Is this a regular hiking blog? No, it is not. I created this blog first to fulfill a requirement for my Technical Writing course at Everett Community College. More than for credit, I genuinely love hiking and the outdoors, and Mountain Loop Highway has a special place in my heart. It is local and easy to access, and has some incredible hikes. My goal is to encourage readers to get out and experience the Pacific Northwest in all its glory, whether on Mountain Loop or somewhere else.
Mountain Loop is a 52 mile-long, mostly paved scenic highway leading through the Central and North Cascades. I chose to write about the southern half of the highway because it is almost due east of Everett Community College and is most relevant to my readers since they either attend Everett or most live in the area.
My experience hiking has been short so far, but condensed. My obsession with the outdoors started in summer of 2013 after climbing Mount Pilchuck. Since then I have done almost all of the hikes on Mountain Loop, certainly on the southern portion, most three times or more. Besides that I have done many hiking trips off I-90, Highway 20, Highway 2, and Mount Baker Highway. I tracked my mileage between June 26th and September 22nd 2014, and I hiked over 200 miles in under three months. I got the bug, and I ran with it, never looking back. I want other people to understand my obsession with the PNW and what I have come to call my mountains.
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