A man and woman taking a selfie in front of Mount Rainier

When we started hiking and visiting National Parks, Mount Rainier felt like one of those bucket list experiences that we might not ever get to. The planning felt too overwhelming and it seemed like we would never have a long enough amount of time off to make it happen. I have learned over the past […]

January 10, 2025

Elyse Shaw

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Planning a road trip was a very new experience for me as someone who really likes having a clear plan and itinerary for every second of the vacation. The nature of a road trip required me to be a little more flexible which was stressful but also exciting to see where our travels took us! […]

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Bucket List Camping in the PNW with Hip Camp

October 10, 2024

Elyse Shaw

I will start by saying a month long road trip would not be long enough to explore all of the beautiful and breath taking parks, towns and sights we fit into this trip. I wish we had a few days to spend in each location, but we definitely made the most of the time we […]

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Our First Road Trip – Exploring the Pacific North West

August 22, 2024

Elyse Shaw

Last year we finally decided to take our first hiking trip to the Pacific North West! We have done a lot of hiking in Utah, Arizona and Colorado but wanted to check some more things off of our travel bucket list. I have been dreaming of a PNW trip for YEARS, but living on the […]

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We Rented a Van from OutDoorsy for a Pacific North West Road Trip

August 2, 2024

Elyse Shaw

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