May 1, 2024 - Travel to Richland, WA (Short Day and Short Blog)

Happy May 1st!

We left our little spot at Plymouth Park and took our time heading north.

Lots of hills and farms:

Interesting colors:

This was a very short day for us!  We are at the Desert Gold RV Park for the next two days.  Once we set up, we got caught up on laundry and some other things.

Tomorrow we have a tour at the Manhattan Project B Reactor in Hanford.  So stay tuned and enjoy today.

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 37 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Washington: I-82; WA-14; Plymouth Road; WA-14; I-82; I-182; WA-240; Columbia Park Trail

April 28th - 30th, 2024 Travel to Washington (State, not DC)

April 28th, 2024

We said our "see you laters" plus lots of hugs to Sue and headed north.  We hope to see her in a few months.

It was another beautiful day.

Over the Snake River:

Into Oregon:

We traveled this route in September 2022.  The views were still breathtaking (do I say that too much?):

We are on the interstate here - lots of hills and valleys:

And rivers too:

I am playing with my camera settings which is why you see the different overall color.

Homes in the middle of nowhere:

Abandoned homes - what is their story?:

Lone tree???:

The mountains - dramatic:

Another OMNI - can you tell I was excited to see this?:

The view - can you imagine living here:

Oh my!:

Oh-Oh... no we were ok (I checked before we traveled this way):

This is part of the Oregon Trail and yes, they did come over these mountains.  This area is on my bucket list - there are still ruts in the road from those early travelers:

They mean business!  It is a LONG downhill.  The trucks need to take lots of precautions.   I cannot imagine how our early pioneers crossed this way.

Check this out - God bless our truckers:

Here we go - Down!:

We are down!:

Kudos to my Andy - I held my breath!:

Farms on the valley floor:

OMGOSH!  What a treat!  Another OMNI!:

Large Granary - no longer used:

 

Over the Columbia River:

Past the McNary Dam:

Into Washington State:

We are camped at the Plymouth Park Campground right below this bridge.  It is an ACOE campground and we stayed here in September 2022.  

We were hoping to have a campfire but between the wind and the rain, we just set up and settled in. 

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 228 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Idaho: US-95

Oregon: US-95; I-84; I-82

Washington: I-82; WA-14; Plymouth Road

April 29th, 2024

Today was a hang out day and that is just what we did.  The weather was rainy, windy, chilly so it was a good day to do just that.  We did do a few things around the motorhome so it wasn't a total loss - LOL!

April 30th, 2024

We had a number of errands to do today so that is what we did - Recycle, UPS Store, Visitor Center and Groceries.  We also checked out where we are heading tomorrow.

When I made the reservations for this park, I never realized that we were here before.  Going back thru my pictures, I did not find any so I just had to take a few today.

I try to take pictures of every park but in the past few years I have slacked.  Need to get on the band wagon again!

We did come here to just hang out.  In 2022, we did do some exploring in this area and it is covered here:

https://thehitzels.blogspot.com/2022/10/september-26-27-2022-plymouth-mcnary.html

This is a great park to just hang out OR use it as a base.  Within 50 miles - N, S, E, W - there is a lot to see and do.  Mostly, we have used it as a place to hang out but who knows in the future.

We have a site that has water and electric.  The dump station and the sewer on some of the FHU is out of commission.  We talked to the ranger this morning and he said they are not sure where it is blocked.  They have had a 200 foot line thru but did not help.  (Hopefully someone did not dump something they should not have dumped.  SAD but we have seen this in some places.  WTH!)

So tomorrow we have a short trip north and a cool tour scheduled for Thursday.

Stay tuned and enjoy today.

September 28, 2022 Travel to Lake Stevens Washington

(Note and FYI:  Many of the travel pictures that I take are done at 60-70 mph out the front windshield or the side window in a very bouncy truck.  Some/many may not have clarity, however, I post them for me and for you so I can record what that part of the country looks like and for my memory.)

Another beautiful day in the Northwest.  We headed north into wine country.  There were vineyards and wineries for miles:

The vineyards were everywhere:

That black on the hill is the site of a recent fire that went for miles:

More vineyards:

We left the valley and headed into the hills:

Lots of climb and lots of downhill with beautiful views of the valley – yes that is smoke:

A wildlife bridge – how cool:

Going up Snoqualmie Pass:

Now going down:

In 2008, we went over this pass in a snowstorm – it was scary!  It was a little cloudy and rainy today and did not seem as long as it did in 2008. LOL!

Off the mountain into the I-5 cities corridor – Yikees!

We arrived at our daughter’s and will be here for a week visiting all the family.  I will post when we leave to head south so until then – enjoy today!

Miles Traveled: 257 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Washington:Christy Road; Plymouth Road; WA-14; I-82; I-90; I-405; I-5; US-2; WA-204; WA-09