The Pacific Northwest is my home, and I don't get tired of exploring it. I'm having a lot of fun updating articles and building content about my favorite corner of the world.
I'm drawn to destinations with natural beauty. If a place has mountains or good trails, it's on my list!
My opinionated Seattle itinerary
[edit]If you have...
[edit]1 day: see the landmarks
2 days: explore the neighborhoods
- Walk around, have a nice meal, and hang out in whichever district sounds most interesting. I'm most partial to Capitol Hill, Ballard, Fremont, and Greenlake.
- Spend a few hours at a museum. My favorite is the Museum of Flight, but the Seattle Center museums and the Underground Tours are worthwhile too.
3 days: go outside
- Get out on the water! You can rent a kayak/paddleboard/boat/hot tub on Lake Union, take a ferry to West Seattle, Bainbridge Island or Bremerton and back, or day-cruise Elliott Bay.
- Walk and picnic through one of Seattle's many elegant parks. The Arboretum has the most diverse plant life, Gasworks Park has urb-ex vibes, Green Lake has the best walking path and people-watching, and Carkeek Park and Seward Park are both forest-like and on the water.
- If the weather is bad, you can always hole up in an independent coffee shop or inside the Seattle Central Library. The ferry rides are still nice in a watch-the-storm-roll-in kind of way, and Snoqualmie Falls might be popping off.
If you want to be outdoorsy for...
[edit]a day trip:
- Mountains to Sound Greenway (spring-summer-autumn) describes the best day hikes along I-90 towards Snoqualmie Pass. Some of them are accessible by public bus!
- Leavenworth (year-round) is the best mountain resort town anywhere near Seattle.
- Deception Pass State Park (spring-summer-autumn) on the way to Vancouver.
2 days:
- Mount Rainier National Park (summer-early autumn)
- San Juan Islands (spring-summer-autumn)
3 days:
- Olympic National Park (year-round)
- Mount Rainier plus Mount St Helens (summer-early autumn) on the way to Portland.