Rough Weather on the West Coast of Washington There were several days during our stay in Forks when we were stuck in the trailer due to stormy weather. The beginning of October brought the first of the season’s fierce storms.…
Roosevelt Elk in the Hoh Rain Forest
We were told about the herds of Roosevelt elk in Olympic National Park. The Hoh Rain Forest, and especially the banks and certain sandbars along the Hoh River were supposed to be the ideal places to spot these herds. We…
Olympic National Park – Ozette Lake and Cape Alava Trail
Ozette Lake and the Cape Alava trailhead are about an hour and a half drive north and out to the coast from Forks, our basecamp on the west side of Olympic National Park. A few miles from our destination, on…
Olympic National Park – The West Coast Beaches
Rialto Beach From our home base at Riverview RV Park in Forks, Rialto Beach was a short drive down Mora Road along the Quillayute River. We made the drive on our first afternoon in Forks after setting up camp. We…
Olympic National Park – The North Side
We love something about every national park we have visited, but some parks are so dazzling that they become imprinted in our memories, and we could return again and again. Olympic National Park is now one of those parks. Just…
North Cascades National Park
From Portland we ventured further north than I’ve ever been on the West Coast – almost all the way to the Canadian border. We got an overview of the City of Seattle as we sat in traffic on Interstate 5…
Elk Meadows Part 1 – A Perfect Spot for Another SIBO Treatment
While we were in central Oregon, I decided to attempt another treatment for my SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth – get the background story here). This time I would do 14 days of the elemental diet. I had attempted three…