During a -3 ft low tide at Brackett’s Landing in Edmonds, we spotted more sea life than we expected. Here is a quick visual guide to what we found and how to identify each one on your own trip.

Beach combing at low tide is one of the best free things you can do around Seattle. The Puget Sound shoreline is full of tide pools with sea stars, crabs, anemones and nudibranchs. But the whole experience depends on getting the timing right.

Brackett’s Landing is a small stretch of Puget Sound shoreline right next to the Edmonds ferry terminal, about 20 miles north of Seattle. On a good low tide day, it turns into one of the best tide pooling spots around the city.

Naches Peak Loop Trail is one of our absolute favorite hikes in the Pacific Northwest. Tucked away near Chinook Pass in Mt Rainier National Park, this 3.2 mile loop packs in an incredible amount of scenery for a relatively easy hike — alpine meadows bursting with wildflowers in summer, blazing fall foliage in autumn, views of Dewey Lake, and the mighty Mt Rainier as a backdrop for much of the trail. If you are looking for one hike to do near Mt Rainier that does not require a lot of effort but delivers jaw-dropping views, this is it.

Yosemite National Park is the 3rd national park in USA with amazing granite cliffs, waterfalls, giant sequoia groves, glaciers, mountains and lakes. **Yosemite National Park ** is located in Sierra Nevada, California, a mountain range that stretches over 400 miles.

Yosemite National Park is the 3rd national park in USA with amazing granite cliffs, waterfalls, giant sequoia groves, glaciers, mountains and lakes. **Yosemite National Park ** is located in Sierra Nevada, California, a mountain range that stretches over 400 miles.

Yosemite National Park is the 3rd national park in USA with amazing granite cliffs, waterfalls, giant sequoia groves, glaciers, mountains and lakes. **Yosemite National Park ** is located in Sierra Nevada, California, a mountain range that stretches over 400 miles.

Montmorency Falls is the famous waterfall just outside Quebec City that leaves every visitor in awe. Standing at 83 meters (272 feet) tall, this massive cascade on the Montmorency River is a full 30 meters (99 feet) taller than Niagara Falls — making it one of the ten tallest waterfalls in Canada and an absolute must-see if you are visiting Quebec City.

The funicular railway, which is more than 100 years old, transports you to the Harder Kulm at 1322 metres above sea level in less than 10 minutes. The ride to the summit station is steep, and throughout the journey and from the top of mountains you will have magnificent views to Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau as well as Lakes Brienz and Lake Thun.

One of the main reason to visit Great Falls Park, VA is just to see the dramatic waterfalls on the Potomac river.