ULTIMATE 1 WEEK WASHINGTON ROAD TRIP ITINERARY (Mt. Baker, North Cascades, Colchuck, Mt. Rainier)
We took a week long summer road trip through Washington State and are bringing you along with us as we visit some of the best hikes in Washington, National Parks and more! From Mount Baker, to North Cascades National Park, to the famous Enchantments, to Mount Rainier National Park, this jam packed itinerary covers a ton of the bucket list adventures in Washington State!
○ 00:00-01:19: Intro & Washington Road Trip Itinerary Overview
○ 01:20-02:34: Mount Baker Region & Chain Lakes Loop
○ 02:37-02:52: Best Time to Hike in Washington
○ 02:53-03:29: Picture Lake
○ 03:30-05:55: North Cascades National Park: Hiking the Maple Pass Loop
○ 05:56-07:48: North Cascades National Park: Thunder Knob Trail & Diablo Lake
○ 07:49-09:00: The Enchantments & Hiking Colchuck Lake
○ 09:01-09:46: Leavenworth
○ 09:47-10:26: Mount Rainier National Park
○ 10:27-10:40: Reflection Lake at Sunrise
○ 10:41-11:51: Nisqually Vista Loop and Skyline Trail
○ 11:53-12:10: Little Tipsoo Lake
○ 12:11-12:32: Emmons Moraine Trail
○ 12:33-14:16: Fremont Lookout (Mount Fremont Trail & Sourdough Ridge Trails)
○ 14:17-15:11: Bertha May & Granite Lakes Trail
○ 15:12-16:06: High Rock Lookout
○ 16:07-17:49: Van Life Logistics
○ 17:50-18:13: Outro
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awesome video thanks for making!
Of course! Thanks for watching :)
well done as always, Stephen and Giselle!! appreciate how thorough your guides are ❤
Thank you so much for watching!! 🥰
Some absolutely stunning shots in this video. Well done and thank you.
Thank you! Really appreciate that and the support :)
We lived in Washington for 4 years and loved it. This made me miss it. So beautiful and great guide ❤️
Ahhh jealous! If we could handle the winters we’d love to live there for a little bit haha 😆
Excellent video with beautiful photography, thorough information, and great tips. Very well done:)
Thank you!!! That support means a lot 🤗❤️
Great video!!! Somehow stumbled upon your video as I'm planing a road trip to the north cascades and the enchantments this summer. I looked into outdoorsy so its nice to hear that's a reliable service!!
Yes we love Outdoorsy so much! Hope you enjoy the road trip!
thanks for the vid - Fremont on Rainier really is one of my favorite places on the planet. It makes you work for it and get lucky, but when you do like your experience, hard to beat.
Definitely worth the trip up there 🔥🔥
Love this video! So many beautiful places. Thank you for sharing!
Aw thank you for the love!
Great video for folks who are really into hiking. Excellent tips for all hiking (especially starting early at Colchuck). As someone who has lived in Washington for almost 60 years, I have had the great fortune of doing many of these hikes and this video is fantastic for those who want to get out in nature.
Thank you! Really happy to hear that 🤗 Washington is such an amazing place to go backpacking 😍🙌
I love living in Washington state. We moved here two years ago, and are literally adding to our to-do list every day!! There really is so much to do every season! ❤
So envious!!! If we didnt live in CA we would definitely be in Washington 😂😂
@@TheLoversPassport we got lucky and moved here due to the army (from GA) and we retire in two years so we are staying! 🥰
GREAT, I mean great show, guys!!
Thank you so much!! We really appreciate that!
Awesome travel vlog guys. Visited Olympic NP last year but want to head back to the area after seeing some of the locations in your video. North Cascades looks amazing. Love the photos you guys include in your videos too!
Aw thank you for the feedback Larry! We can't wait to go back again soon!
It really useful and the views are amazing ❤thank you for sharing!!!!
Aw thank you for the feedback!
Excellent video and I like Stephen's Jacket!
All of those hikes look beautiful! I have not seen much of Washington yet, but I really need to make a trip out there someday. I'm glad you were able to get some great views of Mount Rainier after all!
It is such an incredible area! We already want to make it back up there!
Wow, that's a great trip. The mountains and lakes are gorgeous. We hope to make it to the Northwest and Washington State soon. 👍👍👍
You will love it!
Thank you so much for your amazing video! I’m from Brazil and I intend to visit all those places thanks to you. Congratulation for your video. You guys told me everything I need to know about theses places.
