Lassen Volcanic National Park
27 Jun 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 Jun 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 Jun 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 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 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Walking amongst the giant trees
High Bluff Overlook, Redwood NP
3 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Nice view of the Pacific Ocean with coastal forest
Last Spot At Chetco River's Edge
3 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 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, everyBaca lagi
Siuslaw National Forest
4 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌫 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 theBaca lagi
Cape Perpetua
5 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 wasBaca lagi
Tillicum Beach Campground
6 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 anBaca lagi
Siulaw National Forest near Hebo
6 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 onBaca lagi
Vermont Lookalike in Oregon
7 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 theBaca lagi
Passing Portland
7 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 slightlyBaca lagi
Longview, Washington
8 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 MountBaca lagi
Mount Rainer National Park
9 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Clouds enveloping mountains at dusk
Goodbye Mount Rainier
12 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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,Baca lagi
River Trail, North Cascades NP
17 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Nice little campground in the mountains, with a trail to a creek.
Winthrop
20 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Cute town, but it is 99 degrees. The gas station sells Made in Vermont toys!
Apple Country
20 Julai 2015, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Fruit orchards galore! This section of Washington grows about half of the country's apples!
Pengembara
All the colors are mineral deposits, yellow is sulfur
Pengembara
Haha, I think there is salt but not for bathing. Only thermophilic bacteria reap its health benefits :-)