August 29th – September 8th

The last part of the trip we stayed at Milo McIver State Park, southeast of Portland to hike and visit friends in Portland. Lu and Joe camped with us and then met us in Corvallis and camped again at South Beach State Park, near Newport, Oregon.  Our last stop was Valley of the Rogue State Park. We rode our bicycles around the area and then rode from Medford to Ashland, a beautiful ride on their many miles of bikeways. Enjoy the last of our images.

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August 16th – 29th

Next we travel to the Olympic Peninsula staying at Scenic Beach State Park, Salt Creek County Park, Port Angeles KOA, & Port Townsend State Park. First was Scenic Beach SP, our base to visit Bainbridge Island and Seattle. We had an opportunity through Ann and Bruce’s nephew, to visit the amazing Amazon Spheres in Seattle, a must see if you are in the area. Next we travel to Salt Creek Park and explored to Ella River where the first major dam was dismantled several years ago. Staying at Port Angels KOA, we hiked Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, rode the Olympic Discovery Trail, and took the ferry to Victoria on Vancouver Island, Canada and road our bicycles around the city and then to Buchart Gardens. Next we stayed again at Fort Worden SP near Port Townsend. We visited Allan and Richard, explored the city, and rode our bicycles.

August 13th – 16th

To explore Mount Rainier NP, we stayed at Taidnapam Park, part of Tacoma Power, on Riffe Lake. It’s a beautiful campground about 45 minutes from the National Park. Take a look at the images from our stay.

August 8th – 13th

The next section of our trip took us through Revelstoke and then south through the Okanagan Valley and into the US again. We stayed first in South Okanagan Provincial Park, near Kelowna, BC Canada. We had been feasting on fresh cherries on our trip north, but now we were in peach country. The orchards and packing plants were huge, as were the peaches! We’ve never seen peaches so large and sweet!  We followed the Okanagan (Okanogan in the US) River through the valley and then picked up the Columbia River again at Darogo State Park, Washington. After Darogo, we stayed a couple of nights at the Sportsman State Park, Yakama, Washington to wash clothes before traveling to Mount Rainier National Park. Enjoy our images.

August 5th – 8th

After Radium, we traveled a couple hours northeast to Lake Louise Campground, in Banff National Park. This is a spectacular part of BC Canada, the Canadian Rockies are so rugged and picturesque! Here we hiked to the Tea House at Lake Agnes above Lake Louise and then on the second day we hiked to Takakkaw Falls along the Yoho River in Yoho National Park, lots of National Parks in the mountains. Lake Louise is a beautiful area but so impacted by tourists that early hiking is a must. Here are our images.

August 2nd – 5th

Part two of our trip found is in a beautiful Canadian RV park, Canyon RV Resort On Sinclair Creek, in Radium Hot Springs, BC Canada. Radium is on the Columbia River as it travels north before turning to the south and into the US. Steve has a beautiful house in Radium, so when we get near, we try to stop by to hike and explore the beautiful area. Enjoy the images.

July 29th – August 2nd

We’re off again, our second summer trip, this time with Bruce and Ann. We are exploring Idaho, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and then home. We began our adventure on July 29th, driving from SLO to Sparks, Nevada, where we stayed on Angela and Steve’s cul-de-sac for the night. A very hot drive with lots of traffic! The next morning we took off relatively early for another long day to Farewell Bend State Park, Oregon, on the Snake River. The Oregon trail forked there many years ago, now Interstate 80 makes travel a bit faster. From Farewell Bend, we drove to Blackwell Island RV park in Coeur d Alene, Idaho, where we sat by the river and road our bikes along a beautiful trail on the old rail line. Enjoy the images from our travels.