Outdoor adventures in the Pacific Northwest
Simple hike ideas, gentle forest bathing prompts, and honest stories from real days outside in the PNW. No gatekeeping, no pressure to go faster or farther, just invitations to spend more time in the trees.
Shinrin-yoku PNW is a gentle hiking and forest-bathing blog based in the Pacific Northwest. It's written for people who want to get outside more, without needing to be the fastest, fittest, or most experienced person on the trail.
Think cozy forest walks, lake loops, and first "real" summits that still leave room to breathe. Each future post will include simple directions, realistic timing, and what the day actually felt like.
Shinrin-yoku, or "forest bathing," is simply spending unhurried time among the trees. No performance, no checklist; just noticing the light, the textures, and the sounds around you.
On the blog, you'll see small, doable invitations woven into hike stories: listening for birds, counting shades of green, feeling the temperature shift as you step under the canopy.
This space is meant to feel like chatting with a friend after a walk in the woods; swapping trail ideas, sharing what the weather was really like, and admitting when things felt hard or scary.