Towering evergreens cool hikers in the Pacific Northwest.

A neighborhood walk emerges at Titlow Beach in Tacoma, Washington, home of the largest octopi in the world.

The Tacoma Narrows Bridges leap from the cliffs of ancient glacial moraines across Puget Sound toward adventures on the Olympic Peninsula.

Amtrack Cascades emerges out of a canyon of trees into the sunlight.

A local walk on an old forest road can lead to greater adventures.