Tag: Trailer life
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Olympic National Park – Coastal Walks
We chose to do the Third Beach hike first. Parking is limited due to the popularity of this trail with backpackers who have multiple day permits. Day hikers tend to get what’s left. For that reason, we chose to walk to the trailhead along a paved path from our campsite, turning the 1.8-mile walk into…
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Olympic National Park – Early To Rise
We’ve spent the last six nights along the west coast of the Olympic Peninsula at an RV park sandwiched between coastal strips of Olympic National Park. Over the years, we’ve canceled several trips to the park (when life interfered), so we’ve been pretty excited to finally be here.Olympic National Park encompasses nearly a million acres…
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Vampire Watch
Back in the late 1960s I’d hurry home from school every afternoon to catch the latest episode of Dark Shadows, ABCs wildly popular gothic soap opera. The fictional town of Collinsport was home to Collinwood mansion where the unusual Collins family resided. Viewers got to know (among others) the sinister Barnabas Collins, a vampire, Angelique,…
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Let’s Go To The Hardware Store
The Astoria-Megler Bridge spans the Columbia River, joining the states of Oregon and Washington. It soars 196 feet above the water (at high tide) and stretches just over four miles from shore to shore. It’s quite a thrill for anyone with a fear of heights. We arrived at Washington’s Bay Center KOA Saturday afternoon in…
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Not Your Everyday Corn Dog
Leave it to Reg to sniff out one of the most unique and popular lunch spots on the Oregon Coast. And to perfectly time our drive north to reach the seaside town of Rockaway Beach at the lunch hour. We had to stop. There are nearly 100 years of history behind this tasty treat. The…
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Travel Surprises Are The Best
We made our reservations last winter. Planning ahead is a necessity when hoping to camp along the coasts of Oregon and Washington. Fortunately, our start date coincided with a blazing hot heatwave that settled over the Rogue Valley. Our first two nights were spent at Tugman State Park on the Oregon Coast where we walked…
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Trapped On Cape Blanco
Our plan was to take a Sunday drive from our Cape Blanco State Park campsite, north to the coastal town of Bandon, for a breakfast out treat. Mother Nature had other ideas. Our expectation was a small patch of water covering a short stretch of road. We led the way while another guest, hoping to…
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Is This The Year You Buy Your Travel Trailer?
Our ConcernsWe wrestled with that question for years, dismissing the idea for a variety of reasons; cost being our number one concern. Also, we didn’t want to be “ those people.” The ones struggling up a mountain road with a huge trailer in tow, holding up a string of impatient drivers who would shake their…
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Our Cross-Country, International Journey… The Wrap-Up Post
Our recent 82-day journey from southern Oregon to the easternmost point in North America (and back) was exhilarating—and exhausting. The highlight, besides joining our other children at our son Chris’ wedding in West Virginia with our new daughter-in-law Gail, was eastern Canada, especially Newfoundland. We also prioritized two days to visit our neighbors from Mariposa, California, who now…
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