• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Me
    • Photo Gallery
    • Media — Plays well with others
    • Privacy Policy
  • Spiritual Coaching
  • Forest Bathing
    • Forest Bathing Seattle
    • Forest Bathing for Beginners
    • Forest bathing near me
    • Olympic Peninsula 3-day Nature meditation retreat
    • Nature meditation retreat
    • Is nature meditation coaching right for you?
  • Pacific Northwest Travel Planning
    • Nature Travel Destinations
      • Washington State
        • Soulful travel in Seattle
        • Salish Sea
        • Cascade Mountains
        • Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast
      • Soulful travel in Oregon
        • Portland, Oregon
        • Willamette Valley
        • Oregon Coast Towns
        • Oregon Coast
        • Central Oregon
        • Eastern Oregon
  • YouTube

Kessi World

Reunite with the land.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok
  • YouTube

Washington Coast

Olympic Peninsula road trip — 3-day epic winter tour

November 10, 2021 by Matthew

View of a briskly flowing creek near the Staircase entrance to Olympic National Park. Snow is falling and the fir and deciduous trees have accumulated snow as well as the rocks in the creek.

This is an updated version of an article originally published January, 2020.Washington State is a diverse land with topography ranging from high desert to fierce waves crashing against soft agate beaches. In the northwest corner of the state is the majestic and remote feeling Olympic Peninsula. Often dubbed the rainiest place in the United States, this area is home to the only … [Read more...] about Olympic Peninsula road trip — 3-day epic winter tour

Tokeland Hotel — spiritual oasis of the Washington Coast

September 17, 2020 by Matthew

The front view of the Tokeland Hotel, which is Washignton State's oldest continuous operating hotel. The wood siding is a blueish green color and the windows on each of three stories have eight panes each with white trim. There is a strong of lights running across a gathering area on the lawn in front of the hotel with four rustic picnic tables. The sky is blue with white puffy clouds.

In order to write a review of the Tokeland Hotel, a gem that hugs a tiny spit of sandy land surrounded by Shoalwater Bay on the Washington Coast, it is first important to point out that my filter for any lodging location is first and foremost about the heart. I look for a  feeling of home that comes from the joy of carefully curated aesthetic, combined with thoughtful … [Read more...] about Tokeland Hotel — spiritual oasis of the Washington Coast

Footer

Search the site

I would like to acknowledge that much of my inspiration comes from living on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.

Follow Me

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok
  • YouTube

Top Posts & Pages

  • Seattle to Portland drive -- road trip planner to make the day unique
    Seattle to Portland drive -- road trip planner to make the day unique
  • Seattle to Vancouver drive -- 20 road trip things to do
    Seattle to Vancouver drive -- 20 road trip things to do
  • 25 Hidden Oregon and Washington hotels -- unique places to stay
    25 Hidden Oregon and Washington hotels -- unique places to stay

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in