Blogs from Yakima, Washington, United States, North America

We began our adventure on March 3rd when we left Yakima for the west side. We stayed in Gig Harbor RV Park as there weren't any good parks in Tacoma area. We spent the weekend having dinner with Tad, Holly and Ames, taking Mikey, Connor and Lexi out for dinner and celebrating Connor's birthday. The kids had a great time at Chuck e Cheese for the birthday celebration, but I think the adults were on a noise overload. We made a trip to see Heather at ERC in Bellevue before leaving Tacoma. We left Tacoma on March 6th under a high wind warning to our first stop at Seaside. Setting up the trailer was exciting in lots of wind and rain. From Seaside we made a trip to the Tillamook Cheese Factory and the scenic drive ... read more

Sunday September 27, 2009 “Let’s head for the barn? We got the Palouse Falls in our pocket. I’m ready for some rain; let’s go home.” So, we saddled up this morning and began a two day sprint to the home barn. We fueled up in Dayton, WA; as fine a little laid out town as you might want to see in eastern Washington. Basically, we are backtracking the route we took five years ago when we visited Jackson Hole and Yellowstone with our Hi-Ho Quicksilver in tow behind the Subi Forester. The biggest change we see are the electricity generating windmill farms on the high ridges along Hwy 12 between Dayton and Walla Walla. When I hear “Walla Walla,” I think about sweet onions. Between the tri cities (Pasco, Richland and Kennewick) and Yakima is Washington ... read more

Geo: 46.6041, -120.507We are now in Yakima (stress on the first syllable). We had an interesting day in getting here. Started from Garibaldi and our first stop was at Cannon Beach. Our friend peter Thompson had highly recommended this to us. The coast line along here is very attractive. Cannon Beach is a holiday town , set up for visitors and well developed. It is a bit touristy but very tastefully done. The beach is very attractive. Long, sandy and safe for kids with great rock formations just off the coast to add to the scenery. We found an excellent bookshop and bought some books!! They are so cheap here it is hard to resist. We then drove to Astoria. this is at the mouth of the Columbia River. This is a huge river, they call ... read more

We intended to return to Seattle today via Mount Rainier. Crossing the Hood River Bridge and Columbia River to Washington we headed for Trout Lake on the 141. There are some lovely views of Mount Hood and Mount Adams on this road. North of Trout Lake the road system was not too clear so we stopped at a Ranger Station and surprised to find from a wonderful ranger that the road we were seeking was washed away last November by the same floods that did so much damaged near Mount Hood. She advised us to go via Mount St Helens but that returning to Seattle that way might have serious delays from heavy traffic. She mapped out a scenic route via Glenwood and Yakima which we followed. It’s sparsely populated around here, offering some great views ... read more