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Kate’s Cattleman’s Family Diner…
JULY 20, 2014. RIGGINS, IDAHO. MEET KATE, OWNER OF KATE’S CATTLEMAN’S FAMILY DINER: This gal is charming and one of the most interesting people I’ve met so far on our Journey. Here’s how we met. We decided to take a drive this morning and stop for breakfast in Riggins, population 410. Not a Walmart in … Continue reading
Riggins, Idaho…
JULY 18, 2014 RIGGINS, IDAHO. We’ve just arrived and we’ll be here for about a week. The town is nestled deep in a canyon at the confluence of the Salmon and Little Salmon Rivers in west central Idaho. The population is a tad over 400. This is truly small town Americana. I love it. I … Continue reading
Hell’s Canyon National Recreation Area…
JULY 15, 2014 WE’RE HEADED TO SOME REMOTE AREAS. Our Great American Adventure is about to get kicked up a notch! Some pretty exciting country lies just ahead. We’re going to stay here in Boise until Friday and then head to Hell’s Canyon National Recreation Area in northern Idaho. We’ve talked to some locals and … Continue reading
Boise, Idaho…
JULY 11, 2014. HI VALLEY RV PARK on Horseshoe Bend Road is home to us for at least another week. We “rode into town” a few days ago to have some work done on our diesel engine at the Rocky Mountain Cummins facility located here. Our engine was running a little sluggish and it turns … Continue reading
We’ve made a big decision…
JULY 8, 2014. WE’RE GOING TO SLOW DOWN. Over our morning coffee during the last few days, we’ve been discussing the pace of our Journey. We’ve been talking about places we’d planned to visit that we’d need to skip, in order to get to the East Coast by Autumn. It’s dawned on us…gradually, over the … Continue reading
Camping at the Elks Lodge in Forks, Washington…
JUNE 21 – JUNE 24, 2014. Home base for us while we’re in Forks is at the local Elks Lodge. That’s right…the Elks Lodge. Here’s the story: About a year ago just prior to beginning our Journey, I was having lunch with a friend and discussing how excited I was about our upcoming adventure. He … Continue reading
Forks, Washington…
JUNE 21, 2014 EVER HEARD OF FORKS? Forks, Washington that is. A little town on the Olympic Peninsula so far north in the continental United States there’s almost nowhere else to go! Unless you’re a surfer or a hiker, there’s only one reason most folks travel to this remote spot. Read on… FORKS, WASHINGTON. … Continue reading
Lake Crescent, Washington…
JUNE 20, 2014. This morning we drove to Lake Crescent, located about 20 miles west of Port Angeles. It’s a cold, clear, glacially-carved lake, more than 600 feet deep. The water in the lake contains very little nitrogen, which limits the growth of plankton usually found in lake water. As a result, the water here … Continue reading
Port Townsend, Washington…
JUNE 19, 2014. Today we drove to Port Townsend, about 20 miles from our campsite in Sequim. In addition to its natural scenery at the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula, the city is also known for the many Victorian buildings remaining from its late 19th-century heyday, numerous cultural events and as a maritime center … Continue reading
Sequim, Washington…
JUNE 17, 2014. We’ve arrived in the town of Sequim, (pronounced “Sqwim”) about 70 miles up the coast from our stay in Hoodsville and right at the top of the Olympic Peninsula. The drive this morning up Scenic Route US 101 along the Hood Canal was beautiful, but a bit scary as the road is … Continue reading
Hoodsport, Washington…
JUNE 14, 2014. DOW CREEK RV RESORT. Washington is a state with a widely varied landscape. We left behind us this morning the sound of the surf, yet after a drive of only a few hours we’re in an entirely different geographic area: heavily wooded forest right by the Hood Canal and Lake Cushman. Hoodsport, … Continue reading
A rainy day at the beach…
JUNE 12, 2014 QUINAULT CAMPGROUND, OCEAN SHORES, WASHINGTON. We’re still camped by the dunes and the beach at Ocean Shores. Today is a rainy day…it’s a good day to relax, play board games and read a book. If you’ve looked at my “Recent Reads” page lately, you’ll see that I’m chugging right along. I’ve read … Continue reading
Seabrook, Washington…
JUNE 10, 2014. SEABROOK, WASHINGTON. We took a drive this afternoon and discovered several little beach-cottage-communities just north of our campsite at Ocean Shores. One of the most interesting is called Seabrook. It’s a planned community…literally brand new. It’s primarily rentals and vacation property., described in the sales literature as follows: The developer: “Seabrook is … Continue reading
Ocean Shores, Washington…
JUNE 9, 2014 Meandering up the coast en route to the northernmost tip of Washington State, we stopped today at Ocean Shores, a little town in Grays Harbor County. We hadn’t planned to stay here, but it appears too good to be true, so we’ll stay a few days before continuing. We’re boondocking right on … Continue reading
Olympia, Washington…
JUNE 8, 2014 It’s Sunday and we’re spending the night in Olympia, before we head up Scenic Highway 101 to the Ho Rainforest and the peninsula. Olympia is the capital of Washington state and it’s located at the southern end of Puget Sound. We spent the afternoon visiting some of the many parks in the … Continue reading
We’re getting there…
JUNE 4, 2014 We’ve been traveling and living in our motor-home on a full time basis for almost a year and we’re “getting there” on our Journey across America. I’ve driven about 6,000 miles. We’ve learned lots about our rig and lots about ourselves as we’ve grown accustomed to true retirement and its guiding principle: … Continue reading
Mt. Rainier, Washington…
JUNE 1, 2014 Our stay in Washington with John and Jude is about to end. We decided to take a day trip to Mr. Rainier. I’ve been wanting to go there for years. Ever since I took Steph to the University of Puget Sound many years ago for her first year at college and saw … Continue reading
