I’m a 66 year-old grandmother and I travel solo, so I do it all - the planning, the driving, the navigating, the backing, the repairs (as many of them as I can manage). I’m planning on doing this as long as possible, but it would be nice to have someone to share the load with, and the memories. 😊
Enjoy watching your Washington video, my adult son and daughter in law live in Washington state! You’ve just added another place to my list of places to go when I visit them❤
@@LessJunkMoreJourney As a blue-eyed person. you should regard direct sunshine as the equivalent of a rainfall of poisoned daggers. You are at statistically higher risk of developing melanoma (as well as ocular cancer) and every sunburn you suffer boosts that risk significantly. Please take more precautions. increase your SPF and apply it liberally. My father often forgot to do so before working in his garden and ended up having bits and pieces of his ears and face sliced off -- and he didn't have the higher risk factors that you do. Not fun.
I plan, make reservations, drive and pack…my husband does pack some stuff…but if I want to get on the trip in a timely manner this is what I need to do…
Marissa, out west, the Watch Duty app cannot be beat for monitoring fires. We’ve had to change some of our Wa/Or Pac NW trip this summer as well…and we now carry a hepa air filter with a special smoke filter for inside the rig. Safe travels!
Aww! North Cascades NP is in my county, and where I'm going for my shakedown trip when I finish building out my van. It's the first NP my dad took me to as a kid, and who instilled in me my adventurous spirit. RIP (and thank you!) Dad 💜
I love the attitude, “Until next time”! You may not have even realised you said it as you were leaving Silverwood. It’s and attitude I like to keep when RVing because then you enjoy what you get to do this time knowing it doesn’t have to be a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience.
Oh my goodness! We were here the same time as you guys. You parked right behind our Airstream. 😊 I almost jumped up and down seeing our Meandering Maggie on your video. Too funny! We love your travels and follow along.❤
The "g" in Skagit is pronounced like a "j". Loved this video! I lived in the Skagit Valley for almost 18 years, North Cascades National Park was pretty much in my back yard. It wasn't unusual to drive over to Winthrop for lunch, but North Cascades Highway isn't something you want to drive at night. Coming back from a friend's wedding many years ago, I stopped to use the restroom at Washington Pass Overlook and inadvertently locked my keys in my truck. It was late afternoon and I ended up stuck there until around midnight. This was before the cell phone era and there was a pay phone available, so I called a locksmith down in Winthrop, but they never showed up. A huge thunderstorm rolled through sometime around midnight and there were multiple lightening strikes around the immediate area. My friend and I were the only ones there and there had been no other cars on the highway for several hours, so we finally found a good sized rock, wrapped it in my sweatshirt, and busted the rear window to gain access to the cab of the truck. What an adventure! I got a new sliding rear window for the truck the following afternoon.
I am the planner for my husband and I and for everyone else in our family that likes to rv with us in their own camper. But my husband books our stays after I plan everything out. This is also the point where he starts getting excited about the place we're going. Now we are both excited and it helps me not to feel so alone in the planning part of RVing. :) Great video. Thanks for sharing your journey and all the tips.
You made a great choice going to the North Cascades National Park. I lived in Newhalem for about 2 years (1958 or so) as my father built the powerhouse at Newhalem, and worked on Diablo and Ross Dams. When we lived there the road east of Newhalem was tiny and I think only boat traffic could access Ross lake. Your video brought back may memories!
Lol, I am the planner, he is the chauffeur. He has been asking me about next weekend and when I ask what he wants to do I get "I don't care." Then I ask if we should just stay home and he is like, "I didn't say that!" Hope you have a great rest of your trip! Ya, always have a plan B, C, D and E!
I'm loving this series! What a great promotion for Grand Design. Hey, heads up from someone who does Sound Design and Mixes for a living. Slap a high pass filter @ 120 on all that driving footage. You can't hear the rumble on laptop speakers or a phone, but believe me, with real speakers it's a rumble fest.
Beautiful views, glad you were all safe from the wildfires. My husband is the planner I just show up and enjoy the journey. Thanks for sharing your amazing adventures. It's All Part Of The Journey T-Shirt, sounds like a great idea Marissa 👍.
Y'all are braver than I, driving into a wildfire. I'm glad you were safe. Y'all are making such amazing memories! I think the kids are getting the best education possible. I love the way you quiz them after visiting a place. Thanks for bringing us along, too. I learned why they chose those 4 President's for Mt. RUSHMORE. Thanks!❤🙏 Jane in SC😊Safe travels!
