British Columbia and into the Yukon Territory . . .

It took a long, long time to get through British Columbia.  We camped in four different campgrounds. Along the way we stopped and took the tram at Hell's Gate.

I don't think we want to raft down this one.  

They made a fish ladder so the salmon can get past this area.

Our first night we camped along side a river, don't ask me the name . . .  it is situated between two railways on either side of the river and camp.  It didn't bother me, but I think it kept a few of our fellow travelers awake.

 Jim bought solar panels just before we left.  He was having some wiring problems and then the sun kept moving on him.  He finally got it all figured out, a fuse.

The second night we stayed by a lake.  I would tell you the name, but I can't read my bumpy handwriting in my journal and I'm too lazy to go look it up.  But the showers were free because the federal government is planning to update them so they aren't fixing the coin machines.

There is a lot of timber being harvested in this part of the country.

 The third night we stayed in an overnight only campground called Seeley Lake.  I liked that because when I was little we went to a lake for a few summers called Seeley Lake.

 There was fungus among us.

Love the hillbilly pontoon.  These guys have a cabin on the other side of the lake and were moving furniture.  I think Jay wanted to go with them.

The lake was absolutely still in the morning.

We were on the hunt for the elusive moose.

This little guy was so tired!

We took a side trip to Hyder, Alaska

Unloaded the trailers in Stewart, BC, Canada and piled into Buddy's truck.

This is one of the places the bears come to eat salmon.  We were a little early.

It's a pretty long boardwalk.

I'm sure this is what Glacier Park used to look like.

Judy was fixing the timer on her camera to take a group picture.

The lake looked so nice we blew up the kayak.

Buddy and Judy even took it out for a spin.

This was at Kinaski Prov. Campground

Out of British Columbia into the Yukon

Signpost forest in Watson Lake, YK

The desert rats were so excited to get some rain.

Brady wasn't so sure about it though.

Up the coast to see the Goonies house and make a stop before Canada

We had explicit instructions from our son to go see the Goonies house if we went through Astoria.  So we made a point of going there.  Astoria is a really pretty town mostly situated on the hillside.  The Goonies house is in a neighborhood with instructions on where to park, down the street by the school, and what side of the street to walk on.  Some of the neighbors have embraced the attention and others, obviously do not.

 The Goonies house. 

 Someone lives in there.  They seem pretty okay with people taking pictures of their house and they have a tip jar on the fence.

 The view from the house.

 The sign under the stop sign tells you not to stop or walk on that side of the street.  Apparently they are not okay with the Goonies fame. 

Katy and Steve, Neskowin, OR

If we go up the Oregon Coast, we always try to see if my college chum, Katy, is around to visit.  Fortunately for us Katy and her husband were around.  They have a really nice place on the coast that Steve has completely gutted and redone. Katy decorated the entire place from the local thrift shop. This time around there was a two story garage in our parking spot!  We hung out with them and their new puppy, Jake,  for a couple of days before we started heading up the coast again.

 Miss Katy who never changes or ages!

 Steve trying to make rhubarb upside down cake.  He says Katy gave him the wrong recipe.

 A view out of the dining area overlooking the ocean.

 Sunset from the porch.

 Walking the dogs on the beach below her house.

 Low tide.  There is a river that people were fishing for salmon nearby.

The trail up the cliff, back to her place.

 Before we left, they took us to a few of their favorite watering holes in the nearby villages.  Tom, their neighbor was our driver for the day.

The last one for the day.

Alaska Trip Day 5 and 6 Cape Blanco State Park Oregon

What a beautiful state park.  $22 a night, first come, first served with water and electric.  The restrooms are located in the center, so you don't have to worry about camping next to them.  Almost all of them have trees that give you a lot of privacy.  I read about this state park on a blog I follow called Wheeling It. So glad we decided to take the ~5 mile detour to check it out.

The sites were really nice and large and right behind our site was the trail to the beach and to the lighthouse.Oregon has about a bizillion lighthouses along the coast.

Off in the distance is a lighthouse.  Didn't want to hike out to it.  It was too windy and cold, sissy me.

Taking the dog to a vet tomorrow for a health certificate.  The "Milepost" says the certificate is good for 30 days, but the vet says only 10 days.  Kinda scared to see how much this is going to cost.  Then on to Neskowin, OR to visit one of my college buddies from Humboldt State!  Go Humboldt Hunnies.  So glad Birkenstocks have come back in style.  My 7th graders used to give me a hard time about wearing my Jesus shoes.  lol

Tonight we are staying at an RV park in Waldport called McKinnley, which is right on the water.  It is all set up for crabbing, which they say is really good at the moment, but it is crazy windy outside, so we are inside looking out.  Love my camper.

Take care,

~Pam