We managed to travel a few 1400 miles to reconnect with family at the Hansen Family Reunion. We camped midway near Tri-Cities, WA and camped at Hood Park campground. We had site 13 near Lake Wallula. Mack had fun throwing rocks in the water, running on the path and eating marshmallows. We packed up early and drove to the family reunion at Kitsap Memorial Sate Park where we met up with my Mom and her family. We had a simple talent show and shared stories while we reconnected with everyone. Mack wasn't too sure of the saltwater shoreline of Hood Canal. He tried to keep his feet out of the water when the tide came in. Saturday we spent our time driving along the Washington coast. We passed Forks and stopped at La Push beach where Mack experienced his first ocean waves and soft sand. He really didn't want to leave... but we couldn't stay too long. We had another stop planned and a long drive ahead of us. We drove to Hoh rain forest in the Olympic National Park. The trees are covered in green moss. It is beautiful to see all of the green fern, moss, nurse logs and tall trees. We had to wake Mack from his nap to hike, which made for a not so pleasant toddler. He did okay and managed to hike most of the way along the Hall of Mosses trail. After eating our peanut butter sandwiches we drove to Portland. It was a long drive for us and we arrived after Mack's bedtime at 9 pm. We stayed in a hotel that night, which was a relief as Mack didn't have a very good night the night before. The next morning we were as good as new. We took Mack swimming in the hotel pool before breakfast. He is getting more and more comfortable with the water. On our way out of Portland we stopped at Voodoo doughnuts, got our pink box of treats and hit the road. We didn't get too far out of Portland before we came to Multnomah Falls. We stopped and took Mack up to the bridge view point and got some pictures. The final drive home was a bit rough for Mack. He had been in his seat for too long. When we got home he went wild and was running around the house with his Tonka truck. It was a lot to see in a weekend and we didn't get to stay at the family reunion as long as we would have liked, but it was definitely worth the time and miles.
Hood Park Campground
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| Kitsap Memorial Campground |
Loving the drive. What a view.
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| La Push Beach |
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| Mack saying No! to leaving the beach. |
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| Our smooth ride |
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| Another stop and view from the highway |
Olympic National Park- Hoh Rain Forest
Voodoo Doughnuts too. Portland, OR
Multnomah Falls along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon
