Kati Explores

Canyonlands National Park is often overlooked, but it's a hidden desert gem without the crowds, full of history, rock formations, and sunshine!

Bike a rugged forest road to Goldmyer Hot Springs, a remote northern Washington retreat known for natural pools, old-growth forests, and peaceful mountain soaking.

Visiting Salt Lake City as a non-Mormon who's fascinated with LDS history

Salem MA is perfect for any history nerd to explore - but you might take a ghost home with you...

Visit the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge for your best chance of seeing moose in Washington state

Deep in the woods of Forest Park, you'll find a mysterious sculpture garden on NW Saltzman Road. Keep reading to learn from the artist himself.

Shaniko is Oregon's oldest living ghost town! Visit its 30 (living) residents, just 3 hours south of Portland, for old west saloons, a probably haunted hotel, and the best of Oregon's sagebrush desert views.

One of the most unusual hikes in the Northwest! You'll walk on a decommissioned pipeline by the Hood River.

Bagby Hot Springs is open after a 4 year closure! Enjoy soaking in a rustic whiskey barrel tub in a log cabin, under 2 hours from Portland!

Running AND wine, in Oregon's beautiful Willamette Valley? Sounds like a perfect day. Read up on these four parks and hit the trail!

Oregon's "other" National Park that you've probably never heard of - log cabin forts, WWII bunkers, hiking trails, and more!

A guide to exploring Portland's Forest Park - over 80 miles of forested hiking, running, and biking trails all within Portland city limits.