Home of the gods and town of the queen

Ok - so it's been awhile. We headed out of Bend and stayed two rainy days in the Columbia Gorge area. Very wet and very green and full of water falls. It rained hard and steady for almost 24 hours straight. It was raining so hard that we couldn't get pictures of the famous Multnomah waterfall. Is that moss growing on the dogs?

From Columbia River Gorge

Started our trek to the Olympic Peninsula and Olympic National Park. Rain cleared a bit but still over cast on the way up.We found a great state park (Salt Creek Recreation area) to stay. There was even fellow Excel owner we chatted with a few times. It was bit on the remote side hence my lack of posts. No Wifi and the broadband stick could not find service. We had great views of the Juan De Fuca Straight and on a clear day even see Victoria from our windows.

From Olympic Penn and Victoria

This area is incredibly beautiful with snow capped mountains, ocean views, quaint towns and some of the most hauntingly beautiful forests. The Hoh Rain forest in Olympic NP is must see in this area. Pictures do not do this area justice. This area and the town of Forks is gaining some fame for being the setting for "Twilight" books and movies and taking advantage by exploiting that fact. Years ago I got a ticket in Forks. The town hasn't changed much.


The town of Port Angeles offers a ferry to Victoria BC and I recommend doing this as well. Very charming and the Butchart Gardens were something to see as well if a bit pricey.


We decided to take the Port Townsend ferry to the mainland and started our way up to Jasper. It is short ferry ride and you do need to reserve your spot. We had fun taking the Biff on the ferry and it saved us a lot of driving time. JLS

From Olympic Penn and Victoria