Naturalist
Westport Light State Park and Bottle Beach State Park sit along the southern edge of Grays Harbor near the town of Westport, offering easy access to classic coastal habitats. Westport Light features wide ocean beaches, dune systems, and a paved shoreline trail with open views of the Pacific, while nearby Bottle Beach provides quiet estuarine mudflats and marshes that are prime for birdwatching.
A conference room in the Whatcom County Civic Building with room for 137.
Day Hiking, Trail Running & Urban Walking
An easy hike on 5.5 miles of trails thru a deep forest and meadow in a Bellingham city park which also includes waterfalls and a pond.
Sea Kayaking
Sea kayak from Whidbey Island to Port Townsend and back crossing Admiralty Inlet twice, and enjoy a lunch break in Port Townsend. This trip provides good training in planning for currents, and paddling in currents and waves.
Sea Kayaking
A long sea kayaking journey along the west shore of Whidbey Island. This trip can be done in both directions but north to south allows more options for shore breaks in the last half of the trip, and shorter sections can be explored. Padding from Whidbey Island to Smith and Minor Islands is a challenging trip with opportunities to explore nature in a state aquatic preserve and part of the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge..
Day Hiking
Whiskey Dick Mountain is a moderate, 8 mile in-and-out day hike with 1,800 ft in elevation gain. The hike is through an abundance of wildflowers, along a road and into Rocky Coulee.
Sailing
Sail with skipper Greg Greene aboard his Islander 36 "Whisper" out of Tyee Marina, Dock 3 slip 842 on the Commencement Bay in Tacoma.
Day Hiking & Trail Running
Accessible 1.5 mile trail with a crushed gravel surface suitable for wheelchair users. This quiet and flat wooded loop hike features historical logging equipment.
Day Hiking
Known for its skiing and the Winter Olympics, the Whistler area in Canada's British Columbia has hiking trails that are a part of its historical and cultural identity. The Train Wreck site is one popular attraction and a great photo opportunity that is located near the Cheakamus River just south of Whistler.
Backpacking & Day Hiking
A wildlife rich canyon trail with interesting geology and early season access. It is located in north-central Washington and is part of the Pacific Northwest Trail. It is home to the largest group of Desert Bighorn Sheep in the state.
Scrambling
Whistler Mountain overlooks Rainy Pass on the North Cascades Highway. It is an moderate scramble of 4 miles and 3,000 feet of elevation gain with a exceptional views of the peaks in the North Cascades.
Day Hiking
An easy, 10 mile out-and-back day hike with 530 feet of elevation gain. The trail descends through desert landscape to the shores of the Columbia River.
Day Hiking
A pleasant hike with modest ups and downs along the north side of the White Chuck River that meanders through alder and second growth forest.
Scrambling
A scramble with several exposed sections and a short downclimb in the North Cascades near Darrington. Enjoy views of Glacier Peak and the surrounding area.
Backpacking
Visit more than 25 alpine lakes and the high alpine terrain of Idaho’s spectacular Sawtooth Mountains and White Clouds Wilderness Area. The hiking is strenuous and challenging, but the scenery and views are breathtaking!
Climbing
A rarely done alpine climb in Glacier Peak Wilderness area, located between Tupshin and Devore.
Scrambling
A Class 2 (per Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide) scramble with an approximate 17 mile bike + hike to camp then an 8 mile (RT) scramble day. The approach has a gain of about 5300'; the scramble itself has about 4000' of gain. White Mountain is located about 1.5 miles south of Anderson Pass in the Olympic Mountains. The approach is up the West Fork Dosewallips River.
Cross-country Skiing & Snowshoeing
Located in the Wenatchee and Gifford Pinchot National Forests, the White Pass Nordic Center offers trails for classic cross-country, skating and snowshoeing. The terrain is suited to all ability levels.
Backpacking
This strenuous 29.1 mile loop, 7.6 miles of it on the Pacific Crest Trail, with 5,300 feet of elevation gain includes broad flower fields and ridges with panoramic views of Glacier Peak and surrounding peaks, as well as camps by a picturesque high lake, and old-growth forest at the beginning and end. Destinations include White Pass, Kodak Peak, Meander Meadows, Dishpan Gap, Blue Lake, Johnson Mountain and Pilot Ridge.
Day Hiking & Snowshoeing
Hike or snowshoe southeast from Camp Sheppard up to 7.6 miles round trip with up to 700 feet of elevation gain. If the trail is snow free in winter, it's a nice off-season on hike. When the trail is covered in snow, it's a great easy to moderate snowshoe trip.