About Us

Snows Out West

Hi!

We’re Jess and Michael Snow. We were both born and raised in Virginia, we moved from the east coast to Portland, Oregon in 2018 and then to Seattle in 2022. Snows Out West was a blog about our adventures from the east coast to the west coast and was previously known as Appalachian Love when the blog was created back in 2012. Originally just meant as a hiking/adventure diary, the website took on a life of its own when Jess started receiving daily emails from followers seeking advice for getting outside in Virginia and the surrounding area. A few short years later, Michael came into the picture and brought with him his love of fly fishing as well as an extra set of hands on the camera. We feel absolutely spoiled to be surrounded by so many amazing places to explore. The Pacific Northwest is incredible and it’s truly a dream come true to live here. While we no longer post on the blog, we do answer emails.

We’re so happy you stopped by!

                                                   - Jess & Michael Snow


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