Author Archives: G&E

Another amazing day. Today was a true winter day – tons of snow and new snow from yesterday’s storm. This morning was 25 at our hotel, then we drove up 2,600′ to the crater’s edge under crystal clear skies. The sun shown brightly all day, making it feel much warmer than the actual temperature. ClickContinue reading “Crater Lake”

OK, this is not a National Park but we had fun cruising through Oregon again, this time southbound and inland. Tomorrow we will visit Crater Lake National Park but figure you could get a “sneak peak” at our travels to get to Southern Oregon. We have weak wifi so probably will not post the finishedContinue reading “Columbia River Gorge”

Wow, North Cascades National Park and the town of Stehekin were awesome!! We are now on our way to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area before continuing to Crater Laker National Park. This trip has been amazing. Click the link below to see our post. NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK

Another wonderful National Park. Between snow, COVID and having Rangeley we were only able to see a very small portion of the park, but it is spectacular. I have been here twice previously, both times in June, to climb. Both times we were turned back by blizzard conditions. It was tough looking at the mountainContinue reading “Mount Rainier”

Every park we visit we say what an amazing place, but Olympic is very high on our list of favorites and we saw very few animals (which we love seeing critters). What a beautiful place, from playing on the beaches to being in tons of snow. Rangeley continues to be having a blast at everyContinue reading “Olympic”

Another beautiful National Park. Rangeley continues to be a wonderful travel companion. It is fun watching him enjoy all of our stops. Click below to read about our latest adventures. Redwood National and State Parks

Another wonderful park. We will take our time driving up the coast, so it will be a few days before we get to Redwood. The hotels so far have been surprisingly busy, great to see. We have waited for a table at most restaurants we have gone to as well. Click the link below toContinue reading “Pinnacles”

Rangeley is not allowed on the islands, but if you asked him this was probably his favorite park visit to date. He swam in the Pacific by the visitor center and then again in Santa Barbara. Click the link below to see the pictures and read about the details of our fun day. CHANNEL ISLANDS

Rangeley’s Big Adventure – Round 2 is off and running. After lots of planning and a 2 week delay to get our second vaccinations we are off on the road again. We were hesitant at first what we could do with Rangeley since there are lots of dog restrictions. As usual the Park Ranger atContinue reading “Joshua Tree”

We are planning to take off to visit the western parks in a few weeks. Elizabeth and I both have had the first COVID vaccine. We qualify for the second shot on April 2, so with any luck on April 3 we will be heading to California. On the map we plan to go clockwise,Continue reading “On the Road Again”