Our next destination was Mt St Helens so we choose a campground which had good access to the national monument. We found a cute little campground (11 RV sites and 11 tent sites) with some good reviews called Harry Gardner County Park. This park sits along the South Toutle River
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Taidnapam Park – Glenoma, Washington
As we made our way from Vantage to Glenoma we drove through Yakima and on to Highway 12 where the Schneider Springs wildfire was burning. The sky in Yakima was a bit overcast and smokey but not as bad as we have seen before with wildfires. As we entered Naches
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Our next destination was Mount Rainier National Park with a one night stopover at a national forest campground along the Naches River. A few weeks earlier we had received an email from Recreation.gov notifying us that our reservation was cancelled with a full refund due to the campground being closed.
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The final countdown! We have stayed here before and find it to be a great go-to campground when other campgrounds in the area are either full or closed for the season. Many parks in the area don’t open until Mid March or End of March but Maryhill is open year
Continue readingMotorcycle Ride – Liberty Lake, Washington
Another beautiful day for a motorcycle ride. Can you say “School’s Out for Summer.”? Today is the last day of school for many kids in this area so we thought we should take advantage of peace and quiet before the roar of summer! We decided to head out to Post
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Campground: Maryhill State Park Location: Maryhill, Washington Site: 41 Cost: $29 Services: FHU Comments: A decent sized campground with lots of sites for big rigs along the Columbia River. A wonderful place. Link to Map in “Where We’ve Been” October is a beautiful time of year to be at this
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Long Beach Peninsula is the southwestern most part of Washington State and is where Cape Disappointment State Park is located. With it’s 28 miles of continuous beach and a very popular tourist destination due to its wonderful beaches, fishing, crapping, osyter farming, state parks, and proximity to large metropolitan areas
Continue readingOut and About at Cape Disappointment State Park – Washington
We are staying at the campground at Cape Disappointment State Park and spent quite a number of days exploring the area. Cape Disappointment State Park has a variety of activities within close proximity to Ilwaco and Long Beach on the Long Beach Peninsula along with all the activities within the
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We drove Highway 12 in southern Washington, through the Cascades and just south of Mt. Rainier along the Cowlitz River, towards the coast. This was during the Government shutdown. So happy to see that the viewpoint to Mt. Rainier wasn’t closed (wink, wink). Campground: Cape Disappointment State Park Location: Ilwaco,
Continue readingWanapum State Park – Vantage, Washington
Campground: Wanapum State Park Location: Vantage, Washington off I-90 Site: 45 Cost: $29 Services: FHU Comments: A great campground on the banks of the Columbia River. Large sites with great views.This site was a pull thru so for a quick overnight we don’t have to detach the toad. Link to
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