I’ve road-tripped the Pacific Coast Highway twice, tracing the stunning route from San Francisco, CA, to Port Angeles, WA, and back. Each time, I spent over a week hiking, camping, and photographing this breathtaking landscape. These are some of my favorite shots—images that, to me, capture the essence and diversity of the Pacific Northwest.

If you let yourself sink into these photos, you’ll hear the waves crashing against jagged cliffs, smell the salty air blending with the damp earth of the temperate rainforest, and feel the quiet, grounding calm that washed over me as I took these pictures.