Lamar Valley
12 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Drove up to the northeastern part of the park for a sunset animal hunt! Here is what we saw:
1) Bison - Tons!!!! 🐃
2) Snake 🐍
3) Beaver
4) Pronghorn Antelope 🦌
Canyon Campground Departure
13 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
Efficient morning breaking down camp and cleaning up. Everyone helped out and we even had time for 🚿 showers! Great ⛺️ campground.
Norris Geyser Basin
13 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Stopped at the Norris Geyser Basin on our way out of the park. Fun .6 mile boardwalk to explore for one last look and smell of the stinky sulfur geysers. We can't get enough!
West Yellowstone, Montana
13 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Drove through a tiny section of Montana filled with tourist traps.
¡¡¡IDAHO!!!
13 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Made it to Idaho and another crossing of the continental divide.
Bartlett House!
13 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Yeah! We are in Boise! Kids are super excited about the playroom. 4-way Call of Duty is a huge hit. Patrick is loving the Play mobile, Thomas trains and cars from his cousins. He's already tried toLeer más
Homemade Dinner!
14 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Maddie and Will cooked us up some amazing homemade Mac & Cheese to complement Beth's yummy turkey meatloaf. Awesome dinner with an awesome family!
Goodbye, Bartlett Family!
15 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We had an amazing stay with the Bartlett family in Boise! While it may seem we were just there for laundry and food, it was so much more valuable than that! We had cousin bonding, bike rides (stillLeer más
Farewell Bend
15 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
What an appropriate name for a state park, Farewell Bend. We bid adieu to the Snake River as it heads north and we turn to the northwest. We have loved following you dear Snake River! 🐍
Time forLeer más
Columbia River!
15 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌫 82 °F
We are now officially heading west again along the Columbia River/Lewis & Clark Trail/ Oregon Trail Waterway!
We couldn't see much at first, but as we kept driving the view got better and better.Leer más
John Day Dam & The Dalles Dam
15 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌫 82 °F
While driving we decided that Lewis & Clark and all of the westward travelers on the Oregon Trail were insanely hardy, adventurous and incredible! Wow! We passed through mountains, lots of sage brush,Leer más
Bonneville Hatchery
15 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Surprisingly cool experience checking out the fish ladders and seeing them get bigger. Saw an enormous sturgeon fish and fed some really big rainbow trout. 🐟
Eagle Creek Campground
15 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Sweet! This campground turned out to be great! Yes, it's tucked up in the hills next to I-84, but the trees block the highway and it's more just white noise. Great sleeping conditions. ⛺️ 👍🏻Leer más
Bonneville Dam
16 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Visited the first dam built on the Columbia River in 1937. President Roosevelt inaugurated the bridge himself. The fall fish run hasn't quite begun yet so there were not many fish in the ladders, butLeer más
Horsetail Falls
16 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Historic route 30 parallels interstate 84 and for 9 mikes brings you by numerous waterfalls. Horsetail Falls is 176' tall and looks just like its name.
Multnomah Falls
16 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
The most famous waterfalls in the region stand 620' tall with a paved walkway most of the way to the top and a cool bridge at the halfway point called Benson Bridge. This place was a ZOO so we tookLeer más
Wahkeena Falls
16 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
242' tall, tucked into the vegetation so a bit tough to see on film.
Crossing into Washington
16 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Goodbye Oregon & Mt.Hood! Hello Washington State!
Road to Mt. St. Helen's
16 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
The 52 miles from Castle Rock to the Johnson Observatory were filled with views of Mt.St.Helen's and the valley the eruption impacted. We passed by forests of Douglas Fur and other trees that wereLeer más
Johnson Observatory
16 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Older kids watched a video about the eruption and then we all explored the mile of paved walkway filled with different views of Mt.St.Helens. A spectacular day to be at the observatory. Everyone wasLeer más
Ike Kinswa State Park
16 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We have a very cool campground with a path leading directly to the lake. Our own private lake access! Sausages and Spanish rice for dinner followed by the movie Monsters vs. Aliens to finish theLeer más
Mt.Rainier
17 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
University of Puget Sound
17 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We made it down the mountain in time for the 1pm tour of the University of Puget Sound. While waiting for Maddie & Angus to return, campus security came to check up on the rest of us. Guess we madeLeer más
Dash Point State Park
17 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Our campground for the night is tucked in a corner behind the bathroom 🚽 and showers 🚿. Bigger than we originally thought and it turns out to be a perfect little area just for us. Bonus: It'sLeer más
Pike's Market!
18 de agosto de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
We dropped Maddie and Angus off at the University of Washington for their tour and then Gordie, Sarah and Patrick hit the bus for a trip to downtown. First stop is breakfast at Pike's Market! So manyLeer más