Our journey is taking a right turn and our must-see destination is not in northeast Washington, but rather starts in the Cascades crosses the state eastward and gets real pretty again in Idaho. This year we are going to Coeur d’ALene area, east of Spokane, and after crossing into Montana we will be at Glacier …
Campsite Review: Clear Lake Campground (military) is located north of Interstate 90 — twenty miles southwest of Spokane, Washington. This is a private, military only, campground although there is no guard at the gate, a military ID card is required to check-in. The campground includes a picnic area, boating, fishing, and other watersports. Fairchild Air …
Campsite Review: Grand Coulee Campground is located at the north end of the City of Grand Coulee just west of Highway 174. Its location just west of Grand Coulee Dam. Grand Coulee is about the center point of eastern Washington. The RV park is close to Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Here is our blog …
Campsite Review: Big Twin Lake Campground is located to the south of Winthrop Washington on Twin Lakes Road. The best way to get here is to turn west on Twin Lakes Road off of Highway 20 three miles south of Winthrop Washington. Turning west on Twin Lakes Road just after crossing the Methow River Bridge …
Washington Pass – Bad Roads for RVs is on the North Cascades Highway (Washington State Route 20). This road is steep. This route is between Newhalem and Winthrop. This route description covers both Washington and Rainy Pass on the same road, each with its own challenges. This road is also very beautiful in good weather …
Campsite Review: Howard Miller Steelhead Campground Is east of Burlington, Washinton on Highway 20 just to the north of the Skagit River. It is between the small town of Concrete and North Cascades National Park. The address is Rockport, Washington, a tiny town. Just to the northwest of Howard Miller Steelhead Is Rockport State Park which …
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Since departing Lake Wenatchee we headed west along Highway 2 to Everett, just north of Seattle. We are spending three weeks in northwest Washington. The last time I drove my RV through Seattle I promised myself that the next time I would go from Tacoma to Everett via Wenatchee. We didn’t go to Tacoma but …
Campsite Review: Riverfront Campground — Sedro-Woolley Riverfront RV Park is in northwest Washington about halfway between Seattle and Bellingham. The park is operated by the city of Sedro-Woolley and as the name states the park is along the Skagit River. It is just to the south of the city and part of a developed city …
Campsite Review: Wenberg Campground is in northwest Washington, north of Everette, and west of Arlington. Wenberg Park is operated by Snohomish County but was first developed as a Washington State Park. The park is on the east side of Lake Goodwin and very popular with local campers on the weekend. Snohomish County renovated the lakeshore …
Campsite Review: Nason Creek Campground is next door to Lake Wenatchee State Park which is on the southeast shoreline of Lake Wenatchee. The campground is to the west of Highway 207 and east of Lake Wenatchee and Lake Wenatchee State Park. The campground spans both sides of Nason Creek and both sides of Cedar Brae …
In the last two weeks, we have stayed in two parks and now a forest. We have gone from the middle of Oregon to the middle of Washington. Our trip has taken us north from Crooked River to Deschutes River Oregon State Recreation Area and then Hood Park, in Burbank Washington, and now we are …
Campsite Review: Hood Park Campground is east of Kennewick/Pasco, Washinton north of the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 124 on the east side of the Snake River. Hood Park is an Army Corps of Engineers Park. Hood Park is a wonderful campsite. It is very open, with lots of grass, trees, and a good …
Shirts Tunnels and Boarding Houses While staying in southern Washington, we drove to Pendleton, Oregon just to have a look around. We didn’t expect to have to try to outrun the smoke this summer, so all of this was unplanned. I have always wanted to visit Pendleton but didn’t know much about it. I have …
This is the Snake River in Kennewick Washington, a farm town. We moved south 150 miles to escape the smoke, unfortunately, the wind shifted and blew the smoke south… Tomorrow we go further south then if that doesn’t work, turn west. We have been trying to outrun the smoke for about two weeks now. The …
We gave up on going to Idaho. Too much Smoke in Washington. Our plan was to cross eastern Washington, stop in Spokane and then to Northern Idaho, maybe crossing into Montana. There are just too many fires and too much smoke. We decided, we have wheels and we can find some clean air — somewhere. …
Fire is raining ash on my parade. By that I mean a real forest fire is burning just to the west and is hot enough to put a huge amount of ash and smoke into the air. The smoke has clouded out the sun and the ashes are dropping from the sky all over the …
This time we moved 23 miles into North Cascades National Park for the next eight days. While we were at Rockport we drove up to North Cascades National Park. We don’t usually get to do this but we pre-scouted our reserved campsite and it was impossible to park in. Trees had overgrown the entrance. I …
After Jim Creek, we moved further north, Howard Miller Steelhead Park which is closer to Bellingham and stayed at the Skagit River. We are near Rockport State Park, right on the Skagit River, downtown in the tiny town of Rockport, Washington (population 109). This is close enough to visit Bellingham and far enough away, to …
Jim Creek Naval Radio Station is obsolete, what a nice place for a recreation facility. We stayed at Jim Creek Recreation Area right on the Radio Station. Next time I have to drive through Seattle, I think I would rather take a 100-mile detour. This was top secret but now is obsolete. I can’t tell …
We are moving north again, this time to Tacoma and Mount Rainier. Mt. Saint Helen’s was awesome. From Tacoma, you can see Mount Rainier from anywhere you can see the skyline to the southeast. It is huge and stands alone. On a clear day, you can see it from one hundred miles. Tami took this …
We have a new state to add to our travels. So far we have stayed in nine different states. I can’t say we have covered nine states, but we have stayed multiple nights in every state on the list. Washington is going to be a treat but the first stop was for maintenance. Mount Saint …