Thank you!!! The support means a lot 🙏❤️ You will have an amazing time :)
it is so funny I watched your video , because a Friend of mine moved to Washington State and I am located in Germany Capitol City Berlin. My Friend moved from Berlin to Leavenworth and I already got some nice Fotos from that area . She also gose hiking with her Husband. World is so smal thanks for your video.❤
Great vid. We will be in the San Juan islands in a month to kayak all around the islands for a week
Thanks so much!! 🥰
I lucked out last year and was able to score a Core permit for 5 days in the Enchantments! We did a point to point from the Stewart Lake TH to the Snow Lakes TH. To date the most epic backpacking trip I have ever taken.
Omg that sounds absolutely incredible!
Very beautiful and thanks for sharing! We plan to follow your itinerary by RV this coming month. Where did you park overnight at Mt Baker area to experience sunrise at Picture Lake? Thanks again for your video!
Nice job!
Thank you for the love!
Well done. We are from Oregon and spend a good amount of time in Washington.
Thank you! Washington is always such a gorgeous place to visit 😍🙌
My favorite video of you guys is Yosemite National Park.
Thanks so much!!
Awesome video guys, I just loved it. I am planning this roadtrip this July. Could you please share your day wise itinerary and places you stayed each night ?
We are writing a full blog on exact day by day itinerary!
@@TheLoversPassport - Thanks, I am starting my roadtrip next week and looking suggestions to spend night. We have booked Campervan and plan to stay in van, just need suggestions on places we can part overnight and stay. Does visitor center parking allow overnight staying in van overnight ? did you guys book RV park/camp ground ?
SO beautiful! We plan on camping on our van too. Where can you park and sleep?
Thank you for this vlog! It looks amazing! My husband and I plan to visit Washington, and I really appreciate this trip itinerary! Did y’all see or encountered any bears while doing the hike? 😅
We didn’t!! But always good to be prepared haha 🥰
No better state than Washington! ✌❤🏔
It is one of a kind!
My boyfriend and I are going here this summer 🙌 thank you for this resource!
Hope you have the best trip!!
Great video. Did you fish? Wondering how often people say you look like Jewel? lol
No we never really fish on our trips haha😂😂
We’re doing a van life road trip vacation this fall in Washington! Where did you stay for campsites? Did you have to book those campsites before hand or how did you plan that part of the trip? Thanks! Love all of your content!
We just stayed in free campsites! I would use Free Roam and Free Campsites.net to find free places to stay because there are tons of it!
Did you book any of the campsites beforehand or just wing it day of?
north america is so beautiful
It is such an amazing place!
Nice video thanks! Which app are you showing in the video? The app that shows all the trails...
We got that from AllTrails!
Question, did you have to pay any fees to use your paddle board on the lakes? Thanks, Washington is beautiful. I highly recommend Mt St Helens.
Can you do this trip also with a normal car and staying in hotels/airbnbs in or around the national parks?
Yes totally! There are tons of accomodations!
@@TheLoversPassport hi! Love the video. Just wondering if you ever made the itinerary with the normal car and accommodation? Thank you 😊
Yes you can, but you will miss a lot due to the TIME to DRIVE to destinations etc is LARGE. Especially true of places like Mt. Ranier National Park, Cascades National Park of which these 2 never actually set foot in as it has zero roads and requires overnight backpacking and HUGE elevation gains and why nearly NO ONE goes into the National Park. Likewise places like the Lookout they went to if you stay at and Airbnbs your driving time just to get to the parking lot before the large hike will probably be ~2 hours making sunset/sunrise impossible to witness for MOST*** explorers. Also you do NOT want to be hiking uphill thousands of feet after 10am. Not sure what your fitness level is, but the hikes they did are SHORT with very little elevation gain for Washington. 4000ft elevation gain is normal for hikes in Washington. 2000ft there are some and under this is a rare exception. Their itinerary was essentially car glamping Washington 101 a highly useful skill to learn!
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Do I need anything to protect myself from wild life? Coming this weekend!
Depends on time of year! We carried bear spray with us but it was during peak summer months!
There is zero reason to worry about wildlife other than Birds stealing your food, and mosquitos
Where’s the link to the paddle board?
Washington and Idaho are the only 2 states west of New York state that I haven't camped in. I plan to do exactly what you did . This video was perfect. I'm originally from Mississippi, but I've traveled 95% of the country, and Washington is next. Great video. 👍
Thank you! That’s awesome you have camped all over, hopefully one day we can catch up haha 😂😂
I have a couple questions for you. How did you both meet? I’ve watched a bunch of videos here on KZhead and it’s always a BF/GF couple or husband and wife couple doing the hiking and me being a single guy that does solo trips it would be cool to meet someone that was into hiking and exploring so I was just curious how you met. It’s cool that you both are photographers too. My other question you kind of touched on but do you ever see Bears or other wildlife while you are out on these trails? This definitely looks like a place I would like to check out in the future!
