Good point, thank you! I’ve lived in dry areas my whole life so I’m not sure how I’ll handle a wet summer haha. I am traveling from a state south of you guys, so visiting southern locations then working up to the northern half will be easy.

Good point, I plan on starting hikes early. I don’t have any experience with backpacking so I’ll stick to day hikes, but Olympic is definitely on my list. Thank you!

Sounds amazing, I’ll see if I can fit that in!

Makes sense, I’m really interested to see how I’ll handle humidity. I’ve lived in dry places my whole life and have only visited southern states in the winter, so I’ve never experienced summer humidity before.

That’s awesome, I’d didn’t realize how diverse the ecosystem was there. I’ll see if I can extend my trip a bit longer to cover more area, thank you for the help.

Will do, thank you for all the recommendations. Is highway 20 dangerous because of falling rocks, or something else? Late May/early June seems like the best time for me to go anyway, I’m glad I’ll get the best of the scenery at that time.

Just curious, what do you define short/t-shirt weather as? I’m from Colorado where short weather ranges from 35° to 110°F haha.

Thank you so much, I didn’t even think about road closures. I am still in school so May through August is the only time I can travel, but it seems like there are a few good months to choose from within that bracket.

I have had the Hoh rainforest on my list for a long time, but I’ll have to check out Hurricane ridge. A scenic drive is also a good idea, I’ll see if I can fit it in. Thanks!

Incredible! I am planning on going on a trip to Washington this year, what month would you recommend going in to get the best of the “lush green, moist forest” scenery? So far my plan consists of about a week of hiking haha.

How do you do fellow American

One of my favorite hikes, you captured that view perfectly