Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Camping
Wildlife of Hood Canal – Elk, Eagles, Seals, and Surprised by Killer Whales!
On our first camping trip of the year, we parked our trailer at Dosewallips State Park on Hood Canal and enjoyed a bonanza of wildlife, some expected, some not. Roosevelt Elk welcomed us our first night; we often see them here. There were oysters… Continue Reading “Wildlife of Hood Canal – Elk, Eagles, Seals, and Surprised by Killer Whales!”
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Reflections on a Lake over Chinook Pass
It made a nice day trip over the mountains with a good excuse – to look at a camper for sale in Yakima. (We can’t seem to give up the thought of camping.) We headed south to Mt Rainier via Highway 410 and up… Continue Reading “Reflections on a Lake over Chinook Pass”
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Enjoying the Great Outdoors in Olympic National Park
When I stepped outside this morning, the air was fresh and cool, mingled with the fragrance of evergreen trees, summer was in the air and it reminded me of our camping days. Waking up in the middle of the forest, to a roaring fire,… Continue Reading “Enjoying the Great Outdoors in Olympic National Park”
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Exploring Fort Stevens
For our one and only camping trip this year, Fort Stevens State Park had everything, including 3,700 acres of wetland, forest and dunes, and even a shipwreck! The campground is one of the largest in the Western United States with over 9 miles of… Continue Reading “Exploring Fort Stevens”
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Hooray For Camping!
Our first camping trip of the year. Finally. Not that we didn’t try earlier. It seems that pandemic camping is in. When things began to open up in late May our favorite campgrounds filled up quickly, without us. And last month, when we tried… Continue Reading “Hooray For Camping!”
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Mora and Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park spreads over the Olympic Peninsula in the northwest corner of Washington State, almost a million acres of protected wilderness, with mountains, forests and the wildest coastline in the contiguous United States. A designated World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve it… Continue Reading “Mora and Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park”
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Can We Come Too?
‘Hey Benji. What are you doing there?’ ‘Waiting for you Sue!’ he replied. ‘On the trailer step?’ I asked. ‘Yes!’ he said. ‘Tiger and I talked it over and we want to go camping with you. I thought this would be the best place… Continue Reading “Can We Come Too?”
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Another Sunrise at Mt Rainier
I already posted about our first trip in the r pod to Silver Springs Campground, but I can’t resist sharing another picture of those lovely springs and a side trip we took to Sunrise. The campground is close to Mt Rainier National Park so… Continue Reading “Another Sunrise at Mt Rainier”
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Tipsoo Lake at Mt Rainier
In my last post I told you about our maiden voyage in the R Pod, where we camped at Silver Springs near Mt Rainier. In this one I’ll share more pictures of the wonderful mountain scenery we enjoyed, starting with Tipsoo Lake. Located 15… Continue Reading “Tipsoo Lake at Mt Rainier”
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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,… Continue Reading “R Pod at Silver Springs”
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