We met at a friend's birthday party in Santa Barbara! Yes we saw lots of goats and deer and other small wildlife, but not big bears!
@@TheLoversPassport oh ok awesome! You both have an awesome channel! I wish you both continued success!
What month was this trip and what part of the month? Thank you!
We went on this roadtrip in August!
Did you rent the blow up paddle board? If you did where did you rent it from?
Nope, we own it! It's from Body Glove! Linked it here: bit.ly/44CmBHF
Where did you park the van / how did you figure out where to park the van for over nights? IOverlander?
Free roam and free campsites.net 😁
Awesome❤
what kind of clothes is recommended to wear in september? cold or hot?
The Promo Code is not valid anymore ):
September was still very warm!
Ahhh we will have to try and get another one!
Layers. Both. Depends on which SIDE of the Cascades you are on as well. Eastern Cascades it will be in the 70's or 80's all the time while West of the Cascades it will be 70's but often in the 60s. It can be shorts weather for non webfoots(rarely), but even then nights will be COLD! Freeeezzzzzing cold(literally) especially if you are camping up high in the mountains, so puffy jackets are quite nice to have. For any extended period of stay you can expect 1/3 of the days to be rainy/misty/heavy clouds. A GREAT September is just like Summer and is quite often the case in Washington and why we call it Indian Summer. A BAD September can have weeks of cold rainy clouds. All natives here look at the weather and decide WHERE to go. If iffy weather or bad weather go EAST of the mountains. If good weather, anywhere of course. If really bad, go back to sleep it will be utter misery in the mountains.
im #666 in likes, lol, great video, my family will likely be moving out to wa next summer and we will be visiting some of these places
Omg so exciting! We LOVE Washington!
@@TheLoversPassport same, was born in seattle during the 3rd eruption of mt st helens
Where do I get Stephen’s jacket!
Its from a company called Ottway the Label!
Do you think that a motorhome would be a great ideia? it is because van is more expansive than motorhome and I dont know why.
Could not tell you why either 😭😭 I mean if you can get a motorhome and are comfortable driving it, why not hahah!? The only thing to keep in mind is that u may have to park further away from trailheads since they are much bigger!
Depends. If you are going to the hundreds of Forest Service campgrounds or state parks, then yes, motorhomes are just fine of pretty much any length. Depending on length of the oinker... If you are going the boondocking FREE site then this can be a major problem in the northern Cascades, but not really an issue in central or southern. Just do not get the trailer RV's as you can get yourself in trouble with them trying to turn around when, uh hem, WHEN you get lost(half the fun, uh frustration!) and frankly is a problem with normal road oinkers too as the only turn around spots are generally at the END of the roads or at campgrounds of which their are plenty assuming the Forest Service actually has them open.
Is British Columbia more beautiful or Washington state??
We like Washington more right now!
Depends: Washington State has more variety, but on the whole, if you are willing to get out and go backpacking, kayaking, etc and get away from the car then BC, by far and away is more beautiful. It is not even a contest! I am a native Webfoot from Washington and it pains me to say that... BC is best seen via a boat. Interior BC in a car is... useless unless you count Jasper etc Provincial Parks as part of BC. TREES, TREES, TREES and more TREES TREES TREES. BC is a canoeists, kayakers wet dream with thousands of lakes... once again, AWAY from cars. BC is a backpackers/mountaineers wet dream as well. Once again, NOT car camping. Lots of provincial parks for camping as well, but honestly they are pretty much all the same in the interior. Uh, Interior = East of the coastal mountains.
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I mean, Diablo lake is 20 miles from Canada. 😉
That is crazy! We still need to visit Canada!
Is British Columbia more beautiful or Washington state??
Really hard to compare them haha 😂😂 Cant make a fair judgement as we have not spent that much time in BC. Hopefully we get their in the future 🙏🙏
If seen by boat, BC is hands down more beautiful. BC is a paddlers paradise as well and if you go in September is bug free(chilly though). The big Provincial parks next to Alberta are always a treasure. Northern BC is its own unique entity and hands down different and more scenic than anything in Washington if you stay away from the gargantuan forestry cutting operations. Getting there on the other hand... very difficult for most people due to driving time required and once there, you better get chummy with the locals and smile nice and big asking questions/directions etc as all the good spots... aren't in provincial parks or guide books. Some are, but most? Nope. The roads in BC are MUCH more rough than in Washington state... at least the ones I was on were. If there has been recent logging then the roads are excellent, top notch in fact, but if not...