Guide to the best road trips in the PNW.
If you’re dreaming of one epic Pacific Northwest adventure, combining Oregon and Washington into a single road trip is hard to beat. You’ll experience rugged coastlines, snow-capped volcanoes, lush rainforests, charming waterfront towns, world-class wineries, and two of the region’s best cities—all in one vacation. One important tip before you start planning: if you have…
Planning a road trip along the Oregon Coast? You’re in for a special treat! This scenic drive, one of the best in the country, offers an amazing mix of breathtaking vistas, charming coastal towns, and hidden pockets waiting to be explored. Whether you’re a seasoned traveler or new to the open road, the Oregon Coast…
There’s something magnetic about Washington’s coastal towns — the kind of charm that lingers long after your trip ends. If you’re planning a getaway and want more than just a pretty view, you’re in the right place. As someone who visits these towns about once a year, I’ve personally explored dozens of small communities across…
Living in Seattle makes it dangerously easy to say, “We’ll go next weekend,” and then spend another Saturday running errands, dodging drizzle, or defaulting to the same neighborhood coffee shop. But within a few hours of the city, you can be on an island ferry, sipping wine in Yakima, hiking beneath Mount Rainier, or wandering…
The Pacific Northwest looks deceptively “doable” on a map. Like… surely you can knock out Seattle, Olympic National Park, Portland, the Oregon Coast, and a quick detour to Crater Lake in one week, right? And then reality shows up wearing a rain jacket and holding a ferry schedule. Between mountain passes, microclimates, winding coastal highways,…
As a kid, my desert imagination was basically a Sahara screensaver: endless dunes, heat-haze mirages, and a sky so blue it looked aggressive. If there were camels and pyramids, even better. Deserts felt far away—exotic, overseas, and definitely made of sand. Then I grew up and realized the American West has deserts too… and most…
