R Pod at Silver Springs

What’s that you say?  A travel trailer that’s what!   After months of debating we concluded our camping days were not behind us yet and so we got ourselves a trailer – specifically an R Pod.

Light and compact, complete with small kitchen, bed, and bath, it seemed the perfect fit for camping in the Great Northwest and we took it for its maiden voyage this week.   A shakedown of sorts and I will tell you later how it (and we ) fared.  But first let me show you the wonderful sights at Silver Springs Campground, an easy 2 hour drive south just outside the Sunrise entrance to Mt Rainier National Park.

First, the trees!   Wonderful old growth forest of Douglas-fir, cedar and western hemlock provided the setting, as fragrant as they are beautiful, and that my friend is why we camp.

A River and a Spring

The campground sits along the milky White River,  the source of which is Emmons Glacier on Mt. Rainier nearby. Some sites are next to the river, ours was not.

But it didn’t matter for we found a smaller, bubbly stream behind our site that flowed throughout the campground.

We discovered  its source, ‘Silver Springs’ (hence the name of the campground)  on our evening walk just after sunset.

Isn’t it charming?  We thought so.  But that’s enough about the campground for now.  The next question is:  how did we do??

The takeaways!

1. My husband is a natural at driving and maneuvering the R Pod.  I’m here to direct and assist as much as I can (which is to say, very little.) It’s okay;  he loves to drive,  I love to passenger.  He’s the mechanic, I am not.  We make a good pair.
2. Silver Springs is a great campground with endless opportunities to fish, hike, and gaze at nearby Mt Rainier’s beauty from every possible angle.
3. Campfires are awesome and worth the price of admission alone.
4. Never underestimate the power of pillows!  Really, I’m not kidding.  Let’s just say we forgot ours and tried all manner of lumpy objects to use instead, unsuccessfully I might add.
5. Make a list, check it twice and perhaps you won’t forget your pillows (or toothbrush) ever again.

Oh sure, we learned lots of other things about operating the trailer but I won’t bore you with them.  The bottom line is that we’re happy to have it and look forward to more trips this summer.  I’ll share more pictures from our adventure at Mt Rainier in my next post.  Stay tuned.

~  Susanne