Colton Jacobs is a Seattle-based freelance outdoor lifestyle, action sports, and adventure photographer.
Recent articles by Colton
![What It's Like to Drive 6000 Miles Across the West in Summer](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/23wv8S7AbKscwEwCSGm6UY/fa4bafff93dc76bf47b98981d7447591/Colton-Jacobs-6000-BW-7.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
18 Photos From a 6,000 Mile Road Trip Across the Wild West
Photographer Colton Jacobs reflects on a season unexpectedly spent on the road touring the West
![Solo Hiking Washington's Alpine Lakes Wilderness](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1us7YQN6ROMuOoeWoIMioS/6322068081055b0dc7173a0643c94ff0/Colton-Jacobs-Alpine-Lakes-Wild-cover.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Solo Hiking Washington's Iconic Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Just east of Seattle exists a picturesque wonderland of glacial lakes and wild goat herds
![Dispatches From an All-Time Winter](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/7HeMKK4TcIuea6KskUIW8w/6b82db871322a90b0697f74f6d59c454/Colton_Jacobs-Winter-17-highlights-13.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Photo Essay: Dispatches From an All-Time Winter
Chasing storms and pro boarders around the PNW with photographer Colton Jacobs
![High Altitude Camping in North Cascades National Park](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/3zbo6y1eTY6iyuKUas0EU6/f3b7240243c280c0c4b3edc450819a2e/Colton-jacobs-sahale-peak-2.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
High Altitude Camping in North Cascades National Park
A late summer alpine outing to concur Washington's Sahale Peak
![A Family Backpacking Trip to California's Iconic Lost Coast](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/2kqKjjGZ08SImEw2a6QwqI/82581afb2db39d2f30cb7b8a24eeab7f/Colton-Jacobs-Lost-Coast-10.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
19 Photos Capture California's Lost Coast Backpacking Trail
Exploring the rugged—and refreshingly remote—King Range National Conservation Area along the North Coast with mom, dad, wife, and dog in tow