Monthly Archives: July 2006

MountOlympus, the highest peak in the park at 7,980 feet is covered inclouds.  Andrew said he didn’t see Mt Olympus on his last trip and isn’tsure it really exists. We headed out to the coast for today’s hike starting at … Continue reading →

It’s a rainy and overcast morning.  We are definitely in the rainforest, lots of mosses and ferns.  This area gets over 145 inches of rainper year.  In comparison, Seattle only gets 34 inches of rain peryear!  We first entered Olympic … Continue reading →

We got an earlier start and drove up to Paradise Visitor Center while parkingwas still available.  Paradise is in the clouds this morning.  We hadbreakfast on the tailgate and then went into the Visitor’s Center.  TheHenry Jackson Memorial Visitor Center … Continue reading →

We broke camp and stopped briefly at a grocery store for a couple of thingsbefore heading into Mount Rainier NationalPark.  We started at the Longmire Visitor Center, had lunch and caughtthe free shuttle bus to ParadiseVisitor Center at the base … Continue reading →

Our gracious hosts have to head to work and we have more traveling to do.   After a welcomed shower, we’re all out the door.We are off heading towards Mount St Helen’s National Monument.  The day is quite overcast.  As we … Continue reading →

A Good Morning with seagulls and salt air!  We uploaded photos and made a relaxing breakfast in the kitchen.  We checked out of our room and walked down Bay Street to check out all the little shops and restaurants.  We walked … Continue reading →

We woke to roosters crowing this morning.  We visited for a while witheverybody and had to continue our journey.   We went off to the Oregon coast to Newport and the RogueBrewery.  This is one of our favorite brewers of beers.  … Continue reading →

We got up early, but stayed in the hotel room (and the air conditioning) aslong as we could.  At the continental breakfast at the hotel, they said itwas 110 yesterday, but it was only supposed to get up to 102 … Continue reading →