A smoky haze greeted us as we moved into the Rogue River valley and set up camp at Joseph H. Stewart State Park. Wildfires raged on the northwest corner of Crater Lake National Park, closing the north entrance of the…
Facetime at Bullards Beach
With no particular agenda other than seeing the Oregon coast and staying in another one of its fine state parks, we departed Astoria and headed south on US 101. A tour of the Tillamook Cheese Factory (and Creamery) provided an…
Down By The Goondocks
Washington offered much, but it was time to say goodbye and bag our first new state in weeks. The area around Astoria, Oregon, would be our home for five days. How could you not visit a town with such a…
Here Comes the Boom!
The diversity of landscape and scenery in Washington continues to amaze. Quaint harbor towns, island sanctuaries, big cities, glacier capped mountains, and stunning beaches exist all within a few hours, or even minutes. Our final stop in the Evergreen State…
The Land of Vampires and Werewolves
Our trek from Port Angeles to the western side of the Olympic Peninsula brought us the furthest from home that we will be on this trip. We settled in the land of vampires and werewolves, at least if you believe…
International Olympic Adventure
Our trek to the west coast continued as we left Seattle, looped around the Puget Sound, soared across the remains of Galloping Gertie, motored up the Kitsap Peninsula, and crossed the floating bridge at Hood Canal to the north side of…
Sunny Seattle
We unintentionally ended up in Seattle during Seafair. This was good and bad. Seafair is an annual festival that includes Fleetweek (U.S. Navy Ships in town), Airshows (including Navy Blue Angels), hydroplane races, etc. With all those fun activities come…
To The Sea
After crossing the Cascades at Snoqualmie pass, we skirted Seattle on our way to the quaint, seaside town of Anacortes, WA. We landed a nice camping site at Fidalgo Bay with a 3-mile biking trail into town just outside our…