We originally had planned to try to get a “walk in” campsite at Cougar Rock campground in Mt. Rainier National Park – meaning that we take our chances – arrive early & hope there is a campsite for us. Given our planned dates there were Saturday & Sunday, I rethought and decided it was not …
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Ferries, Trails, Hot Springs: Olympic National Park and Seattle
The GPS said only 124 miles but 3 hrs and 14 minutes to Poulsbo, WA – our next stop. Seemed odd, so looking at the detail I see there is a ferry crossing involved. Now, of course, GPS doesn’t know we are pulling a camper; so I get a bit worried. But if the RV …
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North Cascades (ADK on steroids)
The rugged North Cascades were an unexpected pleasure. I thought it sounded like a cool place and there was no way we could make it all the way to the Olympic Peninsula in one day. That said, it took 10.5 hours to drive here from Kootenay, AB, Canada. Brian did the entire drive. He is …
Oh, Canada!
When my buddy Frank shared his photos from his family trip to the Canadian Rockies (Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper) I thought they had been seriously photoshopped. They did not look real to me. There was no name for the color of the water. But he assured me they were real. I also heard from people …
Origin Story
I read about the receding glaciers resulting from the climate crisis, including those in Glacier National Park. I became rather fixated (like I sometimes do – I see you laughing out there) with the notion of seeing them before they disappeared. In 1966, the park had 35 named glaciers large enough to be considered active. …
Weeks behind! Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Glacier National Parks
The blog is far behind our reality! No – or bad – internet connectivity is mostly to blame. That and it is not as easy as it should be to update this thing. In Wyoming & Canada we camped in national parks where there was no WiFi and in Montana at a KOA park where …
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3 earthquakes and a wedding
Love… And marriage. What a great wedding and a fantastic long holiday weekend in Lake Arrowhead, CA. Ashley & Keith tied the knot on July 5th with grandfather Paul Garrett officiating – which was both funny (because really, Paul as minister…) and touching (when his voice cracked as he made his remarks and created the …
Meanwhile, back IRL
I am missing my family reunion in Seneca Falls, NY this week and my niece Sarah Parrow’s HS Graduation party. Go Sarah! Miss you all… Kevin celebrated his 34th birthday with his siblings who paid him a surprise (sort of) visit in San Francisco. It makes me so happy to see them spending time together. …
…And then things go awry
After such a long time in the truck, we like to go on a vigorous hike to get the body moving again; this time to Black Elk Peak SD Highpoint Trail in the Black Hills. 7.8 miles with a 1000+’ elevation gain (from 6000+’ already) taking us past amazing granite towers rising out of the …
Zzzzz… and a few Surprises
Travel days are not our favorite days. As noted last, we decided to leave Wisconsin a day early because the weather forecast was calling for rain. We went west to Sioux Falls, SD adding a day to our stay there – was originally supposed to only be an overnight to break up the long journey …
Wanderlust In Silver 