• Visiting St Helens and/or Rainier... both have windy roads up to the visitor centers but rest of the ride is meh
• Out to Neah Bay
• The three pass blast, stringing together I90, Hwy 97 and Hwy 2. Lots of mountain passes and eastern WA highways that can be added to extend the ride.
• Or just lazily touring some of the islands like Orcas or Whidbey.

Mount Rainer National Park St Helens National Park

False, this is a great time to experience Rainier! It is totally different than it is during the summer but if you enjoy the snow it is a great time to go. It offers world class back country skiing and snowshoeing (I think you can rent either in Ashford). I love Ashford and Rainier that time of year.

Olympic NP is amazing and definitely worth checking out but to say Rainier isn't worth it because you can see it from half the state shows how little of Rainier NP you have experienced.

There are restaurants open this time of year but the town and area is definitely still in the off season so not everything is open. Asford will likely not have snow but Rainier will. If it is bad weather the road up to Paradise could be closed for a few hours or even for a few days.

Belfair is really windy and I'm sure trees will come down since the ground is so saturated .

If you plan to stay in Ashford I have an idea but you cannot do it until late July. Rent a car or suv and start in Ashford. If you are coming from Seattle I would go early in the morning through Enumclaw to sr410 then pick up sr123 which will take you to the ohanapacosh entrance for Mt. Rainier national park. This will avoid the mind-boggling long line at the nisqually entrance and you can avoid 90% of the park traffic. From there take the liberty valley road towards Sunrise. When you get to sunrise turn left and head for the nisqually exit unless you want to get stuck with the crowds at paradise. This will get you to ashford but I would only stop at copper creek inn for huckleberry pancakes. From there head to morton down highway 7 and then pick up sr 12 to randle. When you get to randle get on sr 131 to forest service road 25. This is closed right up until summer and I've even seen it closed up to July if the snow is heavy. This takes you the back side of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams and not many people know about it. From there follow it until you get to eagle cliff and fs90. You may want to detour a little further to Ape Cave (Google it). You can reverse back to ashford but I say screw that and make tracks to Carson. Stay in Carson it has a great hot spring and spa as well as a 5 star brewery and restaurant. Then from carson drive the gorge and stop at Bonneville and maybe bridle falls as you work back west. Then you can shoot over to portland/Vancouver and back up I-5. I grew up near Tanwax which is near Ashford and this drive never gets old.

The big leaf maples right behind my house have been scaring the shit out of me all day down here in Vancouver.

If you like old cabins, I would recommend staying at Locharie Resort. It's magical any time of year (been in Jaunary and March), there are lots of trails nearby, and waking up on the lake watching the otters and eagles in the morning is a balm for the soul. You're also not too far from the ocean if you want to get some salt air in your diet.

Just go on and cut the power out now lol we all know its going back out

It was taken from the viewpoint heading towards Selah/Yakima. Just before the last ridge that separates the two valleys

Nothing here in Tacoma yet

Was that taken by the windmills?

It's huge and way better than Rainier anyway. Rainier is beautiful, but you can see it from half the state.

The Olympic NP is magic. But seeing the whole park requires a lot of driving. If you are wanting to just go to one place and stay in that area, try the Lake Quinault Area of the ONP.

Thank you for the insight! That is really helpful. I think we’ll look into other areas instead!

Thank you kind Redditor! I appreciate the feedback and recommendation. I’ll take a look at Olympic NP!

There will likely be several feet of snow in that area of the mountains at that time of year

Snow at elevation sticks around until June or July in some places

That's too early in the season to properly experience Rainier or the NCNP. Either plan more for mid July or explore the much larger and cooler Olympic NP, which is mostly open year round (stay in Forks or Port Angeles).

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I spoke with a friend who just moved to Ocean Park. She says the winds outside have been scary at times. Their high is 35mph today and all she asks for is that the 101 stay open in that area.

Good luck!

That's because that sub has a ton of fringe right people on it. Many with zero connection to Seattle or Washington.

Dead Chum as far as the eye can see.

They aren't in the shops long enough to open a safe. They are stealing merchandise. They are in there and out of there in less than 60 seconds.

The stolen merchandise is easily sold on the street. No one wants to talk about that though because it doesn't fit the narrative of "if only they were allowed to take credit cards..." or "The ATF should reclassify marijuana so that these robberies don't take place!".

You don't see other businesses that have a lot of cash on hand getting robbed like this. Why do you think that is? It's not the cash. It's the merchandise.

Batteries.

Or maybe assaults, then batteries.

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I stated the attacks were coming from the fringe right on r/SeattleWA and was downvoted.

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