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