Tag: wildflower hikes

Get Outside! Coldwater Lake

This gorgeous hike in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is a great place to view the volcano, spot wildflowers and wildlife, and experience the regeneration of forest ecology after the 1980 blast.

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Get Outside! Mount Muller

Ready to get out on the trails for Memorial Day? This challenging hike near Lake Crescent on Washington's Olympic Peninsula is a good choice for late spring, offering fabulous views and wildflowers in early summer.

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Get Outside! Cowiche Mountain

The trails at Cowiche Mountain--not far from Yakima, Washington--offer spring wildflowers, remnants of a historic cattle ranch, and tremendous views of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams and the surrounding shrub-steppe ecosystem. Be sure to bring sunscreen and plenty of water on this desert hike.

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