Those Young Guys – Finding Our Way
Campground: Fort Stevens State Park Location: Astoria, Oregon Site: F237 Cost: $24.60 Services: FHU Comments: One of our favorite state parks with lots of hiking and biking opportunities along the beach and/or the trails. Lots of military historic information and close access to Astoria. Great views of the mouth of
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Long Beach Peninsula is the southwestern most part of Washington State and is where Cape Disappointment State Park is located. With it’s 28 miles of continuous beach and a very popular tourist destination due to its wonderful beaches, fishing, crapping, osyter farming, state parks, and proximity to large metropolitan areas
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We are staying at the campground at Cape Disappointment State Park and spent quite a number of days exploring the area. Cape Disappointment State Park has a variety of activities within close proximity to Ilwaco and Long Beach on the Long Beach Peninsula along with all the activities within the
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We drove Highway 12 in southern Washington, through the Cascades and just south of Mt. Rainier along the Cowlitz River, towards the coast. This was during the Government shutdown. So happy to see that the viewpoint to Mt. Rainier wasn’t closed (wink, wink). Campground: Cape Disappointment State Park Location: Ilwaco,
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Campground: Wanapum State Park Location: Vantage, Washington off I-90 Site: 45 Cost: $29 Services: FHU Comments: A great campground on the banks of the Columbia River. Large sites with great views.This site was a pull thru so for a quick overnight we don’t have to detach the toad. Link to
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The Diamond Cup for H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Racing was held over Labor Day week on Lake Coeur d’Alene. The race had not been held on Lake Coeur d’Alene for 45 years but it has started up again here. The race is held around the Silver Beach area and is one
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Campground: Ponderosa Campground Location: Kikomun Creek Provincial Park – British Columbia Site: 2 Cost: $35 (CAD) Services: E Comments: Loved this campground just not our site. Our site was a very basic, tight, back-in. But there were lots of other sites with big sites along Lake Koocanusa with great views
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Campground: Lakeview Campground Location: Aspen Beach Provincial Park – Gull Lake, Alberta Site: Group Site B and then Site A-42 Cost: $26 (CAD) for Group Site B and $59 (CAD) for Site A-42 Services: FHU Comments: Enjoying a family reunion at a beautiful campground and then moved to Site A-42
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Campground: Chain Lakes Provincial Park Location: Chain Lakes, Alberta Site: A4 Cost: $26 (CAD) Services: E Comments: Another one of our regular stopping places. Lovely campground right on the lakes. No campfire pits due to windy conditions. You’ll need a windbreak for your BBQ. Link to Map in “Where We’ve
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Yes we had ourselves a few lazy days in Tucson for a week or so. After a few hard winters of family emergencies we seemed to have accumulated non refundable (but changeable) airline tickets so here we are stuck with an encroaching expiration date. What shall we do? How about
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