We had one more Washington location to explore. The entire Columbia and Wenatchee River valleys are full of orchards. Along the south banks of Lake Chelan, just 40 miles up the Columbia from Wenatchee, is the small town of Chelan. It is home to not only some wonderful orchards, it
Continue readingPNW 2023 Part 11 – Washington Cascades, Chelan, WA
First let me start with apologizing for the delay in posting these last couple of blogs from our trip. Things got busy once we got home, and life just gets going on its own. But I am resolved to complete the series and share our last few stops with you.
Continue readingPNW 2023 Part 10 – Washington Cascades, Wenatchee, WA
Our last area on the Peninsula still unexplored was the eastern coastline. We selected the small town of Potlach, just south of Hoodsport, along the Hood Canal. Though situated on the water, after our five boat rides, we were ready to stay on some solid terra firma. Potlach seemed well
Continue readingPNW 2023 Part 9 – Olympic Peninsula, Potlatch WA
During our last visit to this area, we wanted to visit Victoria and Vancouver Island, British Columbia but COVID put a stop to that. So during this visit we decided to try again. The base area we picked was the town of Sequim, pronounced “skwim”, halfway between Port Townsend and
Continue readingPNW 2023 Part 8 – Olympic Peninsula, Sequim WA
After 4 weeks exploring the Oregon coast it was time to say “til next time” to Oregon and drive north into Washington. We had not explored much of the far western Washington coast, so we decided to check out some new areas. There are two choices we found on the
Continue readingPNW 2023 Part 5 – Washington Coast, Pacific Beach
As we continued north on our journey up the Oregon coast we made one last stop, Cannon Beach. Our plan here was to enjoy one of the largest beaches in Oregon and try out some of the many restaurants in this small vacation resort town. Just a short 100 miles
Continue readingPNW 2023 Part 4 – North Oregon Coast, Cannon Beach
As we continued up the coast, we made an extended stop a few miles north of Newport and just a short 75 miles from Winchester Bay. We love this area! During our last two visits we spotted a lot of whales and hoped to replicate our luck again this year.
Continue readingPNW 2023 Part 3 – Central Oregon Coast, Newport
After a wonderful stay in Harris Beach and our first tastes of fresh seafood and the Pacific coast, we set the theme for our next stop as Seascapes, Sea Lions, and Seafood. Our target was to eat only freshly caught seafood, find sea lions in the wild close enough to
Continue readingPNW 2023 Part 2 – South Oregon Coast, Winchester Bay
It’s summer in Tucson and 100+ degrees. Time for us to take off on our quest for cooler weather, coastal views, eating seafood and hiking. This year’s adventure finds us north along the Oregon Coast, Washington Coast, then inland to the Cascades and ending up in Utah. Our first stop
Continue readingPNW 2023 Part 1 – South Oregon Coast, Brookings
Our turn east was for a stop at one of the preeminent mountain ranges in the United States. The Cascade mountains are sometimes called the American Alps and after our visit there we understand why. Our base was the small town of Rockport, WA at the Howard Miller Steelhead County
Continue readingChasing 70s 2020 Part 8: North Cascade National Park
