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2002 California / Oregon (13)
2004 the pacific north west (9) 2005 Going to Glacier ? (2) About Us (1)
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* Whidbey Island * North Cascades NP * Wild West Winthrop * Northern Exposure * Columbia River Gorge * Mt St Helens * Mt Rainier * Arrival in Seattle
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August 30, 2004Big BoeingDay 10. After a leasurely breakfast we headed south to drive the length of Whidbey Island the longest island in the USA. We zig-zagged around a bit to see the coast and eventually arrived at Clinton at the south east...Read this update August 29, 2004Whidbey IslandDay 9. In the morning we headed down to the seafront in Oak Harbor - the biggest town by far on Whidbey Island and the home of a Naval Base....Read this update August 28, 2004North Cascades NPDay 8. After a hearty western breakfast in Winthrop, in the sun, at the side of the main street, we set off along route 20 towards North Cascades National Park. The Methow valley becomes steeper sided and starts to climb...Read this update August 27, 2004Wild West WinthropDay 7. Yet another blazing hot day and we hit the early morning trail yodelling for all we were worth leaving the mock Bavaria behind for the authentic wilds of washington ahead. We headed north up the eastern flank of...Read this update August 25, 2004Northern ExposureDay 5 and we hit the road again. Heading east we drove along the side of the Columbia River Gorge. As we travelled the landscape became more parched and brown as we reached The Dalles. The Dalles is effectively on...Read this update August 24, 2004Columbia River GorgeOur third morning in America saw us sleeping in a little better as we acclimatised to the 8 hours time difference between the west coast and home. No great rush today as we were staying in Hood River for a...Read this update August 23, 2004Mt St HelensUp early again thanks to the jet lag still in evidence on our second morning, and off to see volcano number two Mt St Helens. When planning the trip I'd initially been undecided about if we should drive right up...Read this update August 22, 2004Mt RainierRising early the following morning thanks to jet lag we set off for Mount Rainier national park. Once we were clear of the urban sprawl of Seattle / Tacoma the pristine wilderness opened up in front of us and as...Read this update August 21, 2004Arrival in SeattleA long day spent travelling. Leeds - London, London - Chicago, Chicago - Seattle. After having picked up our wheels at Seatac airport (a Ford Freestar minivan) we arrived at our Motel just south of Seattle at around six thirty...Read this update |
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