Ha! Silverwood! I was in high school when it opened in 1988. The park’s biggest attraction was its steam locomotive-they would stage a “hold up” and one time I was a “victim.” They also had a zoo. The next biggest attraction was the corkscrew roller coaster. I remember one time my friend and I rode it 11 times in a row because there was nobody waiting to get on. Speaking of wildfires, one time we were traveling along the Washington and Oregon border near Umatilla and there was a roadside fire. We were in the Subaru and mom had to go through it with both of us kids and I think grandma. The smoke was soooo thick and we couldn’t see anything in front or on the side. We could feel the heat from the fire. Years later mom admitted she thought that was a mistake to go through it-ah well we were tougher back then! It was the 79s or 80s!! Diablo Lake and the Cascade Highway is absolutely stunning. I love it there. I camped for a week outside of Winthrop, near Penrose State Park. That was a few years ago. On the way there from the Seattle side, there was a motorcyclist with his daughter out for a nice ride and they crashed right in front of me. Saw the whole thing! I stopped immediately and was the only one around for a little while. I ran to the little girl first-I saw them both flip in the air and the motorcycle tumbling end over end. They were both okay. I was the one that made the call to their family-why I don’t know but I wanted to let them know they were okay and I was quite calm considering and I was able to pray with the grandma on the phone. Huh…. Life had been interesting now that I think about it ❤😊
I do it all, plan, drive, hitch, maintain. My 91yo mother cooks and feeds the cats and dog. Working together on our bucket lists. When planning, esp in SE US during hurricane season, I always have a plan A, B and C for my routes. Sometimes I wish there was some muscles around when I have a hard time completing a physical task. Journey on! Have fun!
I definitely do all the planning and then sometimes my husband comes in at the end and derails it but that's ok. It's all part of the fun of travelling! He loves seeing the out of the way things and I like the slightly touristy things so it's a good balance. Ya'll stay safe!
We were camping just west of Jasper townsite (about 144km/2hrs drive) & I looked at the Bcfiremap &saw we were in the evacuation alert area so bugged out & 5 mins west (had to get to Edmonton) we saw flames & smoke on the north side of the highway! It wasn’t in the area of what the map said the fire was. Jasper was evacuated the next day. I remember driving through a fire that was beside the highway when I was a young teen. That was fascinating.
Watched you on my TV, so couldn't comment... I'm a native Washingtonian... many of the town, river, mountain, city names are native American rooted... no one likes mispronounciations but natives LOVE when you ask how to say those difficult names...Skagit (skaa-jit) is one of many you'll come across!
Welcome to Washington! the fire season is usually pretty rough here in the summer. Hopefully you are able to enjoy your time here! it's a beautiful state.
Another good video. I will keep watching your videos. Thanks for the video. You guys are such nice people I really enjoy your videos.This is the 2nd video I have viewed.
OMG! You came through my little town right before Winthrop. At least you got to experience good ice cream at Sheri's Sweet Shop. Our journey was supposed to take us to the GDRV National Rally in Goshen so we could see the new Lineage but the wildland fires was one of the reasons we had to stay home. Love seeing places that are essentially my backyard. So glad you got to stop at Washington Pass and experience the beauty there. You are lucky because the pass was closed for several weeks after you went through due to the Easy Pass fire and then a big mudslide. The pass just reopened a few days ago. Newhalem is a neat little place to visit, too. BTW, I'm the planner in our family!
We were in the Cascades two years ago in June and it was magnificent! We have been all over the U.S. in our rv and Northern Cascades is one of our top parks we have visited. The entire Pacific Northwest is awesome!! If you can get to Olympic and Mt. Rainier it will be well worth your time as well.
Silverwood started out as Henley Aerodrome back in the day & has evolved to the amusement park you see today. My neck of the woods, so glad you could stop & enjoy!
Thank you for your prayers for our beautiful Parks. We are from BC and it has been a tough few years with wildfires. I am the trip planner and my husband is the driver. We are heading to Oklahoma in October. Maybe we'll cross paths sometime.
Sorry you escaped one wildfire and then go into another one. But glad they let let you through. And guided you through. The views at the top were beautiful. The water as well. Glad JJ didn’t throw any shoes into the water. Thank you for this great journey I was on with you! Have a great weekend and week and see you soon! Oh I keep forgetting to let you know I love your Rv the Lineage. Hope I spelled it right. See you soon!
I'm the planner for our family and for sure flexibility is key! Those turquoise glacier waters are just amazing! I'm sure you are aware but be careful of possibility of theft if you leave starlink on the ground even nearby the rv. I've heard stories of how people rving have had them stolen, or cables chewed on by critters. I know this is a temporary rv just for this season so you aren't looking to mount it, but just be aware as I'm sure you are especially if you leave it out overnight.
I was the planner AND the driver! We took my GoldWing to most all the western USA states from 2002-2010. We towed a trailer that we kept all our camping equipment in. Being we enjoyed camping in 'luxury' we had a 6 man tent with our sleeping bags and air mattresses. Our cooking was with a gas stove and we had a table just incase there wasn't one at the camp sight. Sadly we've had to sell the bike and trailer and enjoy the memories! My wife and I now enjoy hoteling. I don't have as much fun but since we're older..... we deal with it as it is!
