http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/coastie/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from coastie en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:02:18 +0000 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:02:18 +0000 Day 3 of the Migration to Hamilton Montana from Lynden WA took us to Wolf Lodge Restaurant for Dinner and Wolf Lodge camping for the night. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Montana/blog-421873.html WA District Rally Lynden WA 2009We arrived early to the Rally to help set up. Arriving on Wednesday July 15th. After a busy afternoon we were treated to a fantastic BBQ Steak Dinner and all the fixings including beverages. Fun time with old and new friends. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/blog-421814.html Snow ... Snow .... SnowSnowed in for Christmas. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Olympia/Summit-Lake-/blog-357479.html Have slowed down and gone back to work. Just short trips of late. To the Beach for an awesome time at the End of the World Rod Run at Ocean Park and also Seaside. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/blog-339867.html GoingtotheSun Scenic RoadThe most famous highlight of Glacier National Park is the GoingtotheSun Road. The scenic drive is considered one of the most spectacular in America. I suggest that this is a don'tlookdown kind of drive. Just pull off when you do and you'll be fine well maybe I still have trouble looking down. There are plenty of reasons to stop and park such as wildflower meadows http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Montana/Glacier-National-Park/blog-317458.html Almost time to head to Powell WY. A quick trip to CA first for Brother Ted's 61st Birthday in Middletown CA. A quick stop in Longview first to deliver soninlaws birthday present and to drop off young son and his wife a Wedding Gift. Was to meet LaDonna but she had already taken off to Timber Trails so onto to CA.First stop is a motel in Woodburn Oregon.Friday morning a wet night the road is w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/blog-311100.html WE are home for a couple of weeks. Over 10000 miles since June 11th. We left last Friday afternoon for a weekend run from Olympia to Arcata CA for do a little collecting of our Rose City Stamps. Did California move .... we weren't there for the recent earth quake but were in the middle of a forest fire. We traveled to Waldport as our first check point did a little side road off I5 from Albany http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Olympia/Summit-Lake-/blog-306460.html Another early morning get up it has been getting so hot during the afternoon and with impending thunderstorms we get up and on the road early.This morning Wednesday July 9th was colder than usual leaving Broken Bow NE I didn't put the liner in my jacket but it didn't take long before we needed to stop and add more layers. It had rained during the night so there were mud puddles but the road was http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/blog-297800.html We got up early Monday morning so that hopefully we will travel far before the heat and the impending thunderstorms.Shortly after getting up and leaving Henderson Indiana we came upon a Detour before the town of Marion Illinois on Hwy 3 taking us into a big circle to get back onto Hwy 3 heading NW. It was a beautiful country road that gave up a wonderful surprise taking us by a Covered Bridge th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Indiana/blog-297781.html We arrived a couple of days early in Greenvile was great getting there before the crowds. Gave us an opportunity to have some down time and to check out the local sights and food.Pearl and Roy were the first to arrive had dinner with them at Sticky Fingers what an awesome place. Wonderful ribs and pulled pork. We couldn't believe Roy ate his whole dinner by himself and not sharing with Pearl .. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Greenville/blog-296300.html Hello from the Atlantic Ocean. Todate we have traveled over 4600 miles along the way we attended the Honda Hoot in Knoxville TN their 15th Annual. We met up with Pat and Cheryl Barret and rode together on a beautiful ride doing the Cumberland Gap also we took a Riverboat ride for breakfast and the highlight of the closing ceremonies was an unbelievable concert by Wynonia Judd. The concert was http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/blog-292604.html Cumberland Gap RideCumberland Gap el. 1600 ft.488 m. is a pass through the Cumberland Mountains region of the Appalachian Mountains also known as the Cumberland Water Gap. We learned that this path was made more accessible for pioneer travel when Daniel Boone used 35 axmen to widen it. Due to his work pioneers could use wagons to journey into the western frontiers of Kentucky and Tennessee.T http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-290160.html We were doing great beautiful day awesome road. Highway 9 is fantastic. Doug do you see that black cloud over there What about that big white cloud over there Oh my look at that White cloud it is rolling at the top like Pipe Line does in Hawaii. Do you think that will become a stormWe decided to gas up if it is a thunderstorm or we better have a full tank of gas.It is getting pretty dark a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oklahoma/blog-288687.html Toas New Mexico is beautiful arrived a little late so motels were scarce what was available were way to costly. When you arrive in Taos from the West the first thing you see is these funny little things sticking out of the little dirt humps in the ground. There are numerous homes buried under the humps. Beautiful when you look at them from the front side all windows sticking out of the groung.No http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Mexico/Tularosa/blog-288680.html Oh my Oh My ..... ASPEN COThis a so beautiful last Wednesday they had 3 feet of snow and Independence Pass was closed. Today it was sunny and clear with no snow on the roads.It is so beautiful that we wanted to turn around and go back thru the pass just so we could see it going the other way. There is a Ghost Town towards the top of Independence Pass. Contintental Divide was over 12000 feet th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Aspen/blog-287829.html Day 3Stayed at a beautiful motel last night and had an awesome hot breakfast there before we headed South. We are un Utah mostly for the day thru Bingham City with lunch at Duchesnbe Utah. 73 Degrees and sunny. Stayed off the freeway most of the day in the high desert country of Utah and Colorado. Saw this awesome Devils Slide. Lonny you would love it it is long and would be fast to go down wi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Utah/blog-287041.html Got a late start due to weather. We left around noon and headed South on I5 in a light mist that soon disappeard as we headed into Oregon. First stop was Multnomah Falls as Doug had never been there.East of John Day Dam was a big beautiful DAHL sheep right along side the road and above him was a whole herd of them and about 200 feet down the Highway were two more and no camera. Of course it was i http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Olympia/Summit-Lake-/blog-286749.html SKIPPERSkipper is 4 years old he will be 5 in August. He has been going to this beautiful for Cats Only Pet Lodge in Olalla WA for 4 summers. This is his home away from home. Rhonda is the owner of this Pet Lodge she is awesome with Skipper she has the best understanding of cats their likes dislikes wants and needs even Skipper. Skipper is a excellent traveler he has a travel carrier tha http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Olympia/blog-268685.html Spring Snow April 2008Oh my goodness I awoke this morning to a white out it was snowing like a blizzard but wait this is April SPRING what is all this white stuff. We had about a little over 2 inches when I left at 1000 am and it was still snowing. Got to I5 Olympia and no snow.Less than 2 months before we leave for our cross country trip sure hope it gets warmer soon so we can get some ridin http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Olympia/blog-268120.html Spring can come at anytime I am sitting here looking out onto our deck to the snow and ice storm that we have been having all day. We are being told to expect up to 2 inches of snow tonight. My goodness this is the middle of April.Well it will be just a little under two months and we will be starting our trip to the East Coast on our beautiful 2006 GL1800 Gold Wing. Hopefully the weather will be http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Olympia/blog-267839.html