July 16th - July 31st 2018
Washington and British Columbia
Jul 16, 2018
All packed up and ready to go!
We drove to Orlando and took a late evening flight out to Seattle, Washington. It was very late when we arrived in Washington so we stayed at a hotel.
Jul 17, 2018
We drove to Port Angeles and enjoyed the beautiful views:
The views were beautiful!
Time to stop and take a better look!
We drove up the coastline to Dungeness Wildlife Refuge in Sequim, Washington
The beach was calling us:
We made it down!
We enjoyed exploring the peninsula:
On the hike back up we were really getting tired so Daddy helped out:
Rachel's turn:
The views around us were spectacular!
Time to start off on the trail:
Off course we had to stop and play in the snow!
Snowball fight!
More spectacular views:
Ready for the trail girls?
Rachel was indecisive on this one:
Back to he River!
We had an Airbnb at a unique farm house in Port Angeles and we took a ferry ride to get there!
Mommy saw a lavender farm on the drive to the airbnb so we made a stop:
The lavender was beautiful and smelled great!
The views were beautiful!
Time to stop and take a better look!
We drove up the coastline to Dungeness Wildlife Refuge in Sequim, Washington
The beach was calling us:
We made it down!
We enjoyed exploring the peninsula:
On the hike back up we were really getting tired so Daddy helped out:
Rachel's turn:
We made it to the Airbnb farm. We were told that there were over 60 animals
on site. We met goats,horses, chickens, turkeys, cats, a livestock
guard dog, a St. Bernard and 2 little dogs:
The baby goats were so cute!
There were also sheep and llamas! The Llamas and
sheep had access to guest room windows and we could feed them right from our bedroom!
This awesome place also had a hot tub and a pool!
We spent a lot of time with a very playful border collie:
Jul 18, 2018
The next morning we enjoyed fresh eggs and the host had yummy homemade baked goods for us to enjoy! After breakfast we drove to a hiking trail head in Olympic National Park:
We were ready for a hike:
There was a beautiful stream along the way was great for rest stops:
We were quite happy when Lake Angeles came onto view:
We got a little closer:
We made it!
When we got back to the farm it was time to feed the llamas:
Jul 19, 2018
Hike to Grand Lake
The drive to the tail head was a little scary with a very steep drop off on a narrow road:
We made it!
The drive to the tail head was a little scary with a very steep drop off on a narrow road:
We made it!
The views around us were spectacular!
Time to start off on the trail:
Off course we had to stop and play in the snow!
Snowball fight!
More spectacular views:
More snow!
Eventually we had a great view of the lake we were hiking to!
We steadily made our way down:
Stopping briefly to enjoy the wildflowers:
Getting closer:
We made it
We quickly realized we had some company at the lake:
We found a great place to relax and enjoy the views:
Time to head back. Wait there is a visitor on the trail:
The deer kindly let us pass:
It had been a long day and Rachel asked for a little help along the way:
Nap time:
We're almost there Rachel....
We made it!
We ended up hiking a little over 8 miles!
Jul 20, 2018
Eventually we had a great view of the lake we were hiking to!
We steadily made our way down:
Stopping briefly to enjoy the wildflowers:
Getting closer:
We made it
We quickly realized we had some company at the lake:
We found a great place to relax and enjoy the views:
Time to head back. Wait there is a visitor on the trail:
The deer kindly let us pass:
It had been a long day and Rachel asked for a little help along the way:
Nap time:
We're almost there Rachel....
We made it!
We ended up hiking a little over 8 miles!
Jul 20, 2018
Hurricane Hill
Although the trail has been on and off closed for repairs, today it was open!
The views along the trail were beautiful:
We made it to the base of Hurricane Hill:
We made it to the top
Time to explore:
We spotted a Blue Grouse:
Had some lunch, relaxed:
And enjoyed the views:
We had a nice time on Hurricane Ridge:
Jul 21, 2018
Check out day from our airbnb:
Marymere Falls
We had a small walk to get to the trail head. We especially enjoyed the tunnel underpass:
The huge oak was impressive!
