We’ve had only three full days here at the Washington County Park Campground in Anacortes, but we’ve lived them like the true weekend warriors camped among us. Hiking and Biking Every Day A paved, three-mile, one-way road loops the park, and I’ve walked it and biked it and stepped aside from it to admire the […]
Tag: Washington
Banjo (and the Rig)’s First Ferry Ride
Here’s a slide show (of sorts) of our ferry ride today, since it was a first for Banjo, the trailer, and me with a vehicle. I was all ridiculously excited; Banjo not at all. We boarded the ferry at Port Townsend, and we got off at the Coupeville Ferry Dock. Many people went on from […]
Drying out in S’quim
This town in northwest Washington is actually spelled ”Sequim” (our Northern California Airstream friends clued us in to the pronunciation), and it’s actually not where we’re camped; we’re at nearby Dungeness Recreation Area. But that headline is catchy and close enough to the truth. (Good thing I’m not writing this professionally, eh?) Dungeness Spit As […]
Hot Potting in the Rainforest
Dear Pacific Northwest Rainforest: Why do you have to be so wet and cold? I understand the wet part, and I hear the cold part is actually “mild” during the winter. But man oh man have we been cold and wet. It’s worth repeating. Don’t get me wrong. The forest has been lush and otherworldly, and I’m glad […]
Hoh Rainforest
We’re in Washington State, in Hoh Rainforest within Olympic National Park. I don’t have cell service here, just what I can squeeze from the jetpack on Tracy’s plan very early in the morning, so I’ll be quick. National Park Camping I’d forgotten that, in popular national parks, you have to hike popular hikes before 10 […]
