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We left Olymic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula and drove toward Mount Rainier. Olympic is just about as far north and west in the continous US as you can go. Very enjoyable time in the rain forests and along the Pacific costal beaches.
Again we find excitement as we come back to Mount Rainier National Park after being here with our son, Jay, 26 years ago. This is an old park (around 1923 for with the campground we are in) and it a few places it may look a little worn out. We enjoyed two nights in the park and hiked some of the interesting in park trails. The best one was the Grove of the Patriarchs. It is about two miles into a grove of old growth Doug Fir, Western red cedars, and Western Hemlock. Some of the trees are 300' feet tall and 1000 years.
When we drove into Rainier campground, a fellow traveler greeted us with a "Hey Texsan". He and his wife were camped in the site across the road. They are from Midlothain, TX. He had lost his job do to the economic downturn, so they decided to vacation to the northwest.
The morning of the 28th as, we left Rainier, we were greeted with a snowstorm for a few miles along highway 12. We are heading to Yakima, WS and beyond. This takes us along the Yakima valley where all the apples and other tree fruits are grown. The river is close by and is controlled by irrigation diversion dams used for the crops. This goes on for a hundred miles. When we get to Yakima we stop at the visitor center and get a free sample package of apples, pares, peaches, and tomatoes.
We continued out drive toward Boise, ID and then to Salt Lake City, UT, and to Arches/Canyonland in the southeast corner of UT.
We are now at Arches/Canyon and heading for the Needles campground.
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