Finding Our Way
Welcome to Ft Stevens State Park – where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. Ft Stevens campground is quite large with more than 8 loops and almost 500 sites. Yes, it is large but each loop feels quaint and small (albeit it can feel crowded on weekends and during
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Our next destination was Mt St Helens so we choose a campground which had good access to the national monument. We found a cute little campground (11 RV sites and 11 tent sites) with some good reviews called Harry Gardner County Park. This park sits along the South Toutle River
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As we made our way from Vantage to Glenoma we drove through Yakima and on to Highway 12 where the Schneider Springs wildfire was burning. The sky in Yakima was a bit overcast and smokey but not as bad as we have seen before with wildfires. As we entered Naches
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Our next destination was Mount Rainier National Park with a one night stopover at a national forest campground along the Naches River. A few weeks earlier we had received an email from Recreation.gov notifying us that our reservation was cancelled with a full refund due to the campground being closed.
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Farragut State Park is about 40 minutes north of Coeur d’Alene and is one of our favorite state parks. Since we used to live in this area we are very familiar with the park and have not only stayed here many times before but have hiked every trail multiple times.
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It is about a 5 minute drive from the Polson KOA to downtown Polson which is a small town (about 5,000 people) on the southern end of Flathead Lake. It has a nice downtown area with a weekly farmer’s market (in the summer), some breweries, restaurants, stores, golf courses, boat
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Where to stay, where to stay? It is coming up to Labor Day weekend and sites are extremely difficult to get. We had stayed at Polson Motorcoach Resort previously and really enjoyed it but unfortunately they only allow Class A motorhomes. We tried and tried various national forest campgrounds, state
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Lake Mary Ronan Lodge is about a 10 minute drive from Dayton, Montana which sits on the west side of Flathead Lake. It is an easy drive on to Kalispell for some touring. Along the way we had terrific views of Flathead Lake. Our first stop was Foys Lake which
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Wow, we found a slice of heaven in the Montana forest, thanks to @thefleetwoodmacs! A few months ago we had seen a few posts from @thefleetwoodmacs on Instagram showing Lake Mary Ronan Lodge and describing the place in all its’ beauty. We were headed to the area so we decided
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As we were heading towards Flathead Lake in Montana, we exited off I-90 at Wye to fuel up AND to stop at Wheat Montana. No problem getting in, no line, and excellent service. We bought some bread, some pastries, and some sandwiches. Absolutely delicious. We love Wheat Montana. Next stop
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