Our Northwest Corner Adventure

August 2024

Paul has 6 more states to visit to have all 50 states on his bucket list checked off. This trip will get two more; Washington & Oregon. Paul & Donna both have a goal to visit all the National Parks in the USA. We will visit four parks. Weiterlesen

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- Dienstag, 13. August 2024 um 03:58
- 🌙 59 °F
- Höhe über NN: 174 ft
- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Bradley International Airport 41.93148, -72.68399841°55’53” N 72°41’2” W
Day 1: BDL to PHL to SEA
13. August 2024 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
We are plenty early. Which is a good thing. Donna & I are heading for Seattle for a ten day mini-trip. Our main goal is to visit the four National Parks in Oregon and Washington. Please reply with comments to let us know you are keeping an eye on us. Let the adventure begin!
8:12 AM We are on board in Philadelphia for a six hour flight to Seattle.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderHave a great trip!
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ReisenderHave fun, stay dry. If you visit Bainbridge Island try HeyDay Farm for dinner.
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- Dienstag, 13. August 2024 um 17:39
- ☀️ 63 °F
- Höhe über NN: 302 ft
- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Multnomah Falls 45.576633, -122.11627245°34’36” N 122°6’59” W
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Day 1: Multnomah Falls, Mt. Hood, Tumalo
13. August 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
After arriving SeaTac airport, we picked up our rental car and headed south towards Oregon. Our first stop was Multnomah Falls. This was a stop Donna wanted to be sure I got to see. It is lovely. Worth the two dollars.

From there we headed towards our airbnb in Tumalo, Oregon. Our journey had us headed directly into the view of Mount Hood. Wow!

By 10:00 pm we made it to our wonderful airbnb. Got a good night’s sleep and in the morning headed out to Crater Lake. In the morning our wake-up view was inspiring.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderStunning! I imagine, that if you stood under the falls, it would pin you to the ground!
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- Mittwoch, 14. August 2024 um 14:19
- ☁️ 66 °F
- Höhe über NN: 7.123 ft
- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Lightning Spring 42.93337, -122.16943342°56’0” N 122°10’10” W
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Day 2: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
14. August 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Crater Lake National Park has a personality all its own. Due to forest fires we could not enter through the north entrance. We had to drive around to the south entrance to enter the park.

This park is very picturesque. This park offers artists of all types many opportunities to capture a spirit which only this park provides. I chose to show most of the images in black and white because the haze of the forest fires did not allow for the colors to shine.

Of course, Donna and I were diligent in earning our Crater Lake Junior Ranger badges - which we wear proudly.

After our day at Crater Lake we headed back to Bend Oregon and had a totally AMAZING dinner at “Pastini’s” in the Old Mill area. #pastini Also, Donna who is known across the world to be the “Woman who doesn’t drink,” found a new favorite Pinot Gris, produced by Cooper Mountain Vineyards, Willamette Valley, Oregon. #CooperMountainVinyardsWeiterlesen
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ReisenderMy absolute favorite place- did a road trip in June in a snow storm😎
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- Donnerstag, 15. August 2024 um 15:41
- ☀️ 63 °F
- Höhe über NN: 3.028 ft
- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika South Coldwater Creek 46.29715, -122.2664846°17’50” N 122°15’59” W
Day 3: Smith Rock & Mount Saint Helens
15. August 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Day three was pretty much a travel day. We needed to get from Bend, Oregon up to Mount Rainer. However, the day was still an opportunity to visit a couple of points of interest.

Smith Rock in Oregon is considered one of the birth place of technical rock climbing. We got to see the rock, but time constraints didn’t allow for a long visit at the park.

From there we headed up to Mount Saint Helens. It was back on March 27, 1980 Donna was living in Vancouver, Washington when Mount Saint Helens erupted. She remembers cleaning the ash off of everything, afraid to even breathe the air. She remembers seeing the top of Mount Saint Helens.

Paul and Donna were able to completed the necessary tasks to be sworn in and awarded our Mount Saint Helen’s Junior Ranger badges.

Most of the day was spent driving, but we did have a couple of opportunities to explore some nice places.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderYou're a Bee. How do you find flowers with pollen? The bees accumulate a positive charge, while the flowers have a negative charge. The interaction between the fields is detected by antennae or sensitive hairs on the body. The electrical field helps bees to recognize pollen-rich blooms and perhaps even to transfer the pollen.
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- Freitag, 16. August 2024 um 15:21
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Höhe über NN: 4.078 ft
- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Frog Heaven 46.779962, -121.76232846°46’48” N 121°45’44” W
Day 4: Mount Rainer National Park
16. August 2024 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Mount Rainer is a beautiful national park. Because of cloud cover we were unable to see the top of the mountain. Donna and Paul worked diligently on their Mount Rainer Junior Ranger Badges and were sworn in officially. Check out the look on the lady watching these two crazy old people being sworn in as “Official Junior Rangers for Mount Rainer.”

