Today was out last full day in Portland and apparently we felt pretty content with our accomplishments so far, as we did very little touristing today. One of the joys of spending time with a 3-year-old is all the unexpected…
2019.07.11 Columbia River Gorge
We set out this morning to explore the Columbia River Gorge. Who cares about an old gorge? We do! The Columbia River Gorge just east of Portland contains the highest concentration of waterfalls in North America. Who doesn’t like waterfalls?…
2019.07.10 Cape Disappointment
It was raining as we woke up at Lake Quinault. It was dark when we arrived last night, so it was a pleasant surprise to see the lake so close to our front door in the light of day. Down…
2019.07.09 Olympic National Park
Wake Up To Adventure Olympic National Park coffee mug In the Olympic National Park Visitor Center gift shop this morning, Mallory pointed out a coffee mug inscribed with “Wake Up To Adventure” and said that would be a good blog…
2019.07.08 Lavender and Cape Flattery
Today we are headed to the Olympic Peninsula. We drove south out of Seattle all the way around Puget Sound, and then back north to the northern edge of Washington. We are headed to Cape Flattery on the northwest tip…
2019.07.07 Seattle
Today is a special day, because it starts with the Underground Tour of Seattle. The Underground Tour is one of the very specific things that PK wanted to do in Seattle that prompted this trip. She was not disappointed! The…
2019.07.06 Spokane to Seattle
The canyon beckoned. In the distance, the howl of a dog reminded us that this place is all too real. Did we imagine the dog? No, we didn’t. Because at the time, KK said “You should write about that dog…
2019.07.05 WY–>MT–>ID–>WA
Rise and shine, King Boys. Most of us got up before our alarms went off this morning. Perhaps a sense of excitement? Before we rolled out of Casper, Wyoming, we drove downtown to check out the large sculpture(?) that dominates…
2019.07.04 Goodbye OK, Hello WY
This year, our trip will take us to Washington and Oregon and all points in between. The Kings have taken family vacations together for many years. Never has it been so hard to coordinate everybody’s schedules as it has this…
2018.06.23 Back Home / Trip Wrap-Up / This Sucks
As we were loading up our vehicles for the trek home, we couldn’t help but notice the U-Haul parked in front of the hotel. It was advertising the Athabasca Sand Dunes in northern Saskatchewan. Wow! We had just visited the…