Sequim Bay Lodge
Travel Blogs from Sequim
Day 1 Travel to Washington
... roller bag most of the time.
Gabe loved all of the modes of transportation from the plane to the tram for the baggage claim to the bus for the rental car to the ferry, he took it all in.
Hard to know if the highlight of the ferry ride was the beautiful view of Elliot Bay or the kids feeding the seagulls our leftover Cheetos and Doritos. We ...
She said-He said and the trip up Mt. Zion
... two hours later, we had still not reached the peak of this very steep series of mountains we were climbing in our little Ford Focus that could. Even though it was just 15 miles off the main road. The skinny dirt road was pocked with water-filled holes and blind curve after blind curve. We were going, maybe, 10 mph. Or maybe 5 mph.
As we climbed, we talked about bears, how to handle them and how all of our hiking gear -- flashlights, compasses, First Aid kid -- had been ...
Hurricane Ridge--Olympic National Park
... nice drive to the Visitor Center. Lots of people; the deer walk around the parking lot; they sure are used to people.
Hurricane Hill: Paved trail that is a constant climb to the top. Saw lots of wildlife—marmot walked right in front of ...
The most Northwest point in the Contiguous 48
... the forest before the full rain hit. Even then, it wasn't *that* heavy for those of us used to pure buckets being poured out of the clouds (Houston rain), but it still was cold and wet. It really emphasized how thick the forest was, to walk through during the rain. Pass into an open spot, and you could get soaked in cold rain pretty quickly. Pass back under and it's just moderate drizzle that wasn't bad.
We ended up 'closing ...
Getting ready to hit the road...
... mapped out our suggested route! Between that and the iPhone (and our combined directional prowess!), we will hopefully make it to Virginia and back in three weeks with plenty of time in between days of driving to hang out with the VA Harris/Tiller/etc clan.
I will keep this first post short--it is hard to find motivation to write about traveling when I'm sitting on my couch in front of a warm fire! Tomorrow the adventure begins...
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Location
Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
- Pets allowed