There are two videos attached. The first is a peaceful video of the waterfall in the background as we pan around the forest. The video at the end is Paul and Donna doing one of the Junior Ranger activities - The look on the guy’s face who we enlisted to take the video was priceless.

We got to hike around a little bit in the forest and experience some of what the park has to offer.Weiterlesen
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- Samstag, 17. August 2024 um 16:22
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Höhe über NN: 433 ft
- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Copper Creek 48.59263, -121.37491748°35’33” N 121°22’30” W
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Day 5: North Cascades National Park
17. August 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
What a beautiful place in the world! North Cascades National Park.

So, we all hate paying taxes, right? I just figure my tax dollars are being allocated to our National Park System - I don’t feel so bad come April 15th each year.

We are really doing a 10-day whirlwind adventure - two states - four major National Parks - other points on interest as well. The North Cascades is a place to come back to and camp. We were limited to how far we could drive because of the forest fires. Nevertheless we got a nice taste of the beauty this park offers, and much more important …

… we earned our Junior Ranger badge for the North Cascades! It really is fun doing the Junior Ranger badge booklet - we actually learn stuff. Also, watching the introduction to the park video’s are always enlightening. You see stuff you would never get to see unless you hiked or were in a plane.

One of the points of interest in the park was driving over a dam to get to the other side. A bit scary.

We stayed at the Alexander Hotel which was right outside the National Park entrance. We got a reservation to enter the park at 1:00 PM — but the Ranger let us in early, we got into the park shortly after 11:00 AM. So, if you do get a late entrance time - it is worth it to ask if you can enter early.Weiterlesen
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Reisender Gorgeous
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ReisenderI see you got your “Ranger Andy” badges!
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- Sonntag, 18. August 2024 um 13:34
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Bremerton Marina 47.561428, -122.62477147°33’41” N 122°37’29” W
Day 6: Ferry ride - Bremerton to Seattle
18. August 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
After a nice long sleep - we finally got out of bed - It was a “No Alarm Day.’ We woke up, got ready and walked down through the town of Bremerton to the Seattle Ferry. Enjoyed a nice ferry ride to the big city of Seattle. The seagulls were happy to follow along to get what ever snacks they could. At the end there is a video of a seagull getting a chip from a young girl. You can se the excitement on her face.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderI went from Seattle to the Olympic Range on the ferry with my rental car, then drove around the island to Portland, OR and back to Seattle.
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- Sonntag, 18. August 2024 um 15:06
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Höhe über NN: 79 ft
- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Waterfront Park 47.608122, -122.34015547°36’29” N 122°20’25” W
Day 6: Fish & Chips at ‘The Pike’
18. August 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
By the time we got off the ferry in Seattle, we were hungry. We decided to head towards Post Alley and Pike Place Market. Right as you enter Post Alley on the right hand side is “The Pike.” We had not heard about it before - just wandered into an experience you don’t want to miss. You need a GPS to find your way from one section to the other - it’s a maze in there. Everything was decorated with something cool and interesting on the walls and hanging from the ceiling. It is one of those places that even the rest rooms are fun to check out the vibe.

On our various journeys - checking out the “Fish & Chips” and local beers is “our thing” to do. With all the countries we have visited so far the place in Sydney, Australia behind the Mac Donalds is the best in the world. That said …

The Pike serves up an excellent fresh Rock Fish, with a lightly breaded crust that has an amazing flavor to balance the fish taste. It is like a perfect wine-pairing - how the crust and the fish melt in your mouth for a seafood delight. The Pike is in our top-3 places in the world to have fish & chips. #thepikeWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 18. August 2024 um 15:53
- ☁️ 79 °F
- Höhe über NN: 82 ft
- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Waterfront Park 47.608328, -122.3403347°36’30” N 122°20’25” W
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Day 6: The Gum Wall, Seattle, Washington
18. August 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
While these on of Seattle may be filled with all sorts of bacteria - it is a journey of color, shape, patterns, and design.

Enjoy these images.

You must go to the last photo to get Donna’s take on The Gum Wall. She didn’t hold back her take on this passage way.Weiterlesen
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As Walz would say: “that’s weird!” [Sylvia]
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Reisender Nice colors, but UGH, gross!
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- Sonntag, 18. August 2024 um 15:57
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Höhe über NN: 79 ft
- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Waterfront Park 47.608783, -122.34044747°36’32” N 122°20’26” W
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Day 6: Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA
18. August 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
When in Seattle one of the must go-to places is Pike Place Market. I got to see Brandon throw the fish! Also, look carefully at the three pics of Brandon holding the octopus …. It wasn’t intentional - check out the woman in the background.

It is a very fun ... yet touristy vibe.

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Reisender My son and daughter-in-law would love this place!
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