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Roadtrip up PNW!

Hi friends!

My boyfriend and I are taking an anniversary roadtrip up the west coast this fall (Oct-Nov). I already have Air BNBs booked and have a general idea of where we want to go / what we want to see, but this is going to be my first time on the west coast ever, so I figured i would ask for any recommendations of parks, local food/bev favorites, ect! :)

(We love reading and movies so any bookstores or fun places like that are a bonus. BF also loves all history if you have any good recommendations of things to see in that aspect)

We are starting in San Francisco and driving up to Seattle to end things off! Any tips/advice would also be greatly appreciated!! Mostly concerned on how to pack, I’m expecting rain which is totally fine because I love that type of weather but when does snow typically start? What is the temp range? Again I plan on packing layers but I am also a worrier LOL.

Thank you!! :)

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u/gabibonk — 1 day ago
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Big 4 Mountain (Ice Caves) Day Hike 5/18/2026 (Part 2 of 2)

...And here's the rest..

Framed waterfalls. Fissures in the rock. Big falls into the ice that makes the ice caves. Very small ice cave opening. There's a (very small) person to the right of the opening, by the grey ice. Ribbon like falls. Wonderful natural area. Enchanted Valley. Lovely reflections! (I love lovely reflections). Note the ripples in this one, a fish came up and grabbed an insect just before I clicked. Still waters run psychedelic. Great day in the hills. Bugs weren't bad on the trail, they were quite bad in the parking lot. The skunk cabbage was almost all in the secondary stage, no odor (major bummer). In the Mt Dickerman reflection shot in the preceding Part 1 post one can see a lone yellow skunk cabbage spadix standing out of the water. What else, the Stilly was quite low already. Not much volume left. We're going to have a terrible drought this summer. Peace.

u/nbnfpsor — 2 days ago
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Dead whale found on Grayland Beach

Don't know if anyone else saw or posted this, or how old it is. Found it while out and about with family on Grayland Beach

u/Easy-Network-9111 — 2 days ago
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Big 4 Mountain (Ice Caves) Day Hike 5/18/2026 (Part 1 of 2)

Monday I went for a motorcycle ride to the Big 4 picnic area. It was more of a 'going for a cycle ride' day than a day hiking day. I did do the Ice Caves trail, a very modest day hike ~ 2.2 miles round trip. The ice caves , the big attraction of this hike, are not formed yet. There's a little opening showing at the bottom of the ice. I have 22 pictures I want to share and since the Reddit limit is 20 I'm breaking up this post into 2. Therefore there are 11 pics here. 😁. A few notes on the pics:

Big 4 massif(?), boardwalk. Waterfalls! Waterfalls Galore. Big 4 in the melt off season is a spectacular spot. The center non contiguous fall is at least 1500 feet, maybe closer to two thousand. Mt Dickerman with reflection. South Fork of the Stillaguamish River. Aluminum foot bridge over the river. Ice Creek flowing thru the woods to the river. Lovely. Beautiful mossy forest. Big blow down on the trail. These trees were not here the last time I walked this trail, which wasn't long ago, last month (?).

u/nbnfpsor — 2 days ago
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Christine Falls, Washington OC

Taken Summer 2020 and is one of my favorite scenes with the trees framing the falls just perfectly.

u/MakeItMakeMoney — 2 days ago
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Which one: Bellingham, Gig Harbor, Olympia, Vancouver?

If you could only pick one to travel to, which? If you could only pick on to live in or near, which? And most importantly, why? Edit: all cities in WA (Vancouver WA)

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u/petitejonquille — 3 days ago