Monthly Archives: August 2011

We awoke to a thick fog at our campground.  As our goal was to go to Mount St. Helens, we opted to kick back and do as little as possible until the overcast began to burn off.  Around 11:00 AM, … Continue reading →

After a leisurely start, our first stop was at Bucky’s in Lakewood, WA for an oil change.  I also asked them to check our air filter … which was close to black (YUK)!  We’re told that with the new filter, … Continue reading →

After yesterday’s trip, we opted for a quiet day close to “home”.  The excitement was highlighted by Debbie’s hair cut, a trip to the grocery store and a stop at a local Jeep dealer for a $4.50 part we needed. … Continue reading →

We were up early and on the road (leaving our motor home at the campground) by shortly after 7:00 AM this morning, headed for the ferry terminal for the half-hour trip to Kingston; our jumping off point for a tour … Continue reading →

We had a relatively short drive from Blaine to Bothell, a suburb northeast of Seattle and passed the predictable road construction, hay and logging trucks, bridges, and a roller-skier. Our campground, Lakeside RV Park, turned out to be far more … Continue reading →

Saturday (13th) – We left Spences Bridge and quickly crossed over the Thompson River. The road then became narrow and wound around the sides of steep hills which plunged to the river below and also gave us a clear view … Continue reading →

Leaving our campground this morning we spotted an unusual rock we’d missed when checking in. Along the way, we passed through a number of small towns, each with its own, unique welcoming gardens, statutes, replicas and sculptures. And the world’s … Continue reading →

By the time we got up this morning, five of the other eleven couples with whom we’ve been traveling for the past seven weeks had departed … some on tight schedules and hoping to do as many as 500 miles … Continue reading →

We drove our final 235 caravan miles today, ending a 50-day, 4,594 mile trip through northern British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska. We did pass the world’s largest (90’) fly rod hay fields. As well as a number of timber … Continue reading →

After hitching up our Jeep, we made the ¾ mile trip from our campground to the US/Canadian border. Retracing our journey along the Glacier Highway, we were still impressed with the spectacular landscapes which confronted us at every turn. Just … Continue reading →