Author Archives: Andi

8:44am appeared in the clock in our trailer as Andrea opened one eye as she awoke this morning.  “Oh my god!” she said jumping out of bed.  It was much needed rest as we’re adjusting to being on vacation. As we opened up the door of our little trailer, Hoh Rainforest was quiet, the morning sun shining through the thick trees, and the temperature was perfect. After breakfast with Rainer & Heidi, we packed everything up and took off on … Read More

Sleeping in with the sounds of the Pacific Ocean being the only noise out there is a nice thing! And although that makes for a late start, we’re off before too late, heading up north on Hwy 101 towards Olympic National Park. Not a lot of towns along the way (no cities for sure), but quite some interesting sights (if you can call them that … almost-abandoned towns, picturesque drives, trailer towns, green lush land along the ocean, … After … Read More

On day 3, we woke up at and started our journey at Diamond Lake just north of Crater Lake. It was basically a long drive starting above 5000ft, down the mountain to I5. We were getting great mileage during that leg. We made it to Eugene where we fueled up. It was our last gas stop in Oregon where you’re not allowed to gas up yourself…no self serve here. We then hit Portland, took a left and headed northwest to … Read More

It’s Day 3 already, but this post is really about Day 1 and 2 … limited (make that: no) internet or cell service for the last 24+ hrs has our first blog post (with photos and all) a bit delayed. But here it is! Day 1: After an almost-on-time start Friday afternoon and an uneventful ride out time on I-5 north, we made it all the way up to Redding, CA, where we stopped for the night. Being the experienced … Read More

It’s Day 3 on our trip, and we’ve come back to “civilization” (make that I-5) after visiting Crater Lake National Park yesterday … Wi-Fi is spotty, but works … except that we’re now out of juice for the laptop! No battery, no (photo blog) post! Stay tuned … we’ll get back up & running later today when we get to Cape Disappointment, WA. You shall not be disappointed! 😉 On the road again …

Just woke up after spending the night in the Redding Walmart parking lot.  Now we are off for a four hour drive to Crater Lake after a morning snack.