Category Archives: Washington

Year end, Decade end 2019 Summary

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Kings On the Road

The years and now decades seem to just fly by. Here we are at the end of another year and another decade. This year we traveled to 15 states in the US and 1 Province in Canada. We put 10811 … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona, British Columbia, Canada, Colorado, Desert, Durango, Florida, History, national parks, Oregon, RV Travel, trains, Utah, Washington | 5 Comments

Olympic Peninsula

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Kings On the Road

Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is a world all its own. “Discovered” by Spaniard Juan de Fuca in the 16th century it is the northwestern most place in the continental United States. It has hundreds of miles of coastline from Puget Sound … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, Canada, History, national parks, RV Travel, Washington | Tagged Cape Falterry, Evergreen Coho RV Park, Fort Worden, MV Coho ferry, Olympic National Park, Pendray Inn, Port Angeles WA, Port Townsend WA, Royal BC Museum, Victoria BC | 2 Comments

Washington

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Kings On the Road

Our goal this Summer was to babysit our granddaughter for the month of August before she started kindergarten. That meant a visit to the great state of Washington. We crossed the mouth of the Columbia River to enter the state … Continue reading →

Posted in RV Travel, Washington | Tagged Coho Charters, Columbia River, Ilwaco WA, Point Robinson Lighthouse, salmon fishing, Seaview WA, Vashon Island, WA State Ferries | 3 Comments

Seattle

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Kings On the Road

In the middle of our big northeastern tour we took a side trip to Seattle. That’s what happens when you have a four year old grandaughter. We had some great family time. The tourist highlight of the trip was our … Continue reading →

Posted in Washington | Tagged Belfair State Park, Blake Island, Bremeton WA, Museum of Flight, Narrows Park, Point Defiance Zoo, Puyallup WA, Seattle WA, Tillicum Excursion | 1 Comment

Fall in the Pacific Northwest

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Kings On the Road

September seems to be everyone’s favorite month in the Pacific Northwest. The 90 degree days are gone, the kids are back in school and the daily rain has not arrived just yet. We start thinking its time to start south … Continue reading →

Posted in RV Travel, Washington | Tagged cranberries, Ilwaco WA, mushrooms, Olympic Peninsula, oysters, Pacific Heritage Museum, Port Orchard WA, Port Townsend WA, Seaview WA, Willapa Wildlife Refuge, Wooden Boat Festival | 3 Comments

Trains of the Pacific Northwest

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Kings On the Road

The Pacific Northwest has a long history of trains. Several major railroads had transcontinental lines terminating in Washington state including Great Northern, Northern Pacific and The Milwaukee Road. As almost anywhere in the US, growth of the region was spurred … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon, RV Travel, trains, Washington | Tagged Chehalis and Centralia Railway, Mt. Ranier Scenic Railway, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Puyallup WA, Steam trains | Comments Off

Summer in Western Washington

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Kings On the Road

Other than our month in the Canadian Rockies, we planned on spending our summer in and around the Seattle area. Our son and his family planned on buying a home and we wanted to help. They bought a home in … Continue reading →

Posted in food, national parks, RV Travel, Washington | Tagged Leavenworth WA, Mt. Rainier NP, Pelindaba Lavendar Farm, Port Orchard WA, Port Townsend WA, Puyallup WA, San Juan Island, Seattle, Wenatchee WA, Winthrop WA | 6 Comments

Canadian Rockies Tour – Wildlife

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Kings On the Road

Wildlife in the Canadian Rockies deserves its own post. We saw more wildlife in 3 weeks than we saw in 2 months in Alaska. It all started on our way to Canada when we stayed a few days near Newport … Continue reading →

Posted in Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, RV Travel, Washington, wildlife | Tagged Banff NP, bears, bighorn sheep, caribou, coyote, eagle, elk, Jasper NP, Kootenay NP, moose, wildflowers | 5 Comments

Food for the Plant Based

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Kings On the Road

You probably know we are fairly food obsessed. For the past several years we have followed a plant based diet also known as a vegan lifestyle so we also have a huge focus on plants. We have had some success … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, California, Canada, food, Oregon, RV Travel, Washington | Tagged Ag tourism, apples, artichokes, avocados, blueberries, cranberries, food, foraging, mushrooms, oranges, walnuts | 4 Comments

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