Tuesday we drove to Tacoma to visit with Linda and Ron. Ron treated us to dinner at a seafood restaurant on the waterfront. It was very good! As we were leaving, Ron suggested we return the next afternoon and we drove to their lake home where he treated us to a boat tour of the lake and a picnic supper. He gave us advice on driving to Olympic National Park the next day.
Olympic was about a 3 hour drive from Kent to Port Angels. We arrived about noon, and then after lunch proceeded to the Port Angeles Park Visitor's Center where we watched a movie, picked up some souvenirs and got directions to Hurricane ridge. Ron and Linda had said it was not to be missed, but didn't give us a clue as to what we would see. The drive was a twisty 16 miles from sea level to Hurricane Ridge at 5,242 feet. At times the visibility on the road was very low due to low hanging clouds. When we reached the ridge we were awed at the sight of the mountains across the way. Awesome! We were glad we had our jackets along - and I was wishing for jeans as well. The temp was 44 degrees with a good breeze. We took many, many pictures and were so glad we had made the trip. We got back to camp at 6:30. WE prepared the trailer for leaving on Friday.
We stayed overnight Friday at Spokane Valley KOA and headed for Helena, MT. Our objective was to relax and regroup after a very busy time in Washington and long drives. We'd been at the Lincoln Road RV Park several times. Our only tourist activity was a re-visit to the Helena History Museum.
We are now camping for several days in Great Falls, MT.
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