So glad y’all got you chose the N. Cascades Highway that is such an awesome drive. I’m from Seattle so I’ve grew up going to all the national parks and just loving all the drives in between. It is really fun and refreshing to see my home state through your eyes and where you go on what you do thank you so much❤
What kind of work do you do or did you do when you started to get through month after monthy. Wife and I want to travel like this but not sure how we would servive
Might be time to do an updated video on this.... our last few are from nearly when we started. But you can see this one: th-cam.com/video/wsP8THQCG-8/w-d-xo.html and this one: th-cam.com/video/sf5QTMDmiSc/w-d-xo.html. This one talks about how much you need: th-cam.com/video/QLplZ7DmRfM/w-d-xo.html and this one is all the way back to the beginning when I was still doing travel nursing: th-cam.com/video/0A0osbiMNQM/w-d-xo.html. This was the income we dropped when we started to focus on our channel monetizing and building community.
I am the planner, my husband always says, he likes to be surprised. We are retired and travel 2 big trips...4-6 weeks per year for the last 5 years in our little teardrop. I am planning a trip for the cascade loop, just wondering if you were disappointed that you didn't have reservations, did you miss out on the preferred campgrounds on your journey? Our first ever trip we went with reservations, but I am always torn whether to reserve or wing it? Love your videos, appreciating the honesty of real family life 😊 ❤
I love your outlook on life you are flexible and I admire that about the two of you it seems your kids are picking it up from you both. Praying for safe travels. Just trust the Lord and faith over fear. 😊
Yes I am the planner! We have 3 choices but make no reservations, heading to Washington from Florida Friday, hope the wildfires are in control by then and anxious to hear if you found campsites as we might have to go to plan D! Be safe
Another beautiful video. You all are just amazing. When your plans have to be changed unexpectedly and it turns into to another adventure you otherwise wouldn’t have done or seen, we call that “road magic.” This has happened to us many times in the 18 years we have been full-timing.❤️
Silverwood is fun, but your going to get wet. Lol going through forest fires is definitely interesting. One time I was driving fuel truck for our helicopter tours, I had to go by a forest fire. I had fire on both sides of the highway, and me carrying 500 gallons of aviation fuel. Talk about pucker factor :-)
I love the North Cascades N.P.. I stopped at the Washington Pass site both times I visited. Some of my most amazing adventures came from unexpected plan changes or just studying a paper map while camped at a base camp for a week and finding something interesting on the map and take a day trip to check it out.l
Heck, yeah, welcome to my state. I hope you had fun here. By Manzama, NCP is where is where my hidden camping spot is. You will need to come back in January for the Eagle festival that they have every year to celebrate the nesting of all the eagles in town of Concrete/Marblemount. And Winthrop is such a fun town
@LessJunkMoreJourney not too cold. It's usually around the mid 30s to low 40s that time of year. Hwy 20 does shut down for the season but it makes for a great snowshoe location. And be glad you made it over when you did. That fire caused a big mudslide that shut down the hwy for about a week.
I haven't read all the comments, but you were at Newhalem with the bridge to the trail of cedars. We spread my parents ashes there, my dad always called the N.Cascades his cathedral ❤
Next time you’re in Idaho, check out Wallace Idaho and stay at Silver Mountain in Kellogg. Any time you’re in western WA, look me up! We’d love to host you for a visit. Haven’t been to Winthrop since our kid was about JJ’s age. I think we will have to go back.
I am the planner. I usually have a plan a and plan b but I look around the areas we travel for other opportunities. Many times when traveling, you need to pivot based on many scenarios. As long as there is something in the plans for my husband, he’s game lol!
We were supposed to be in Jasper at the end of July, a week after Jasper was evacuated. We were coming off an Alaska cruise into Vancouver, and took a bus tour to the Canadian Rockies. We got diverted to Kelowna, BC instead. We did get to see Ogopogo though! After, we did get to see Lake Louise and Banff, with some smoke from Jasper. Sad to miss Jasper, but sadder for the residents of Jasper. Praying for them too!!!
Oh I am definitely the planner. I have all the stops planned and reservations made. My man wants to fly by the seat of his pants. Our next trip with friends has our friend & I making all of our reservations & plans-except for the last two nights home. Those we are going no reservations just to make him happy😂.
Hey you just caught the Pacific Northwest during fire season. It's so sad that it is a recognized season here. So it wouldn't have matter where you went, you did indeed get smoke. It's really nice when the wind blows the smoke the other way!
You came to Washington during fire season! It’s between early summer and fall! Welcome to Washington! One of the most geographical states in the lower 48
You are back in our old stomping grounds! Just down from that Dialo Lake overlook at the bottom is a campground called COlonial Creek. In our tent camoping days, we used to camp there all the time!!! Diablo Lake is such a gorgeous lake! Also, you mispronounced Skagit. Pronounced like Ska-jit. Wildfires are pretty common there every year.
