North Cascades National Park Complex is actually three parks, the National Park (which is separated into a North and South unit) and Ross Lake and Lake Chelan NRAs. In addition, the lakes exist as a result of a hydroelectric project which produces a large portion […]
Month: June 2021
National Park Recap: Mount Rainier
We stayed at a Harvest Host just outside Mount Rainier for 1 night so that we could get into the park early and snag a first come first serve campsite the next morning. Our Harvest Host was a little Ukranian Bed and Breakfast where they […]
National Park Recap: Crater Lake
We arrived just after lunch to Crater Lake National Park. There were lines at a few gift shops but the official visitor center had no visitors except us. The rangers were super friendly and pointed out some good hikes for us to do with the […]
National Park Recap: Redwoods National and State Parks
We had far too little time in Redwoods National and State Parks. We tried to make the little time count as best as we could. Most of our time was spent in Jedediah Smith State Park which is partly managed by Redwoods National Park. We […]
National Park Recap: Muir Woods National Monument
We’ve been moochdocking in front of Andrew’s parents house for several days, visiting friends in the area. Andrew’s family lives near Muir Woods and has been coming here for a long time. They really wanted to introduce the kids to this redwood forest so close […]
National Park Recap: Pinnacles National Park, California
Pinnacles National Park was a last minute addition to our itinerary. We tried to come here in 2017 but California was having a crazy heat wave and a terrible wildfire season. We had to cut that trip almost a full week short because we were […]
National Park Recap: Channel Islands National Park, California
We started our US roadtrip (take 2) with Channel Islands National Park. Channel Islands uses a third party tour company, Island Packers, to transport tourists to the islands. If you happen to know someone with a boat, you can also get to the island that […]
Trailer Upgrades! – Solar Power
I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. One big lesson learned from our first attempt at full-time travel, is we really needed more electricity all the time. Our tow vehicle does not charge the trailer battery at all like our previous […]