Quinault Rain Forest, 6/20/23
The next day we spent in the Quinault area. We hiked trails and spent the night along the south shore of Lake Quinault, so we were actually in Olympic National Forest, not Olympic National Park this day. It was pretty rainy, but still so beautiful, and I loved staying right next to the lake. I would definitely recommend visiting this area. It was easy to get to and much less crowded than the Hoh Rain Forest area, with the scenery and trails being very similar. Here we hiked Gatton Creek Falls and the Rain Forest Nature Loop, and visited the world's largest Sitka Spruce and Merriman Falls. Before getting to the Quinault area we made a quick stop in Aberdeen and visited the Kurt Cobain Memorial Park. It was a fun day!
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| Hiking near Quinault. Loved this foxglove on the trail! |
Valdez, 7/14-15/20
The next couple days we spent in Valdez. We had beautiful weather and loved spending time together in the camper van! I think if it weren't for covid we would have spent more time walking around Valdez in town, shopping and stuff, but we still had fun! We walked around the harbor, did a short hike above the Civic Center (where we found lots of salmon berries), and camped across the water, over by the hatchery. We loved Solomon Gulch Hatchery we were could watch huge sea lions eat salmon after salmon after salmon! (See my IG for videos!) Enjoy these pics!
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| I couldn't get enough of the beautiful blooming fireweed! |
Winner Creek Trail, 7/16/19
The first weekend Grandma was here we re-painted the exterior of our home! It has been fading the past couple years and we finally decided to paint it this summer. I'm so glad we did! It looks so good, and so much better! Scott and one of his co-workers pretty much did it all in one Saturday, and then I helped a little bit on the railings when I got home from work. It definitely wouldn't have been possible without Grandma's help in watching the girls. Thank you, thank you!
After the weekend of painting was over, we had some fun and went down to Girdwood and spent a night at Alyeska. The drive along Turnagain Arm was beautiful, the girls had a blast swimming in the pool, and Scott and I enjoyed a nice evening date walking around the grounds of Alyeska. Before checking into the hotel we took Grandma on the Winner Creek Trail hand tram. The hike was absolutely beautiful and we enjoyed picking ripe salmon berries all along the trail. Enjoy these pics!