Chris, I am with you on the short hair and fishing. I usually fish at Red Lobster or Long John Silvers. Pretty much guaranteed a catch. 🤪. I am enjoying the videos and thank you for sharing your journey with us!
@@LessJunkMoreJourney I enjoy your channel also. Thanks for the laughs, maybe it’s that TN humor. We live in Bristol, TN on the TN/VA line. Hope you are enjoying the new camper. Safe travels to you all.
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Somebody may have already said this but some planning is necessary. For instance Highway 20 closes down part of the winter and other parts of other highways close down because of fires or avalanches and the only option is to turn around and go back hours out of your way.
Our 1999 Alaska trip, wildfires had closed the highway near Burwash Landing. Just reopened the morning we were headed through and still flames on both sides of highway. While we were up there the fire came back through and burned up most of the vehicles and structures. We dealt with a lot smoke and fires. Smoke so bad in Dawson City that we could only stay 2 nights.
We are in the area that everything goes around. lol We have some neat places over here as well as famous places like Leavonworth, Saddle Rock the pinnacles and rides and chilling
I plan the basic trip in general terms and do the driving. Lisa is the navigator and lodging officer 😂 As for ice cream cones: Licks & bites every time
I’m a 66 year-old grandmother and I travel solo, so I do it all - the planning, the driving, the navigating, the backing, the repairs (as many of them as I can manage). I’m planning on doing this as long as possible, but it would be nice to have someone to share the load with, and the memories. 😊
More power to you!
Enjoy watching your Washington video, my adult son and daughter in law live in Washington state! You’ve just added another place to my list of places to go when I visit them❤
Way to go!
@@LessJunkMoreJourney As a blue-eyed person. you should regard direct sunshine as the equivalent of a rainfall of poisoned daggers. You are at statistically higher risk of developing melanoma (as well as ocular cancer) and every sunburn you suffer boosts that risk significantly. Please take more precautions. increase your SPF and apply it liberally. My father often forgot to do so before working in his garden and ended up having bits and pieces of his ears and face sliced off -- and he didn't have the higher risk factors that you do. Not fun.
I plan, make reservations, drive and pack…my husband does pack some stuff…but if I want to get on the trip in a timely manner this is what I need to do…
We always love when we visit theme parks outside of Florida! So much more affordable!
So very much!!!
Marissa, out west, the Watch Duty app cannot be beat for monitoring fires. We’ve had to change some of our Wa/Or Pac NW trip this summer as well…and we now carry a hepa air filter with a special smoke filter for inside the rig. Safe travels!
Thx for the tip!!
Thanks for the tip!
Aww! North Cascades NP is in my county, and where I'm going for my shakedown trip when I finish building out my van. It's the first NP my dad took me to as a kid, and who instilled in me my adventurous spirit. RIP (and thank you!) Dad 💜
That’s awesome! It’s a beautiful place to call home!
I love the attitude, “Until next time”! You may not have even realised you said it as you were leaving Silverwood. It’s and attitude I like to keep when RVing because then you enjoy what you get to do this time knowing it doesn’t have to be a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience.
Yes, we always say that!
kudos to all the fire fighters out there right now
Yes 🙌
Oh my goodness! We were here the same time as you guys. You parked right behind our Airstream. 😊 I almost jumped up and down seeing our Meandering Maggie on your video. Too funny! We love your travels and follow along.❤
So cool!
The "g" in Skagit is pronounced like a "j". Loved this video! I lived in the Skagit Valley for almost 18 years, North Cascades National Park was pretty much in my back yard. It wasn't unusual to drive over to Winthrop for lunch, but North Cascades Highway isn't something you want to drive at night. Coming back from a friend's wedding many years ago, I stopped to use the restroom at Washington Pass Overlook and inadvertently locked my keys in my truck. It was late afternoon and I ended up stuck there until around midnight. This was before the cell phone era and there was a pay phone available, so I called a locksmith down in Winthrop, but they never showed up. A huge thunderstorm rolled through sometime around midnight and there were multiple lightening strikes around the immediate area. My friend and I were the only ones there and there had been no other cars on the highway for several hours, so we finally found a good sized rock, wrapped it in my sweatshirt, and busted the rear window to gain access to the cab of the truck. What an adventure! I got a new sliding rear window for the truck the following afternoon.
Thanks for the information! We loved it!
I am the planner for my husband and I and for everyone else in our family that likes to rv with us in their own camper. But my husband books our stays after I plan everything out. This is also the point where he starts getting excited about the place we're going. Now we are both excited and it helps me not to feel so alone in the planning part of RVing. :) Great video. Thanks for sharing your journey and all the tips.
