Our weekend in the Olympic National Forest
This past weekend we stayed at our third cabin in the Olympic National Forest. We have now officially explored all corners of the Olympic National Forest. By explored, I mean we have officially drove around the massive national forest, stayed in three different towns and hiked a few of its trails.
Our stay in Sequim, WA
This time we stayed in an adorable brand new airbnb, The Olympic Sky Haus. This cozy stay was 700 sq feet of cozy space with amazing mountain views all around. It was the perfect place for our weekend. You know I love everything cozy and this place had all the right touches with its decor. I love staying places that have a homey touch and comfort to them. It’s about 20 mins from downtown Sequim and close to the beach and hiking trails.
Book your stay on Airbnb here: Olympic Sky Haus
Downtown Sequim
Hurricane coffee company - I found the coziest coffee shop in this cute little town. I wanted to sit in the chair and read a book all day but they only had one chair and we had plans so I couldn’t. I got their famous Honey Lavender Rose Latte and egg/cheese breakfast sandwich.
We walked the downtown a little more and found this decor store called Over the Fence. I love finding small decor pieces in these kinda of stores. It feels more unique and you are supporting a small business. I went home with a few places from here and if you follow me on instagram then you would have seen the dinning table that came home with us.
I also found a little library! Those are always a fun surprise. Later in the day we made the 40min drive to Port Angles for lunch at our favorite place Little Devils Lunchbox. If you read my Forks, WA blog then you will know this one well.
Hiking Striped Peak Trail
We were only able to fit in one hike on our weekend trip this time. We hiked 2 miles of this 5 mile trail called Striped Peak Trail. We stopped about a mile or so into the hike because this is the view you get to see and this was our goal. I know a mile doesn’t sound like a lot but the elevation gain is quick and there is a lot of stairs and steep cliffs to climb to get to this one. We got lucky and once we reached the beach we had a pocket of sunshine. I of course found mushrooms.
It’s worth mentioning that we did not see any rain until the day we were leaving to go home. We had cloudy skies but no rain.
This trail is dog friendly.
We had such a great time on this staycation trip. We have now stayed in Forks, Lilliwaup and Sequim which are all located in the Olympic Peninsula. We hope to return again and explore more of the Washington side of the PNW.
