September 2024

Massacre Rocks State Park September 6-8, 2024

We left the Cracker Barrel in Wampa, Idaho around 10:30 am on Friday, September 6th and drove 218 miles to Massacre Rocks State Park just outside of American Falls, Idaho. Massacre Rocks State Park is named for the passage through boulders along the south bank of the Snake River that travelers on the Oregon Trail […]

Massacre Rocks State Park September 6-8, 2024 Read More »

Plymouth Park Campground in Plymouth, Washington August 30 – September 5, 2024

We left the Tolt-MacDonald Campground and drove 220 miles southwest to Plymouth Park Campground in Plymouth, Washington. We were here 9 weeks before this and it’s STILL the Kingdom of the Spiders, but otherwise an ok place to stay. This stay is only for one week instead of two and we’re just spending the time

Plymouth Park Campground in Plymouth, Washington August 30 – September 5, 2024 Read More »

Tolt-MacDonald Campground August 23 – 30, 2024

On Friday, August 23, 2024 we left Kanaskat-Palmer State Park in Ravensdale, Washington and drove about an hour north to Tolt-MacDonald Campground in Carnation, Washington outside of Redmond. Like Kanaskat-Palmer, this is our third year staying here when we cross the country to visit. We were held up in bad traffic on the way and

Tolt-MacDonald Campground August 23 – 30, 2024 Read More »

Kanaskat-Palmer State Park in Ravensdale, WA August 16 – 23, 2024

On Friday morning, August 16, 2024 we packed up, left Fort Stevens State Park and drove 4 1/2 hours (I know the Google map in the photo album shows 3 1/2 but trust me, it was 4 1/2) to Kanaskat-Palmer State Park in Ravensdale, Washington. We arrived around 4 pm and got set up at

Kanaskat-Palmer State Park in Ravensdale, WA August 16 – 23, 2024 Read More »

Fort Stevens State Park, Warrenton, OR August 9 – 16, 2024

On Friday, August 9th we drove 121 miles from Milo McGiver State Park outside Portland to Fort Stevens State Park in Warrenton, Oregon for a 7-night stay. We had been to Fort Stevens a couple of years ago before we started this blog for a short, rainy 2-night stay. We were looking forward to this

Fort Stevens State Park, Warrenton, OR August 9 – 16, 2024 Read More »

Jeff in front of Powell’s Books in Portland, OR

Milo McIver State Park August 5 – 9, 2024

On Monday, August 5, 2024 we left Lepage Park in Rufus, Oregon and drove 117 miles to Milo McIver State Park in Estacada, Oregon, outside of Portland. For the first time in a long time we were seeing tall, green trees. Cindy’s mood lightened and brightened in the presence of her beloved woods. Milo McIver

Milo McIver State Park August 5 – 9, 2024 Read More »