The river was fun to play in as well:
More things to climb along the way:
Trail head!
This hike was under a mile.
Our first sight of the waterfall!
Beautiful!:
Happy Family:
Happy girls:
We stopped at a beautiful lake along the way to our next waterfall:
Soleduck Falls
The hike to the falls was beautiful!:
Where's mom?:
Over the river and through the woods:
Soleduck Falls was spectacular!
Time to drive to see our grandparents and cousins in Forks, Washington. We made it to Forks and stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Beck and our Uncle Patrick, Aunt Becky, Cousin Nathan, and Cousin Eric were already there visiting with Grandpa and Grandma.
Jul 22, 2018
Today went on fun hike in the Olympic national Park with our cousins:
Time to explore:
We spotted a Blue Grouse:
Had some lunch, relaxed:
And enjoyed the views:
We had a nice time on Hurricane Ridge:
Jul 21, 2018
Check out day from our airbnb:
Marymere Falls
We had a small walk to get to the trail head. We especially enjoyed the tunnel underpass:
The huge oak was impressive!
The river was fun to play in as well:
More things to climb along the way:
Trail head!
This hike was under a mile.
Our first sight of the waterfall!
Beautiful!:
Happy Family:
Happy girls:
We stopped at a beautiful lake along the way to our next waterfall:
Soleduck Falls
The hike to the falls was beautiful!:
Where's mom?:
Over the river and through the woods:
Soleduck Falls was spectacular!
Time to drive to see our grandparents and cousins in Forks, Washington. We made it to Forks and stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Beck and our Uncle Patrick, Aunt Becky, Cousin Nathan, and Cousin Eric were already there visiting with Grandpa and Grandma.
Jul 22, 2018
Today went on fun hike in the Olympic national Park with our cousins:
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Rachel was indecisive on this one:
Back to he River!
And back to the forest for some climbing:
Rachel was ready for the challenge!
Who's next:
Lizzy was ready too:
Jul 23, 2018
In the morning our cousins joined us for a short hike out to a lake:
We got to see a herd of elk cross the lake while we were there:
Our cousins headed back home to Utah so were went off to explore the beach. Before heading to the water we checked out an interesting trail:
These Sitka spruce trees have large nodules in their trunks called burls and no one knows exactly why they formed!
Off to the beach:
We were surprised to see an aerial acrobat practicing her craft:
We decided to check out another beach area:
Here we got to do some fun rock climbing and sea some interesting sea creatures:
We found some cool sea anemones:
We also found a sea star!
It was very hazy weather but it was still a great day to play at the beach:
Off to another place to explore!
What does the sign say Rachel?:
Rachel didn't want to get her shoes wet (she decided not to bring her water shoes o the beach today) so daddy carried her across the water:
Lizzy wore her water shoes, but to avoid the chilly water she tried a different path:
Daddy even helped mommy over the water so she wouldn't get wet:
Jul 24, 2018
Today Grandpa and Grandma Beck joined us for a little while at Rialto Beach:
We all began exploring and having fun on this awesome beach!
Grandpa and Grandma like looking for interesting rocks:
We found some funny looking sea kelp:
After Grandma and Grandpa left we walked further down the beach:
Look where Daddy is resting:
There were lots of logs for us to climb on:
Mom checked out a cool fort:
We crossed over some water with daddy to go to this huge rock:
On our way back down the beach we walked across a log barrier with stacks and stacks of large logs. Lizzy was in front of mommy. Suddenly mommy saw Lizzy fall between the logs! Because there were so many logs stacked on top of each other all around us it was hard to know how far she had fallen. Mom hurried to check on her. Lizzy was only a tiny bit scratched up and was easily helped up and out. We were so grateful she was not hurt!