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You made a great choice going to the North Cascades National Park. I lived in Newhalem for about 2 years (1958 or so) as my father built the powerhouse at Newhalem, and worked on Diablo and Ross Dams. When we lived there the road east of Newhalem was tiny and I think only boat traffic could access Ross lake. Your video brought back may memories!
Thanks for the tips!
I love your positivity Marissa
It’s all part of the journey!
Lol, I am the planner, he is the chauffeur. He has been asking me about next weekend and when I ask what he wants to do I get "I don't care." Then I ask if we should just stay home and he is like, "I didn't say that!" Hope you have a great rest of your trip! Ya, always have a plan B, C, D and E!
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I love your attitude! Life is a Journey, not a destination. I am the planner, my husband goes where I say we go.🤣
It’s all part of the journey!
You’re my favorite RVing family of four. Really enjoy your videos.
Yay! Thank you!
I'm glad you came to Washington. The North Cascade highway is a beautiful drive.
It really is!
The views were magnificent ! I think being flexible is the key to less stress and having more joy ! THANK YOU for sharing.
I agree!
I'm loving this series! What a great promotion for Grand Design. Hey, heads up from someone who does Sound Design and Mixes for a living. Slap a high pass filter @ 120 on all that driving footage. You can't hear the rumble on laptop speakers or a phone, but believe me, with real speakers it's a rumble fest.
Thank you, I'll have to pass that on to Nathan
Beautiful views, glad you were all safe from the wildfires. My husband is the planner I just show up and enjoy the journey. Thanks for sharing your amazing adventures. It's All Part Of The Journey T-Shirt, sounds like a great idea Marissa 👍.
That’s a great idea!
Y'all are braver than I, driving into a wildfire. I'm glad you were safe. Y'all are making such amazing memories! I think the kids are getting the best education possible. I love the way you quiz them after visiting a place. Thanks for bringing us along, too. I learned why they chose those 4 President's for Mt. RUSHMORE. Thanks!❤🙏 Jane in SC😊Safe travels!
It wasn’t really in the plan 😅😅
So glad you went to Winthrop! The north cascades are beautiful.
They are!
Ha! Silverwood! I was in high school when it opened in 1988. The park’s biggest attraction was its steam locomotive-they would stage a “hold up” and one time I was a “victim.” They also had a zoo. The next biggest attraction was the corkscrew roller coaster. I remember one time my friend and I rode it 11 times in a row because there was nobody waiting to get on.
Speaking of wildfires, one time we were traveling along the Washington and Oregon border near Umatilla and there was a roadside fire. We were in the Subaru and mom had to go through it with both of us kids and I think grandma. The smoke was soooo thick and we couldn’t see anything in front or on the side. We could feel the heat from the fire. Years later mom admitted she thought that was a mistake to go through it-ah well we were tougher back then! It was the 79s or 80s!!
Diablo Lake and the Cascade Highway is absolutely stunning. I love it there. I camped for a week outside of Winthrop, near Penrose State Park. That was a few years ago. On the way there from the Seattle side, there was a motorcyclist with his daughter out for a nice ride and they crashed right in front of me. Saw the whole thing! I stopped immediately and was the only one around for a little while. I ran to the little girl first-I saw them both flip in the air and the motorcycle tumbling end over end. They were both okay. I was the one that made the call to their family-why I don’t know but I wanted to let them know they were okay and I was quite calm considering and I was able to pray with the grandma on the phone.
Huh…. Life had been interesting now that I think about it ❤😊
I remember the train ride at Silverwood! I live 30 minutes from there.
It’s a fun park!
Well another journey and even with fire you found the beauty. ❤❤❤❤
Yes! Thank you!
Thank you we love watching you’re videos be safe and God Bless
Thanks so much 🤗
I do it all, plan, drive, hitch, maintain. My 91yo mother cooks and feeds the cats and dog. Working together on our bucket lists. When planning, esp in SE US during hurricane season, I always have a plan A, B and C for my routes. Sometimes I wish there was some muscles around when I have a hard time completing a physical task. Journey on! Have fun!
Wow that’s amazing!
Hi guys! Glad you made it safe. Yall the best
We did! It's all just part of the journey, right?
I'm so glad you're in WA! I love in western WA and i happen to think we live in a gorgeous area! I love how many trees we have.
It is gorgeous 🤩
I definitely do all the planning and then sometimes my husband comes in at the end and derails it but that's ok. It's all part of the fun of travelling! He loves seeing the out of the way things and I like the slightly touristy things so it's a good balance. Ya'll stay safe!
Sounds like a good balance
Such a great outlook and attitude about changes to your plans.
It’s all part of the journey.
