Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 99: SE Shea Ct, Bend, OR Sunny and cool. Don and Kay took us to some excellent local sights today. First we went to Pilot Butte, in Bend, OR. It was a very clear day and we could see many mountains, including some of the Cascades volcanoes. We went to the Newberry National Volcanic... Continue Reading →
Day 98: Big Elk Campground, Harlan, OR Sunny/foggy. We had a nice drive over to Bend where we saw Mt. Washington in all its glory and several other snowcapped mountains. The fall color is quite beautiful around here, but mostly from shrubbery, not trees. We met up with Kay and Don in time for lunch... Continue Reading →
Day 97: Beverly Beach State Park, Oregon Coast Sunny, sometimes. We had an excellent day in Newport! When we were almost to Newport, we saw signs for “Outstanding Natural Area” and turned in - to Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. At low tide there are tide pools full of sea urchins, clams and starfish. We... Continue Reading →
Day 96: Blue Heron French Cheese Company, Tillamook, OR Trying to be sunny. We had breakfast at Blue Heron: a panini with egg, ham and cheese that really was good. Then we toured the Tillamook Cheese Factory. I learned about these new robotic lines where the cows can walk up to get milked by the... Continue Reading →
Day 95: Peninsula Golf Course, Long Beach, WA Sunny and cold. Since we appear to be in a tourist area, we found ourselves a bakery! We found there a new (to us) baked good called schnitten. It’s the flat one with icing. Oh yes this is a tourist town! “World’s Longest Beach” is here! Still... Continue Reading →
Day 94 - Memaloose Overlook on the Columbia River, Oregon Sunny and cold. We traveled the Columbia Gorge and saw some waterfalls, a bridge, and a dam. The town of Hood River has a nice city park where we walked some. We could see Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood from there. Since it was... Continue Reading →
Day 93: N 83rd St, Seattle Partly cloudy and cold. Moving on from Seattle to Oregon! Kelsey suggested going west on I90 then south to Hood River in Oregon. Sure glad we did, because we got to see Mt. Rainier and more of the Cascades in morning sunshine! Since there was some snow in the... Continue Reading →
Day 92: N 83rd St, Seattle Cloudy and cold. Watched the Lions game and met Jessie and Brian for lunch at 5 Spot Cafe in Queen Ann district. We planned on leaving for Oregon today but Tom did not want to start at 2 pm and worry about a place to stay so soon. So... Continue Reading →
Day 90: Hoh Campground, Olympic National Park Partly sunny and cool. Finishing up Olympic National Park. We drove to the ocean at Ruby Beach and walked through the driftlogs to the rocky shore. We had a clear sky. We went on a trail of huge cedars then saw the world record holding Sitka Spruce. We... Continue Reading →
Day 89: Mora Campground, Olympic National Park Drizzling, warm. By the time we got to our chosen campground late last night it was dark and we had some trouble locating a vacant and level site. We managed. We chose this campground because the ranger yesterday said it was his favorite, and it is on the... Continue Reading →
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