Jul 25, 2018
This morning we took another ferry over to Vancouver Island. While we waited for the Ferry we went to a small visitors center. We did some experiments to learn more about the ocean:
We had a nice ferry ride then we drove to an Airbnb. It was a very nice airbnb:
After we got settled in we drove to China Beach:
On the trail to the beach Rachel found quite the slug!
It was a nice evening to enjoy the beach!
Queen of the rock!
Where's Rachel?
Jul 26, 2018
Our first stop this morning was Sombrio Beach
A short walk took us to the beach:
Yes, the water was still cold!
We walked down the beach and explored the tide pools:
We made some discoveries:
Sea Anemone
The sun started to get hot so we went to a local swimming spot where the water is a bit warmer:
It was cold but nice.
The river flowed and so did we:
Next stop, Mystic Beach:
We had a 1 1/4mile hike through the forest to this beach:
There was a suspension bridge on the trail:
Mommy loves suspension bridges!
We made it to Mystic Beach:
We found a starfish and Dad found a little crab:
We must save the starfish by sending it back to the sea!
Dad read online that there was a waterfall just off the beach so we followed the directions and. .
Lets' get closer:
Back to the beach for some climbing:
And swinging:
We even found another waterfall:
We had a great day for sure!!
It is our last night at this Airbnb. We had a very nice stay here!
Jul 27, 2018
We decided to take the trail next to the Airbnb to the beach before we left:
He was friendly but a little scared too:
We said goodbye to the kitty and then we drove to Duncan, British Columbia
Our first stop was to Botany Bay:
There was some great exploring to be done:
We all really enjoyed exploring this beach!
We found our next Airbnb and got some needed rest.
Jul 28, 2018
Today we went to the Cowichan River. We found the trail head:
We ate our Taki's and contemplated the day ahead:
On our way to the river we crossed a trestle bridge:
The river below looked very inviting!
We made our way down:
Daddy shook hands with a new friend:
We decided it was time to get in the river:
The water was cold!
Lizzy was ready for her turn:
Brr yup it's cold!
After a little while it started warming up so we decided to make the plunge and float down the river. Rachel went first. The current was pretty strong but we had plenty of rocks along the side to keep us from floating away:
Lizzy's turn:
After our river adventures we decided to stop at a local blueberry picking farm. We were hoping that the farm owners would accept American money or a credit card. When we arrived a lady drove up the same time we did and she heard our discussion about the money. She immediately gave us the money she was planning to use to buy blueberries, wished us a wonderful vacation in Canada, and drove off. WOW!
The farm owner was also very nice:
He even gave us a tour of the rest of his farm and we fed the chickens:
We had a super-awesome day!
Jul 29, 2018
Today we went to church and then went to a local swimming spot at Bright Angel Park:
We got to cross another suspension bridge!:
We found a crayfish right away!
Mom went on a walk and told us about this guy:
We had fun wading in the water and catching waterbugs:
This was our last day in Canada. We look forward to coming back!
Jul 30, 2018
Today we took the ferry back to the United States.
We stayed inside this time and worked on a puzzle together:
Some friends, the Blackwelders, moved to Washington just a few weeks ago so we made plans top meet up with them. We decided to go to Snoqualmie Falls located east of Seattle, Washington.
The falls were beautiful!
We had fun rolling down the hill with our friends:
We were on the lookout for a Bigfoot:
We had a great time with our friends the Blackwelders! Time to head to the hotel near the Seattle, Washington airport and get ready for our flight home in the morning.
Jul 31, 2018
We made it back home and decided to get up early in the morning and add an extra day to our vacation by floating down the Ichetucknee River. We invited Patricia to come with us:
Wow! We really had a fun-filled action-packed vacation!!
Rachel was ready for the challenge!
