Kinda disappointed we didn't drive through the Mt. Rainier Park during the day, but this morning it was cloudy again so we wouldn't have seen much anyway. It was really foggy last night.
Made our way through Vancouver pretty easily with the help of the GPS. The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular sight to see. We were able to see several falls along the historic road. Some falls are inaccessible. They seem to be along the side of the road according to the GPS, but we never see them.
The Oneonta Gorge was the best adventure yet!
Taking a break during one of our waterfall excursions.
Oneonta Falls was an awesome adventure. We hiked through a narrow gorge over grown with moss and ferns along the rocky sides of the cliffs, through crystal clear and cold water, reaching higher than our waistlines, across logs stacked upon logs by once rushing floods through the canyon. Oneonta is a must stop!
Upper Latourell Falls was a fun little hike.
While experiencing way too many late night miles, we decided to stop early. The town Cascade Locks sits there within the Gorge boundaries. We arrived in the late afternoon with the sun warmly glowing upon the town business. We we were thinking of dishing out big bucks for a hotel, but luckily ran upon a KOA.
No spots left at the KOA except for R.V.'s. We took one of them. It put us right next to the bathrooms and general store. Great location. The KOA employees even said it was a great location because we weren't next to the train tracks several hundred yards away. I don't think it mattered because our Jeep still shuttered and shaked when the train came through every few hours.
We had a nice little shaded pic-nic table underneath a large pine tree. For dinner we mixed some Mac and Cheese with Campbell's Tuscan soup. Next to our site KOA had a large flat screen set up and showing "The Rookie". They gave us pop corn too. Very nice people at KOA's. They really make you feel welcome.
-Cecil and Anne
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