#northwestisbest

[zackkcore]

Some moody PNW vibes.

[ilfaitdusoleil]

Northwestern Rainforests - Bellingham, WA - 2/6/21

[wildflower]

To be honest , motherhood has made me feel so beautiful ✨

[travel-food-pottery]

Priest Lake Idaho, the crown jewel herself ✨

[seabeck]

Marymere Stream

[octaviamcaloon]

I don't know if there's anything more perfect than the stillness of a breathtaking mountain view. Ok, I'm a bit biased. I may not be the most skilled hiker, but I am a mountain girl. I grew up and live in this region comfortably surrounded by my 2 favorite mountain ranges, 3 very notable peaks, and dozens of other worthy summits. But it wasn't until leaving that behind that I realized how important proximity to mountains is to me. When I lived on the East Coast, I made some really great friends and lived a life of really good music. I was busy all the time with school/work in my field, and there are so many good parts about my time there. But there were no mountains like this. While I was away, I learned with absolute certainty that places like this are what my soul craves - alpine forests, snowy rugged cliffs, the sound of waterfalls from time to time. I consider myself very lucky to have relatively easy access to these places. When Cullen and I were up here last week, I decided that I want to summit a smaller peak by my next birthday - hey, this is the time for setting new goals right? I want to wear that title of "mountain girl" with the experience it deserves.

[considermeugly]

[alifeofarcticsounds]

"A dog comes to you and lives with you in your own house, but you do not therefore own her, as you do not own the rain, or the trees, or the laws which pertain to them ...

A dog can never tell you what she knows from the smells of the world, but you know, watching her, that you know almost nothing. . ."

-Mary Oliver