TRIP OUT TO OREGON AND WASHINGTON WITH RON AND JANE. Part 4

7-12-2007 to 7-19-2007

It's Thursday July 12 and we are on our way up to Cape

Disappointment State Park in Ilwaco, WA. We stopped at Fort

Clatsop National Memorial Park. This is where Lewis & Clark
spent the winter of 1805-1806. A stop well worth the time.

We had to cross the Columbia River in Astoria, OR on a very high bridge.

We are now in Washington.

Again we stopped a light house along the way. I think we have seen almost every lighthouse on the coast.

On Friday the 13th we drove up to Kalalock (Klaylock) National Park Campground where we will spend our last couple days on the Pacific coast before heading inland.

On our way there we stopped, no not at a light house, but at the Lake Quinault Lodge. Ron and Jane have a friend that managed the place at one time.

Then we pushed on to the campground to relax for the rest of the

day.

Our Lazy Daze.

Ron and Jane's Lazy Daze.

On Saturday Jane, Sandy and I visited the Olympic National Park.

First it was Ruby and Rialto Beach.

Then we went to the Hoh Rain Forest.

                         

On Sunday the 15th we drove in the rain for the first time since

we arrived in Oregon and Washington while driving to
Dungeness Spit County Park. It is next to the Dungeness National
Wildlife Refuge. On the way up we drove along the shores of Lake
Crescent. This lake has a depth of 600 feet.

                       

Nice park on the bluffs of the Strait of Juan De

Fuca. The scenery is sure different here than on the coast.

On Monday Jane, Sandy, Ron and I went up to Hurricane Ridge. A

beautiful scenic 17 ½ mile drive which ends up at the overlook

where you can see the Olympic Mountains. We had a

very clear day so we could see the glaciers on Mount Olympus and

Mount Carrie.

                       

Today, Tuesday the 17th, was a busy day. Sandy, Jane and I went to
town to wash clothes. While they were doing that I went hunting
for a Shurflo pump. Ours went bad in the LD. Got back at
11:00AM and changed the pump. At 1:00PM we headed to town
with the rigs and had the oil changed. Sandy and I then had the best
Pizza at Gordy’s in Port Angeles, WA.

Wednesday we headed over to Port Townsend, WA. to Fort
Warden State Park. Can you believe it, we found another light
house.

                         

There was also a defensive battery on site that we visited.

On Thursday we crossed over by ferry to Whidbey Island and

stayed at Deception Pass State Park.

Until next time,

Dave and Sandy

                         

TRIP OUT TO OREGON AND WASHINGTON WITH RON AND JANE. Part 3

 7-8-2007 to 7-11-2007

Sunday the 8th had us heading to Tillicum Beach NFS

Campground. Along the way we went thru the Umpqua
Lighthouse. This has a very unique prism. Part of it was red.  This
was Sandy's favorite lighthouse.                      

When we got settled in at the campground it was time to enjoy the

view of the sand dunes and kites flying over the beach.

The next day, Monday the 9th, we went to the Heleta Lighthouse

but found that it was closed. So we went to the Cape Perpetua

Interpretive Center where they has some very interesting tidal

pools.

After exploring the tidal pool we went back to the campground

where the fog was settling in for the evening.

Tuesday found us on the road again heading to Cape Lookout

State Park south of Tillamook, OR. 

When Jane set up this trip she scheduled it so we moved ever 2-3
days along the coast. And her goal was to visit all the light houses
along the way. 

While driving we stopped at both the Yaquina Bay
Lighthouse and the Yaquina Head Lighthouse which is the tallest
one on the Oregon coast.

We never realized there were so many sand dunes on the Oregon

and Washington coast.

On Wednesday the 11th Ron, Sandy and I went to the Tillamook

Air Museum. It was very interesting with several planes that are the

only one or one of just a few flying examples left. The hanger was a

Blimp hanger during WWII.

Until next time,

Dave and Sandy