Month: September 2016

Days 15-17 – A Break to Reality

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We’re finishing up a break from the road trip in Corvallis. We returned to the routine of having errands to do.

We left the motel in Newport (advice, don’t stay there), and went on a quest to find breakfast. We went to a nice, but busy, café on the bayfront called The Coffee House. The food was good (they said they have great corned beef hash, and I’ll say it was good, but not the best I’ve had). We left the coast and headed inland, playing “get around the RV’s” all the way to Corvallis.

In Corvallis, we met up with some of Lara’s friends, I got to do some work, we scheduled an oil change for Wednesday morning, updated the blog, and relaxed a bit. While I only still know a few people in Corvallis, they were all busy, so we couldn’t meet up.

Tomorrow: leave once the oil’s changed; hit the coast; drive south, out of Oregon; and camp in Redwoods National Park.

Intermission

Hello all, a quick update. We’ve completed the first leg of our sight-seeing trip and are going to be resting and running errands in Corvallis for a couple of days. We’ll update the site with some post-dated entries from the past few days, so check back soon.

We’ll be heading back out on the road on Wednesday if all goes according to plan.

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Day 13 – Mountains, Ocean, and Rain Forest

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After the amazing moonlit silhouettes of the Olympic range last night, the views did not disappoint from Deer Park. We got a pretty good start on the day, although we missed sunrise (which may not have been all that great since it was overcast). We each had a KIND bar for breakfast and struck the tent after checking out the view and then headed up to Blue Mountain summit. Continue reading “Day 13 – Mountains, Ocean, and Rain Forest” →

Day 12 – Mount Rainier

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Well, Robert had a work phone call this morning, so it was another late start, but the bed was nice at the Cedars Inn. We got some coffee and breakfast sandwiches from the little coffee hut next to the inn and pondered our route for the day. Originally, we had planned on camping at Mowich Lake and hiking up to Spray Park, but with Robert’s knee slightly worse (we heated when we should have iced) and some info from a local, we decided that we would drive around Rainier and maybe camp on the south side of the park. Continue reading “Day 12 – Mount Rainier” →

Day 11 – A Less Windy Pass

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The Cascade Pass hike was very pretty (and a lot less terrifying than Red Gap). Just the view from the parking lot was amazing, and it got even better. Pretty meadows and glaciers and jagged peaks surrounding us all the way up. It was the most enjoyable hike so far on this trip since we didn’t have full packs, just water, snacks, and an extra layer of cloths on our backs and we flew up the trail! Continue reading “Day 11 – A Less Windy Pass” →