Olympic National Park, Washington

The next stop on our 30th Wedding Anniversary Road Trip was Olympic National Park. After visiting North Cascades NP and Mt. Rainier NP, I was looking forward to being on the Washington coast. We stayed at Kalaloch Lodge, on the west side of the park on a tiny strip of park property. Olympic NP is…

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…

A couple of favorite pics

I’ve been away from my blog a bit this year as I focus on creating Shutterfly photo albums of our past road trips. As I worked on a photo book from our Highway 1 trip up the coast from San Diego to San Francisco, these photos were a couple of my favorites that were not…

Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

The last refuge we visited on our Texas road trip last November, was Balcones Canyonlands. Fortunately we found the Visitor’s Center first so we learned what was in the area. We explored around the Visitor’s Center, then checked out one other area. Because of the time of year, there wasn’t a lot of green or…