We were camping just west of Jasper townsite (about 144km/2hrs drive) & I looked at the Bcfiremap &saw we were in the evacuation alert area so bugged out & 5 mins west (had to get to Edmonton) we saw flames & smoke on the north side of the highway! It wasn’t in the area of what the map said the fire was. Jasper was evacuated the next day.
I remember driving through a fire that was beside the highway when I was a young teen. That was fascinating.
Wow!
Wow that was crazy riding by and seeing flames so close! Beautiful destination though! Great video!
Thanks for watching!
Watched you on my TV, so couldn't comment... I'm a native Washingtonian... many of the town, river, mountain, city names are native American rooted... no one likes mispronounciations but natives LOVE when you ask how to say those difficult names...Skagit (skaa-jit) is one of many you'll come across!
Thanks!
I love how chill you guys are!
We have our moments 😅
Absolutely stunning part of the country! Awesome video, as always. Safe travels, friends!
Thank you! You too!
I’ve been using the mini Starlink the past 3 weeks while RV-ing along the Oregon coast. Game changer! Love it.
It really is!
Welcome to Washington! the fire season is usually pretty rough here in the summer. Hopefully you are able to enjoy your time here! it's a beautiful state.
It hasn’t been horrible
Another good video. I will keep watching your videos. Thanks for the video. You guys are such nice people I really enjoy your videos.This is the 2nd video I have viewed.
Thanks so much 🤗
OMG! You came through my little town right before Winthrop. At least you got to experience good ice cream at Sheri's Sweet Shop. Our journey was supposed to take us to the GDRV National Rally in Goshen so we could see the new Lineage but the wildland fires was one of the reasons we had to stay home. Love seeing places that are essentially my backyard. So glad you got to stop at Washington Pass and experience the beauty there. You are lucky because the pass was closed for several weeks after you went through due to the Easy Pass fire and then a big mudslide. The pass just reopened a few days ago. Newhalem is a neat little place to visit, too. BTW, I'm the planner in our family!
Your how is so beautiful 🤩
We were in the Cascades two years ago in June and it was magnificent! We have been all over the U.S. in our rv and Northern Cascades is one of our top parks we have visited. The entire Pacific Northwest is awesome!! If you can get to Olympic and Mt. Rainier it will be well worth your time as well.
It has been a fun adventure so far!
Silverwood started out as Henley Aerodrome back in the day & has evolved to the amusement park you see today. My neck of the woods, so glad you could stop & enjoy!
Thanks for the bit of history!
You’re in my home state finally you won’t be disappointed! It’s a beautiful place
It’s beautiful 🤩
Thank you for your prayers for our beautiful Parks. We are from BC and it has been a tough few years with wildfires. I am the trip planner and my husband is the driver. We are heading to Oklahoma in October. Maybe we'll cross paths sometime.
You are so welcome 🙏
Sorry you escaped one wildfire and then go into another one. But glad they let let you through. And guided you through. The views at the top were beautiful. The water as well. Glad JJ didn’t throw any shoes into the water. Thank you for this great journey I was on with you! Have a great weekend and week and see you soon! Oh I keep forgetting to let you know I love your Rv the Lineage. Hope I spelled it right. See you soon!
Thanks 👍
Be safe in all your journeys!! 💙🩷🩷💙
Thank you!!
Loved seeing this park as it is in my plans for next August. The views were insane and I can't wait to see them in person.
It’s incredible 🤩
I'm the planner for our family and for sure flexibility is key! Those turquoise glacier waters are just amazing! I'm sure you are aware but be careful of possibility of theft if you leave starlink on the ground even nearby the rv. I've heard stories of how people rving have had them stolen, or cables chewed on by critters. I know this is a temporary rv just for this season so you aren't looking to mount it, but just be aware as I'm sure you are especially if you leave it out overnight.
Thanks for looking out. I think that Starlink has some pretty good anti theft protocols build into this hardware in case of theft m.
I was the planner AND the driver! We took my GoldWing to most all the western USA states from 2002-2010. We towed a trailer that we kept all our camping equipment in. Being we enjoyed camping in 'luxury' we had a 6 man tent with our sleeping bags and air mattresses. Our cooking was with a gas stove and we had a table just incase there wasn't one at the camp sight.
Sadly we've had to sell the bike and trailer and enjoy the memories! My wife and I now enjoy hoteling. I don't have as much fun but since we're older..... we deal with it as it is!
Wow! What an adventure 👏
So glad y’all got you chose the N. Cascades Highway that is such an awesome drive. I’m from Seattle so I’ve grew up going to all the national parks and just loving all the drives in between.
It is really fun and refreshing to see my home state through your eyes and where you go on what you do thank you so much❤
So cool! We loved it!
