I’m back today with the final installment of the “highlights” from our trip to Washington State. Our last three nights of camping were in Olympic National Park. And although it is hard to really pick, our #1 highlight of the entire trip was in Olympic. Keep reading if you want to find out what it was. As you may or may not recall, after camping in North Cascades National Park, we headed back west towards Seattle and stayed just outside… Read more »
Our original plan to visit Washington state did not include North Cascades National Park. The plan was we would spend all six camping nights driving around the Olympic Peninsula. However, listening to a travel podcast several months before we left, we heard about the beauty to be found in North Cascades, and our curiosity was piqued. Instead of all 6 nights in Olympic, we ended up allocating 2 nights to explore North Cascades National Park. As I mentioned in my overview… Read more »
Our family just got back from a 10-night trip to Washington state. The visit was our first time anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, and I can definitely say we were impressed. Wow. What a BEAUTIFUL place! We had such a great time, but there is a part of me that is a little sad that we couldn’t see even more of this gorgeous part of the country. Although 10 nights seemed like it would be enough to see everything we… Read more »
Today I will wrap up our California trip report with a few details on our last stops, including camping in Big Sur. As you know, not all things go as planned. And this is the part of the trip where we had a little glitch and had to change the itinerary a bit. One Night in Santa Cruz After we left Yosemite, the plan was to camp in Santa Cruz for one night, and then continue south onto Big Sur via… Read more »
Two weekends ago we met our good friends for a little family camping at Torreya State Park. It is about a 3-hour drive north for us and is located on the Apalachicola River. The landscape in this section of Florida is so different than the rest of the state. There are actually hills and changes in elevation. Which, if you are familiar with Florida, is pretty close to non-existent around the rest of the state. So when we were trying… Read more »
