We are nearing the end of our Northwest trip. Our last stop was Crater Lake National Park. It is a long drive from the Olympic coast to Crater Lake. To make it easier we broke the drive up into two sections. Our first stop was at the Colombia Riverfront RV Park. Even though it wasContinue reading “Crater Lake”
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Olympic Day 2 and 3
Olympic is a large park with many diverse areas. On our second day at the park we drove to the Hoh Rainforest Visitor Center. This area is a temperate rainforest with lots of giant trees, moss, and ferns everywhere. B was not feeling good so she took the day to sleep in her bed convenientlyContinue reading “Olympic Day 2 and 3”
Olympic Day 1
We drove toward our next stop Olympic National Park waving to Seattle as we went by. We stayed at a KOA instead of in the park, sometimes you need to hook up and run 6 loads of laundry before heading back out to “rough it” again. Our site had an amazing Mountain View and weContinue reading “Olympic Day 1”
North Cascades
We were happy when we reached North Cascades National Park and the weather was a bit warmer and drier. We enjoyed another evening around the campfire while the little kids rode scooters and found new friends. By dusk it was sprinkling and the rain put out our campfire. We listened to the rain most ofContinue reading “North Cascades”
Mount Rainer
We continued north to another volcanic mountain. Mount Rainer National Park is 95% wild and surrounding an active volcano. Kind of like our kids mostly wild and can erupt at any time. We were lucky to arrive with mostly clear skies. We picked out a campsite at Cougar Rock, which was still running on firstContinue reading “Mount Rainer”