Yearly Archives: 2025

Read more about the article The Best After-Work Hikes in Kitsap County (A Local’s Real Take)
That golden hour light filtering through the trees—this is what after-work hikes are all about. Photo: Unsplash
Outdoors & Trails

The Best After-Work Hikes in Kitsap County (A Local’s Real Take)

There's a certain kind of hush that settles into the mossy trails around Kitsap after about 5 p.m.—that golden, pine-scented quiet when the sun leans low behind the firs. Living here, I'm about 15 minutes from a dozen trailheads, which means my hiking boots live by the door, always muddy, always ready. After-work hikes have become my way to decompress, swapping fluorescent lights for forest shade. From Port Gamble Forest to Clear Creek Trail, these quick evening walks do wonders for the soul.

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December 24, 2025
Read more about the article Old-Growth Forests of the Pacific Northwest: A Beginner’s Guide to Exploring These Ancient Landscapes
Ancient Douglas-firs in the Pacific Northwest. Photo: Unsplash
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Old-Growth Forests of the Pacific Northwest: A Beginner’s Guide to Exploring These Ancient Landscapes

Okay so there's this thing that happens every single time I walk into an old-growth forest out here. The temperature drops maybe five degrees, the light changes—gets softer, greener somehow—and everything goes quiet in a way that's hard to describe if you haven't felt it. The air smells like wet cedar and earth and moss that's been there longer than your great-great-grandparents. If you've been wanting to check out old-growth but feel kind of intimidated, I get it. These places can feel... big? Important? But they're actually really accessible once you know a couple good spots to try.

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December 11, 2025