Gimping Along in the Hoh Rainforest

Site 67 in C loop in the Hoh Rainforest campgrounds for 2 nights. Today Jan and I hiked the Spruce Nature Trail, a 1.2 mile loop. It felt much longer. It's going to take much longer than I hoped to completely recover from my broken ankle. Then we did the ranger led walk of the Hall of Mosses Trail (0.8 miles). My leg was really achey after that. So I am lying on my bed in the van reading and resting. I would be sitting by the river but I forgot my camping chair. I've been using it at Odin's soccer games and forgot to put it in the van.

The weather is pretty nice. A bit cool in the mornings but got up to the 90's this afternoon. It is nice to have someone to travel with, someone to chat with and share meals, conversation, decisions. And it is kinda nice not to have to take care of a dog while traveling and camping. It would be nice to find a small group of friends to share travels & adventures with sometimes. I definitely want to go to the WRTR & the RTR this January. I think I would fit in much better with the Cheap RV Living folks than the Escapee RVers.

Yesterday we went to the Sol Duc Hot Springs. An interesting Ukrainian man befriended us there. He was quite the conversationalist. Made me realize how my introversion is hampering my lifestyle. Not sure how to overcome that.Read more