The first time I saw a field of tulips was a complete accident. Our family of 4 was out exploring near Mossyrock Washington during spring break and we happened to drive right past them. A sign on the edge of the field said we were welcome to walk through the tulips as long as we didn’t pick them or damage them. We enjoyed them very much.

Fields of daffodils were showing up in my social media. Spring was finally here, and I really wanted to go see them for myself. Scott and I couldn’t get away in the upcoming weekend, so we were thinking of making an evening of it. We saw a window of good weather in the forecast, so we decided to make a run for it.

It’s Friday night and Scott and I were trying to decide where to go adventure the next day. It’s been a few weeks since we’ve gotten out of town, and we were ready to go! After exploring a few locations on our computers, we decided to check out an area near Lake Wynoochee in the Olympic National Forest. It looked like there may be several waterfalls to check out along with some forest trails thick with moss and ferns. We had a general location but couldn’t really locate a good map.  Finding what we’re looking for could prove to be a challenge, but we were up for it.

Another day to adventure! We were ready to move further along the Cascade Loop.

We were on a quest to find a waterfall we’d read about but never seen before.

When we woke up to unexpected sunshine, I knew our plans for the day were going to change.

We didn’t really feel like hiking (there are tons of hiking trails along this stretch of highway) so we decided to drive along the North Cascades Highway, and stop when something looked interesting.

A good cup of coffee is a great way to start off a trip. We were beginning our exploration of the Cascade Loop, and the trip was off to a great start.

If you haven’t been to visit the Palouse, you should! And spring is a great time to do it. It’s beautiful in the summer and fall, but in the late spring and early summer there is a little green to go along with the golden brown ………

Where are we going to watch the moonrise this year?

Every spring and summer when we can expect better weather, I begin to look for great places to view the full moon rise. We’ve found a few great places but this one we keep coming back to.