What kind of work do you do or did you do when you started to get through month after monthy. Wife and I want to travel like this but not sure how we would servive
Might be time to do an updated video on this.... our last few are from nearly when we started. But you can see this one: th-cam.com/video/wsP8THQCG-8/w-d-xo.html and this one: th-cam.com/video/sf5QTMDmiSc/w-d-xo.html. This one talks about how much you need: th-cam.com/video/QLplZ7DmRfM/w-d-xo.html and this one is all the way back to the beginning when I was still doing travel nursing: th-cam.com/video/0A0osbiMNQM/w-d-xo.html. This was the income we dropped when we started to focus on our channel monetizing and building community.
SO much Beauty to see. The view from the water spectacular. 🎉❤
It’s incredible 🤩
I am the planner, my husband always says, he likes to be surprised. We are retired and travel 2 big trips...4-6 weeks per year for the last 5 years in our little teardrop. I am planning a trip for the cascade loop, just wondering if you were disappointed that you didn't have reservations, did you miss out on the preferred campgrounds on your journey? Our first ever trip we went with reservations, but I am always torn whether to reserve or wing it? Love your videos, appreciating the honesty of real family life 😊 ❤
That sounds like a good team!
I love your outlook on life you are flexible and I admire that about the two of you it seems your kids are picking it up from you both. Praying for safe travels. Just trust the Lord and faith over fear. 😊
You are so kind!
We love sliverwood!!! It’s so much fun!
I live in Washington and the smoke was bad down in southwest Washington
It’s a fun park, we enjoyed it. The smoke was thick but it moved quickly.
Epic video I live Washington never heard this place / going adventure next summer thx sharing
No way!
I'm the planner. Even when I ended up not going on a trip due to to medical reasons, I had everything down to spa treatments planned for my family.
That’s amazing! Can you plan our next route I want a spa treatment 😅
Yes I am the planner! We have 3 choices but make no reservations, heading to Washington from Florida Friday, hope the wildfires are in control by then and anxious to hear if you found campsites as we might have to go to plan D! Be safe
We did!
Another beautiful video. You all are just amazing. When your plans have to be changed unexpectedly and it turns into to another adventure you otherwise wouldn’t have done or seen, we call that “road magic.” This has happened to us many times in the 18 years we have been full-timing.❤️
It’s all part of the journey!
Silverwood is fun, but your going to get wet. Lol going through forest fires is definitely interesting. One time I was driving fuel truck for our helicopter tours, I had to go by a forest fire. I had fire on both sides of the highway, and me carrying 500 gallons of aviation fuel. Talk about pucker factor :-)
It was HOT 🥵 so we invited getting wet!
I love the North Cascades N.P.. I stopped at the Washington Pass site both times I visited. Some of my most amazing adventures came from unexpected plan changes or just studying a paper map while camped at a base camp for a week and finding something interesting on the map and take a day trip to check it out.l
It’s amazing 🤩
Heck, yeah, welcome to my state. I hope you had fun here. By Manzama, NCP is where is where my hidden camping spot is. You will need to come back in January for the Eagle festival that they have every year to celebrate the nesting of all the eagles in town of Concrete/Marblemount. And Winthrop is such a fun town
Thanks for the tips, how cold is it in January?
@LessJunkMoreJourney not too cold. It's usually around the mid 30s to low 40s that time of year. Hwy 20 does shut down for the season but it makes for a great snowshoe location. And be glad you made it over when you did. That fire caused a big mudslide that shut down the hwy for about a week.
I haven't read all the comments, but you were at Newhalem with the bridge to the trail of cedars. We spread my parents ashes there, my dad always called the N.Cascades his cathedral ❤
Awe thank you for sharing that!
You guys can relax and gets some sleep with no worries
Yes!!👏
Love Winthrop! Such a cute little town. We RVd there a couple years ago.
It’s adorable 🤩
Beautiful country. Thank you
Our pleasure!
Love your channel!!
Oh thank you! 😊
Next time you’re in Idaho, check out Wallace Idaho and stay at Silver Mountain in Kellogg. Any time you’re in western WA, look me up! We’d love to host you for a visit. Haven’t been to Winthrop since our kid was about JJ’s age. I think we will have to go back.
Thanks for the tips!
I am the planner. I usually have a plan a and plan b but I look around the areas we travel for other opportunities. Many times when traveling, you need to pivot based on many scenarios. As long as there is something in the plans for my husband, he’s game lol!
It’s all part of the journey!
We were supposed to be in Jasper at the end of July, a week after Jasper was evacuated. We were coming off an Alaska cruise into Vancouver, and took a bus tour to the Canadian Rockies. We got diverted to Kelowna, BC instead. We did get to see Ogopogo though! After, we did get to see Lake Louise and Banff, with some smoke from Jasper. Sad to miss Jasper, but sadder for the residents of Jasper. Praying for them too!!!
Yes! 🙏🙏🙏
I often wonder that about spiders too. Amazing that they can create webs with that wide range.
Beautiful scenery. Thank you.
It’s fascinating!
