🤣 We did visit the rock stores at the south entrance were we got to see actual petrified wood and visit a museum inside. I also found a Route 66 bookstore in Holbrook that had Route 66 merchandise and also did the ordering for the park. They were so kind to bring out their park…
Category: Journey
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
After visiting North Cascades NP, Mt. Rainier NP and Olympic NP, on our 30th Anniversary road trip, our final park was Crater Lake. We visited Crater Lake in mid-June, yet, sad to say, the road around the crater was closed due to snow! But the good news was that we had beautiful weather. They said…
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
The next park we visited after N. Cascades NP was Mt. Rainier. One of my projects this year is creating Shutterfly photo books for past and current road trips, which takes up more of my time. However, it is such an enjoyable hobby as I relive previous adventures. Mt. Rainier was a beauty and welcomed…
North Cascades National Park, Washington
Our first national park that we visited on our 30th Anniversary Road Trip Celebration was North Cascades National Park. There are two options for lodging in-park, neither accessible by car. Ross Lake Resort requires a one mile hike down to the lake for the ferry, or an additional 2.5 mile hike around the lake. Ross…
I found my burros in Beatty, NV
When we visited Death Valley two years ago, we learned about how burros played a part in the history of the park. However, we never did see any burros. We recently returned from a fabulous road trip that took us through Beatty, Nevada, on our way to the Washington state national parks. Our route north…