Touring the Backroads of the Pacific Northwest.
Initially, the family was only going to make a day trip to Oak Harbor, Washington, to visit friends for the day. However, since the forecast was for nice weather over the weekend, I suggested that we stay overnight in a hotel, take the Keystone-Port Townsend ferry over to the Olympic Peninsula the next morning, and…
Since I had to work Labor Day weekend, my wife, daughter and the family dog made a quick overnight trip to visit my 83 year old grandmother in Kelso, Washington. In the past, she had mentioned that she had wanted to drive up the Rose Valley Road and the Coweeman River out of Kelso to see the area she grew up in, but no one has offered to take her for the 20 mile drive from her house. Once I mentioned the idea, she was quick to say yes.
Anytime I’m traveling through Eatonville, Washington, to get back to my home in Edgewood, one of my favorite routes is to miss the infamous State Route (SR) 161 traffic through Graham and South Hill is to take the leisurely scenic drive on Orville Road East through the Ohop Valley, past Lake Kapowsin, and into the…
I’ve traveled along Hood Canal before, though only along Highway 106 and Highway 101. Looking across Hood Canal to the Kitsap Peninsula from the South or West, the other side of Hood Canal seemed a little less developed (as far as waterfront houses are concerned). Also, looking at a map of the area, there were primitive roads…
This past Saturday was a typical spring day in Western Washington – “Rain Turning to Showers.” Of course, if you never lived in Washington, you may be puzzled by such a forecast. I wanted to get out of the house and do something outside, so I checked the statewide forecast for Washington. The coast was…