We spent September camping and hiking in the North Cascades and the Olympics, almost all of it dry camping in National Forest and National Park campgrounds. (We did get some rain, but it still counts as dry camping -- no hookups.)Here are the links to the three blog posts covering this trip -- if you have a few minutes, please feel free to browse through them. (The trip report is just too long to post here -- so I have made it available on the blog -- sorry for any inconvenience.)Part I: North CascadesPart II: Mt. Baker areaPart III: the Olympics and the rain forests And here are a couple of sample pictures -- this is Mt. Shuksan at sunset:And this is the Hoh River:

Thanks for posting your awesome pics and travel log here. I'm so envious as we are yet to purchase our rv and enjoy travels like yours. We are getting closer tho because we spent 3 days down at the Pomona RV show...lol

welcome to my back yard, now please stop showing how beautiful it looks we don't want a bunch of people to come up and enjoy this beauty, peacefulness, good fishing, and make the kind of memories you went home with, the next thing you know they will move up here and never leave, this is starting to sound like a chapter out of my life, lol

Thank you for posting these great photos and your reports. I was stationed at Fort Lewis back in the 80s and 90s and fell in love with the area. I'll finally be retiring in 18 months and can't wait to move back there (still have a house in Tacoma) and spend some time in all those places.Thanks again.

We're considering Washington as a destination for our trip next year! Thanks for sharing that beautiful part of the country.

September in Washington (North Cascades & Olympics)

voodoo101
Explorer
Oct 27, 2014
Wow! I was raised in the Olympics but left in 1955 for the service. Wife and I did the summer of 2013 up there and I planned to spend a few weeks in the north cascades, but highway 20 was closed for a several weeks due to a slide. That took us farther south and to the Olympics. I hope to break out of our Colorado routine next year and get back up there for late summer/fall. Thanks for all the great photos and memories of hikes and camping I enjoyed in the Olympics, back when one could be there for days and see no other person. bill
pnichols
Explorer II
Oct 27, 2014
downtheroad wrote:
Agreed....it's windy, gray, rainy, and downright miserable. My lawn is full of moss and mushrooms and we haven't seen the sun in weeks.

Yep .... sounds about right.

Our BIL lives right on a small bay aways outside of Poulsbo on the Olympic Peninsula and we visit them a lot. Kindof decent during their summers, but not so the other times of the year if you like some sun and low enough humidity to dry out equipment, comfortably do outside work, paint, grow vegetable gardens, etc.. :(
SuzzeeeQ2012
Explorer
Nov 26, 2014
Beautiful pictures!! MY favorite place on earth. The Olympic Park Hurricane Ridge, etc. Beautiful time of year too :)
SuzzeeeQ2012
Explorer
Nov 26, 2014
we moved from Western WA to eastern because of the rain and clouds. ALL YEAR LONG except for September pretty much ;) ;) ;) hehe

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