Thursday, October 12, 2017

Highlights of our 2017 Summer Trip

Well I have returned to the blog to write a little more about our fabulous trip. We had such a great time. Our pace was good - for the most part - we did come home a little fast - but there was a reason. We ended up driving the RV about 5,802 miles give or take a few. We didn't track the pickup miles.


Favorite Sights on this Trip 
North Cascades National Park, WA
Mount Rainier National Park, WA
Olympic National Park, WA
The Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

Gold Bar, WA and Index, WA
Skagit River
Canada
Fort Clatsop National Memorial, OR
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment , WA
Devils Tower National Monument, WY
Spearfish Canyon, SD
The Marinas and Ports and Big Ships
Trees
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND and Chateau de Mores in Medora, ND
Badlands National Park, SD
National Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, SD
Niobrara State Park, NE
Mayfield Lake Trail & Lake



Most Unusual Sights:
Ghost Billboard
Ghost Billboard, Washington border with Canada
The Eclipse
Mary in Eclipse Glasses

Steve Looking cool in Eclipse Glasses


Abandoned Nuclear Reactors
Beautiful Emerald Green/Turquoise Water

Mary Driving the RV

Personal Bests: 
Driving the RV 
Getting my Senior National Parks Pass for $10! 
Birthday Dinner-Lakeside
Mary and her Senior Park Pass




Howard Miller Steelhead Park

Howard Miller Steelhead Park

Howard Miller Steelhead Park

Favorite Campsites:
Howard Miller Steelhead Park, Rockport WA
Salt Creek and Tongue Point Recreation Area, West of Port Angeles
Salt Creek Rec Area


Cool Temp at Salt Creek Rec Area

Salt Creek Rec Area

Holiday Park FamCamp at McChord Air Force Base Tacoma, WA
Fort Stevens State Park, OR
Birch Bay, Thousand Trails at Blaine, WA
Long Beach Thousand Trails at Seaview, WA

Pretty Campground:
Eastcreek Campground, WA

Weird/Scary Thing:
Eaglecreek Fire- OR that closed I-84 for a few miles

Car Races

Best Bargain:
Car Races at Evergreen Fairgrounds, WA
Discover Pass - WA
Free Camping at Oregon State Parks 10 days per month for Disabled Vets

Friends
Donna & Larry

Dogs and Husband:

Buster

Poopsie (Zoey) and Steve


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