Who's next:
Lizzy was ready too:
Jul 23, 2018
In the morning our cousins joined us for a short hike out to a lake:
We got to see a herd of elk cross the lake while we were there:
Our cousins headed back home to Utah so were went off to explore the beach. Before heading to the water we checked out an interesting trail:
These Sitka spruce trees have large nodules in their trunks called burls and no one knows exactly why they formed!
Off to the beach:
We were surprised to see an aerial acrobat practicing her craft:
We decided to check out another beach area:
Here we got to do some fun rock climbing and sea some interesting sea creatures:
We found some cool sea anemones:
We also found a sea star!
It was very hazy weather but it was still a great day to play at the beach:
Off to another place to explore!
What does the sign say Rachel?:
Rachel didn't want to get her shoes wet (she decided not to bring her water shoes o the beach today) so daddy carried her across the water:
Lizzy wore her water shoes, but to avoid the chilly water she tried a different path:
Daddy even helped mommy over the water so she wouldn't get wet:
Jul 24, 2018
Today Grandpa and Grandma Beck joined us for a little while at Rialto Beach:
Grandpa and Grandma like looking for interesting rocks:
We found some funny looking sea kelp:
After Grandma and Grandpa left we walked further down the beach:
Look where Daddy is resting:
There were lots of logs for us to climb on:
Mom checked out a cool fort:
We crossed over some water with daddy to go to this huge rock:
On our way back down the beach we walked across a log barrier with stacks and stacks of large logs. Lizzy was in front of mommy. Suddenly mommy saw Lizzy fall between the logs! Because there were so many logs stacked on top of each other all around us it was hard to know how far she had fallen. Mom hurried to check on her. Lizzy was only a tiny bit scratched up and was easily helped up and out. We were so grateful she was not hurt!
Jul 25, 2018
This morning we took another ferry over to Vancouver Island. While we waited for the Ferry we went to a small visitors center. We did some experiments to learn more about the ocean:
We had a nice ferry ride then we drove to an Airbnb. It was a very nice airbnb:
After we got settled in we drove to China Beach:
On the trail to the beach Rachel found quite the slug!
It was a nice evening to enjoy the beach!
Queen of the rock!
Where's Rachel?
Jul 26, 2018
Our first stop this morning was Sombrio Beach
A short walk took us to the beach:
Yes, the water was still cold!
We walked down the beach and explored the tide pools:
We made some discoveries:
Sea Anemone
The sun started to get hot so we went to a local swimming spot where the water is a bit warmer:
It was cold but nice.
The river flowed and so did we:
Next stop, Mystic Beach:
We had a 1 1/4mile hike through the forest to this beach:
There was a suspension bridge on the trail:
We made it to Mystic Beach:
We found a starfish and Dad found a little crab:
We must save the starfish by sending it back to the sea!
Dad read online that there was a waterfall just off the beach so we followed the directions and. .
Lets' get closer:
Back to the beach for some climbing:
And swinging:
We even found another waterfall:
We had a great day for sure!!
It is our last night at this Airbnb. We had a very nice stay here!
Jul 27, 2018
We decided to take the trail next to the Airbnb to the beach before we left:
Our first stop was to Botany Bay:
Any easy walk took us right to the beach:
We all really enjoyed exploring this beach!
We found our next Airbnb and got some needed rest.
Jul 28, 2018
Today we went to the Cowichan River. We found the trail head:
We ate our Taki's and contemplated the day ahead:
The farm owner was also very nice:
Jul 29, 2018
Today we went to church and then went to a local swimming spot at Bright Angel Park:
Mom went on a walk and told us about this guy:
Jul 30, 2018
Today we took the ferry back to the United States.
We stayed inside this time and worked on a puzzle together:
Some friends, the Blackwelders, moved to Washington just a few weeks ago so we made plans top meet up with them. We decided to go to Snoqualmie Falls located east of Seattle, Washington.
Jul 31, 2018
We made it back home and decided to get up early in the morning and add an extra day to our vacation by floating down the Ichetucknee River. We invited Patricia to come with us:
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