Ahh I thought we told you that is was one way through the fire section ❤️❤️. Charlie and Brenda stayed in Winthrop so they drove that every day.
Oh I am definitely the planner. I have all the stops planned and reservations made. My man wants to fly by the seat of his pants. Our next trip with friends has our friend & I making all of our reservations & plans-except for the last two nights home. Those we are going no reservations just to make him happy😂.
That’s awesome 👏
Hey you just caught the Pacific Northwest during fire season. It's so sad that it is a recognized season here. So it wouldn't have matter where you went, you did indeed get smoke. It's really nice when the wind blows the smoke the other way!
We had the experience we were meant to have and we really loved it!
I’m impressed with your tenacity to just keep moving-sometimes I’d just want to sit back and not go anywhere.
It’s all part of the journey!
Incredible area that actually kinda reminds me of Jasper/Banff. That water was amazing.
It is beautiful 🤩
Thankyou! 🇨🇦
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You came to Washington during fire season! It’s between early summer and fall! Welcome to Washington! One of the most geographical states in the lower 48
It’s just beautiful 🤩
You are back in our old stomping grounds! Just down from that Dialo Lake overlook at the bottom is a campground called COlonial Creek. In our tent camoping days, we used to camp there all the time!!! Diablo Lake is such a gorgeous lake! Also, you mispronounced Skagit. Pronounced like Ska-jit. Wildfires are pretty common there every year.
It’s lovely ☺️
Chris, I am with you on the short hair and fishing. I usually fish at Red Lobster or Long John Silvers. Pretty much guaranteed a catch. 🤪. I am enjoying the videos and thank you for sharing your journey with us!
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@@LessJunkMoreJourney I enjoy your channel also. Thanks for the laughs, maybe it’s that TN humor. We live in Bristol, TN on the TN/VA line. Hope you are enjoying the new camper. Safe travels to you all.
Thx sharing this video my favorite one home state things I need go explore
You should!
Love the Adventure
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I used to go to silverwood growing up. Love the PNW! Beautiful, when there’s no fires.
Huckleberry anything is amazing!
It sure is
I am the planner and I love it!
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Spiders spin webs between trees by using the wind to carry their lightweight silk threads from one tree to another. Here's how:
1) Bridge thread: The spider starts by climbing to a high point, like a tree branch, and releasing a long, sticky silk thread into the wind. The breeze carries the thread until it catches on another branch.
2) Second thread: The spider crosses the bridge thread with a second thread, which is pulled down by the spider's weight to create the web's center.
3) Spiral: The spider then moves out from the center to create a spiral web.
4) Capture web: Finally, the spider creates a final spiral web from the outside in.
Spiders are born knowing how to make webs, and they can produce different types of silk for different purposes. For example, orb spiders can produce seven different types of silk.
Thank you! So informative!
Well darn my mom and dad had a little grocery store in Dryden Wa near Wenatchee. Hope y’all went to Leavensworth
That is so awesome 👏
All part of the journey!
Yep!
I too am the planner and my husband just follows the blue line lol. Harder than some might think.
Good team!
Nice to see a family that's is eating as much ice cream as we are this summer.
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BEAUTIFUL!
So beautiful 🤩
One last app...Aurora Alert is always good but coming up on prime in the lower 48 might want to keep a daily eye on forecasts!
Thanks!
@@LessJunkMoreJourney You are welcome. Becareful , fires can change directions very quickly make sure you check apps often if you are close to any.
I am the planner! Always!
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Somebody may have already said this but some planning is necessary. For instance Highway 20 closes down part of the winter and other parts of other highways close down because of fires or avalanches and the only option is to turn around and go back hours out of your way.
Thanks!!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Our 1999 Alaska trip, wildfires had closed the highway near Burwash Landing. Just reopened the morning we were headed through and still flames on both sides of highway. While we were up there the fire came back through and burned up most of the vehicles and structures. We dealt with a lot smoke and fires. Smoke so bad in Dawson City that we could only stay 2 nights.
Wow!
Thank you I enjoy your video God Bless
Thanks for watching!
Welcome to Washington!!! Im in Westport, on the coast... you should check it out anytime a year.... lots of places for an rv......
Your state is beautiful 🤩
We are in the area that everything goes around. lol
We have some neat places over here as well as famous places like Leavonworth, Saddle Rock the pinnacles and rides and chilling
Sounds great!
We're in Washington from Colorado springs, headed to Neah Bay.
Awesome 👏
That is a kit car from Factory 5 Racing. They have a lot of cool cars to build.🏎🏎🏎
Awesome 👏
You should find the Trolls throughout the USA. The story behind them is so cool.
Interesting 🧐
I am the planner to watch the video.
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I plan the basic trip in general terms and do the driving. Lisa is the navigator and lodging officer 😂
As for ice cream cones: Licks & bites every time
Sounds like a great team! 🍦