Named “Deep Blue Lake” at different times by different sets of explorers, and for a good reason. I was very impressed with Crater Lake. It was one of those places that I was worried wouldn’t meet my expectations, but it was absolutely beautiful and we had a great time there. Days 44 – 46 September…
Portland was a great stop for good food and a good break between national parks on our way down the west coast. Days 42 – 44 September 13 – September 15, 2014 Miles 5397 – 5596 Next on the map was Portland and we decided to spend 2 nights there. As usual we showed up…
Mt. Rainier can be seen from Seattle, but it is a national park so we wanted the up-close and personal experience. For two nights we camped on different sides of Mt. Rainier and we did two 5 mile hikes while at the park. Days 40-42 September 11 – September 13, 2014 Miles 5218 – 5397 …
As a short trip from Seattle, we visited Vancouver and Olympic National Park where we rode ferries, hiked in a rain forest, and walked on a beach. Days 37 – 39 September 8 – September 10, 2014 Miles 4649 – 5218 The next morning was Monday, so Bill was up early for work, and Jon…
Our curse of bad rainy weather is finally over and my cold is gone! We arrived in Seattle Friday afternoon just after our host for the trip, Jon’s cousin Bill, got off of work for the weekend. Days 34 – 36 September 5 – September 7, 2014 Miles 4370 – 4649 The weather was…
Spokane was more interesting than we expected. A cute town with some nice parks and lots of walkable trendy restaurants. Days 32 – 34 September 3 – September 5, 2014 Miles 4235 – 4370 We headed out of St. Regis on route 90 to make our way towards Spokane. On the way we drove…
We really enjoyed Glacier even though our time there was marred by chilly, cloudy weather. The famous Going to the Sun Road was interesting, but more than anything else we enjoyed the hikes we did at the park. Days 27-31 August 29 – September 2, 2014 Miles 3854 – 4235 Just before entering…
I should be writing about the Yellowstone backcounty hike we’d been planning for months, unfortunately my cold was still pretty bad so we cancelled and instead had some unplanned time in Bozeman, MT and Missoula, MT. Having to cancel our backcounty trip was the biggest disappointment of our travels to date. Instead Jon and I…
We drove into Yellowstone at the South Entrance. From the south we got to enjoy a nice view of a canyon to welcome us into the park. Unfortunately, like the Grand Tetons it was rainy and unseasonably cold. Because of the weather and because I was fighting a cold, we decided not to camp and…
From Riverton we drove straight to the Grand Tetons. The road takes you through the Shoshone National Forest and along the outskirts of Grand Teton National Park where there are several scenic overlooks. We stopped to buy some food for lunch and then entered the park. Our first stop inside of the park was the…
Herr We Go 