy about Easy Pass. This is a long, hard scramble on Ragged Ridge in the North Cascades. You'll experience solitude and great views while scrambling

This area is used for field trips, by special arrangement with Washington State DNR. It is located off of I-90, adjacent to Rattlesnake Mountain Scenic Area.

A 17-mile system of trails in the Raging River State Forest just off of I-90 near Rattlesnake Mountain.

Rainbow Falls State Park provides about 3 miles of casual nature trails through a hillside forest and along the Chehalis River. The park contains one of the last stands of true old growth forest in the Chehalis Basin and Willapa Hills.

A short hike up a ridge right outside of the town of Glacier.

Great hike between June-September for wildflowers and maybe a mountain goat or marmot. Good for photographing wildflowers.

Rainy Pass to Heather/Maple Pass is a strenuous, 7 mile round trip backcountry ski trip with 2,000 ft in elevation gain. The trail begins in switchbacks, passes above the north of Lake Ann, up Heather Pass and onto Maple Pass.

A moderate, 19 mile round backpack descending 2,000 feet on the way in and gaining it back on the way out on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and North Fork Bridge Creek Trail. At the head of the North Fork Bridge Creek a huge cirque sits beneath the ice-hung precipices of Goode Mountain, Storm King Peak, and Mount Logan.

Experience the Pacific Crest Trail and the North Cascades crest at their finest. Follow the Pacific Crest Trail north from Rainy Pass on this 40 mile round trip, 3,550 foot route over Cutthroat, Granite and Methow Passes to two lovely alpine lakes in the shadow of the Golden Horn.

A moderate to strenuous scramble of 8-12 miles round trip from the Rachel Lake Trailhead near Snoqualmie Pass. Follow a dramatic ridge with waterfalls, lakes, and tarns. Enjoy views of Hibox Mountain, Alta Mountain and other peaks in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness near Snoqualmie Pass.