Lassen Volcanic National Park
27. kesäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Mudpots, fumaroles, boiling pools, swimming lakes, wild flowers, pines and mountains. A fun park without big crowds on weekdays. We hiked Bumpass Hell Trail to see the hydrothermal features.
113 degrees in Redding
30. kesäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 42 °C
Stocking up on food and supplies. It's over 110 degrees here. Walking across the black Costco parking lot is deadly!
Trinity National Forest
30. kesäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Drove 3 miles on a very narrow forest road along a ravine and reached French Creek Trailhead for camping.
Pacific Ocean at Redwood Natl Park
1. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We made it to the Pacific Ocean! Foggy and cold feels better than 105 degrees just an hour inland. Excited to see the famous Redwood Forests
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
2. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Walking amongst the giant trees
High Bluff Overlook, Redwood NP
3. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Nice view of the Pacific Ocean with coastal forest
Last Spot At Chetco River's Edge
3. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
We escaped California! Beautiful state but the most impatient drivers we've ever encountered. We just crossed into Oregon when the kids started getting antsy. Since it's fourth of July weekend, everyLue lisää
Siuslaw National Forest
4. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌫 16 °C
Happy Independence Day! We escaped the crowds and found a place for dispersed camping up in the mountain forest next to the Oregon coast. Feeling tired but happy and free! Thimbleberries line theLue lisää
Cape Perpetua
5. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The ever changing weather patterns at Cape Perpetua on the Oregon coast. Devil's Churn is a neat spot where the waves churn against the rocks. The best view on the Oregon coast at 800 feet above wasLue lisää
Tillicum Beach Campground
6. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
US Forest Service campground next to the beach! $24 a night. The fog had set in last evening, which made for a freezing and windy experience. The next day, we enjoyed blue skies and sunshine for anLue lisää
Siulaw National Forest near Hebo
6. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Another night of dispersed camping in the rainforest! Different section of Siulaw near Hebo, Oregon. Very secluded here, but 4G is available! This turned out to be one of our favorite camping spots onLue lisää
Vermont Lookalike in Oregon
7. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Tillamook, Oregon is a dairy farming community with forests and mountains on the Oregon coast. The town feels exactly like Vermont to us, down to the ever present smell of manure!
We're leaving theLue lisää
Passing Portland
7. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Longest traffic jam on our trip. Stuck in city traffic for 1.5 hours in Portland, Oregon at 3 pm! Finally made it across the bridge to Washington state.
Stocking up at Costco
7. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Fridge is close to empty. We eat a lot! It's 95 degrees but dry. Cooler and fairly tolerable in the shade. They just started dispensing diesel at the Costco gas station!
Each Costco sells slightlyLue lisää
Longview, Washington
8. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Thanks Walmart for another free, safe, and convenient night of dry camping. We were parked across from the railroad tracks and log processing factory, entertainment for the boys. Heading to MountLue lisää
Mount Rainer National Park
9. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Mount Rainer stands at almost 3 miles high! We walked the Sunrise Nature Trail along the subalpine meadows at 6000 feet elevation.
Sunset at Sunrise
10. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Clouds enveloping mountains at dusk
Goodbye Mount Rainier
12. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
One last glimpse of the Cascades as we leave the White River campground. It was cloudy and rainy all of yesterday so the giant mountain was hiding.
Puyallup, Washington
15. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Visited with friends from Vermont. So nice to stay at a house for a few days! Their animals kept the kids entertained for a bit. :) The truck also needed a repair for its overload spring stabilizers,Lue lisää
River Trail, North Cascades NP
17. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Found a nice camp site at Newhalem Campground near the Skagit River. Took a relaxing stroll on the River Trail in the old growth forest. This is becoming one of my favorite national park campgrounds.
Diablo Lake, North Cascades NP
19. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
This would be paradise if it weren't 95 degrees outside at 5pm! The heat wave has been following us for weeks! The color of the water is unreal and results from glacial runoff.
Washington Pass Overlook
19. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Highest point on North Cascades Highway. Reminds us of the White Mountains in New Hampshire, with granite peaks and pines. Elevations are higher than back east though.
Lone Fir, Okanogan NF
19. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Nice little campground in the mountains, with a trail to a creek.
Winthrop
20. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Cute town, but it is 99 degrees. The gas station sells Made in Vermont toys!
Apple Country
20. heinäkuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Fruit orchards galore! This section of Washington grows about half of the country's apples!




























































Matkaaja
All the colors are mineral deposits, yellow is sulfur
Matkaaja
Haha, I think there is salt but not for bathing. Only thermophilic bacteria reap its health benefits :-)