Anacortes from the Olympic National Park was a short ferry ride from Port Townsend to Whidbey Island, then another half hour to the RV park. On the ferry we were in the front row with a great view of Puget Sound. It would not have mattered how long the ride was since the views were amazing. Our goal was to meet up with family on Whidbey then see the North Cascades National Park.
Anacortes, Washington
It was the 4th of July so Sandy was striking a Statue of Liberty pose with a giant ice cream. The ice cream was very good too. Anacortes and Whidbey Island are beautiful and the views of the San Juan Islands and Vancouver were gorgeous. Anacortes is on Fidalgo Island, a gateway to the San Juans.
Bill Williams is a local quadriplegic artist who has painted over 150 murals on wood located about the city.
We stayed at the Pioneer Trails RV Park in Anacortes. They had full hookups, decent wifi and we were able to get satellite through a break between the trees. Jake enjoyed watching bunnies and squirrels.
We crossed Deception Pass from Anacortes to Widbey Island to visit our long time friends Lori, Bob, Kelly, and Nikki. They just got back from fishing in British Columbia. We had a delicious salmon dinner. Love their house on Widbey.
La Conner Sips wine bar was on the water. We enjoyed a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Walla Walla with a charcuterie board on their dog friendly patio.
Concrete, Washington
From Anacortes we headed west to visit the North Cascades National Park.
We stayed at the Concrete/Grandy Creek KOA. They had full service, but we had to buy a wifi plan. The couple across from us gave us a peep show each day. Not the best view we’ve ever had but humorous anyway!
Lunch and beers at the Birdsview Brewing company was a nice surprise.
North Cascades National Park had beautiful snow capped peaks. When we drove through Rainy Pass, it actually poured! Washington Pass was stunning.
Kent, Washington
We stayed at the Seattle/Tacoma KOA. The sites were kind of tight and there was a busy huge 800,000 square foot Amazon fulfillment center across the street. Luckily our site was far enough from the road that noise was minimal. They had full hookups, but too many trees for satellite and the internet was marginal.
Snoqualmie Falls is a 282 ft. waterfall east of Seattle. It’s one of Washington’s most scenic attraction with around 1.5 million visitors a year. The trails are dog friendly. We hiked to the river and enjoyed the exercise.
After the hike, we had good food and a glass of wine at Reds Wine Bar. The sommelier/manager was incredible. He gave us a list of his favorite wineries in Walla Walla for when we visit the area in a week.
