At this point we had a loose plan to visit all of the states. We had not been to the Pacific NW, so let’s go. Apparently Jenny had enough of parental hiking vacations and decided to stay home. We flew into Portland, headed North to Mount St. Helens, then South to Crater Lake, then SW to Redwoods. We completed the trip by following the coast back to Portland. What an awesome week. Julie & Jamie started the trip with the latest Harry Potter book. They would read a chapter and then discuss it, basically a mini book club.
Salt Creek Falls on the way to Crater Lake
OUR 28th NATIONAL PARK
ESTABLISHED: MAY 22, 1902
ACRES: 183,225
HIKING TRAILS: 35
Crater Lake on a spectacular day
We did a hike to a fire tower, the trail was in great shape but gained a lot of elevation
Awesome ridge section, great views on both sides
OUR 29th NATIONAL PARK
ESTABLISHED:
ACRES:
HIKING TRAILS: 38
Jurassic Park anyone?
We spent a lot of time looking up
Oregon coast, not exactly swimming weather
Leann on the coast, sounds like a TV show
HAPPY TRAILS, STEVE