Category: Washington
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Invigorating Outdoor Fun – Columbia River Gorge part 3
Interspersed with our scenic drives were outdoor activities that we like to do when available in areas we visited. Indeed there is an abundance of recreation opportunities at the gorgeous Gorge that should not be missed. The Gorge is the playground for windsurfers, white-water rafters, and hikers from all over the world. It also happens…
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Gorgeous Gorge – Columbia River Gorge part 2
Traveling through and around the Gorge is easy, and to really experience the Gorge is to drive from east to west or vice versa depending on where you originate from. It should also be driven following State Route 14 on the Washington side and the busier highway 84 on the Oregon side, or much will…
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Holy Smokes! Central Washington
After the Customs officer at the US border confiscated some vegetables we had purchased in Kelowna, we went straight to a gas station and filled Betsy up. The diesel price as we know now was a tad higher as we travelled south but much cheaper than Alaska or Canada. The change in scenery is quite…
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Our (slow) trip around San Juan Island, Washington
Our next stop took us to Anacortes, the gateway to the many islands in the Pacific Northwest. Among the many things to do and islands to visit, we chose to ride the ferry and and hop to San Juan island. We decided to check out San Juan Island on Friday the 25th, since it appeared…
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The evergreen state, lush and wet
Washington State was not given the monicker “the evergreen state” for nothing! And it should also be called “the wet state”! By this time in CA where I came from the hills are already brown. But here, everywhere you look is very lush and green, and wet. It has been raining now for several days,…
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Full Timing on the road – month one
From Steve – The editor-in-chief (Mona Liza) advised me that I am to write something about our first month on the road, and it is due today. I will try to keep it from being boring, but if it is boring please let her know, and then maybe she won’t make me do it again.…
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Majestic Mount St Helens – Washington
32 years ago on May 18,1980 the eruptions of Mount St Helens changed the whole landscape in the surrounding area in an instant. When we went there to view her beauty, the destruction is still clearly visible, especially the blasted trees that remained untouched. Mount St Helens looked so majestic, serene, and represents something of…
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Washington, here we are!
From breathing the ocean breeze to the cool mountain fresh air. We left Astoria and headed to Cougar, Washington which is located 11 miles south-southwest of Mount St. Helens. But before I gush over the fresh mountain air, let me take you first to Cape Disappointment. The cape is just a stone’s throw from Astoria by crossing…