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I try to leave the US once a year. Of course, I prefer long distance travel. However, a trip to Tanzania or Peru is not practical every year. Good thing I count a jaunt to Mexico or Canada. After six days of camping, Mike and I got a hotel room in Port Angeles one block from the ferry to Victoria, BC.
Before boarding the ferry, we …
Hike & Hot Springs
... was beautiful and in parts looked like locations for Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings...there w even a meadow section with long grass that looked like the bit of Jurassic Park: Lost World when the raptors stalk the people...I was a happy chappy! We got to the hot springs resort 2 hours and 10 minutes after setting off, exchanged our tickets for wristbands and got ourselves changed. The hot springs were pretty much like the ones in Banff, in that they ...
High on Hurricane Ridge
... seemed to go on forever (see video).
It was hard to believe that we had camped in a rain forest the night before.
After taking in the scenery and loading up on more groceries and firewood, we drove back up to our campsite, made some pasta and bread and enjoyed it by the campfire. It was early to bed. Tomorrow we leave for Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.
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August 2-5: Olympic National Park
... average of 12 feed of rain per year. Most of the rainfall accumulates in the winter month, making the summer months quite pleasant.
We learned many other facts about the north pacific rain forests: they have a temperate (versus tropical) climate, there is a constant rotation between old and new growth, old/dead trees act as 'nurse logs' to ...
Vampires, rain forest, and beaches in Washington?
... we did not go into it. As we headed towards the beach, Alison made a request to drive by the Forks high school to see if it was the one in the movie. To her disappointment the school she saw was not the one that she recalled from the movies, but it was still an exciting side trip. As we veered off the main road to head toward the Pacific, we passed the city limit of forks where the infamous treaty line is located (you know , No Vampires ...
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