Monthly Archive: November 2017

A glowing tent tent with Mt. Rainier in the background. Winter camping tips.

Winter Camping Tips

Winter camping had been on my list of things to do for a while, but I hadn’t mustered up the will to bear the cold night.  Between the extra gear that is involved, unknown rules, and the cold, it had remained a dream.  During my last visit to Mt. Rainier to snowshoe around Paradise, I talked with a Park Ranger who laid out the rules for winter camping and talked me into camping for the night.  So, here a few tips from my first winter camping trip.

Fall foliage in the mountains and lining the Wenatchee River in Leavenworth, Washington. Boundless Journey Photography

Autumn in Leavenworth

The little town of Leavenworth, WA is high up on my list of favorite mountain towns.  It’s not your typical mountain town, but one with a bit of a twist.  Originally a logging town that failed, it was looking for a way to revive its economy and eventually settled on an idea.  To become a German themed town…and they pulled it off!