Ep. 50: Olympic National Park | RV travel Washington State camping
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- Washington's Olympic Peninsula is a wonderland combining glacial mountains, deep temperate rainforests and stunning pristine Pacific coastlines. Explore it all with us on this episode of Grand Adventure.
Filmed July 2-5, 2018.
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* South Beach Campground www.campendium.com/south-beac...
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* Frosty Wooldridge howtolivealifeofadventure.com
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It belongs to the natives, we are only invited guests. As a quarter Mohawk, I say brothers, protect and relish your land. Do not fight. Be respectful. Live in peace.I Just live your lives.
its pronounced Clay Lock. LOL. We do love our native names LOL
And hardly an episode of Grand Adventure goes by that we don't screw up at least one local pronunciation. 😁
Thank you.
Thank you very much for watching!
I have binge watched all your videos and now I’m on 2nd re runs. Love everything about them. One request please show Mrs Grand Adventure-once in a while. I bet she is a sweet sweet heart.
She is!! I'd love to have her more involved in the channel, but she's painfully camera shy. If you've got a way to trick her into appearing on camera more often, I'm all ears. ;) Love that you're binging the vids -- thank you so much!! We'll be back on the road very soon, now that both winter and ski season are winding down here.
Well, Just come back to Washington, and our beaches. Someday, I'd like to meet someone like you on the Beach. Sure, foggy, cold, and raining, but who cares. It's the encounter that would matter.
What a cool turn of happenstance meeting Frosty!
It was indeed, Angela. I was outside the truck shooting video as I waited for the ferry, and Frosty was there with two others, all clearly geared up for an extended bike tour. After about one minute of talking with the guy I realized my good fortune and asked to let the camera roll.
It's pronounced "skwim" ... not see-quim. The local folks will always be willing to help you with pronunciation.
And there are tons of boondocking campsites in Washington, please don't denigrate what you haven't researched. You just had free camping with free electricity ... why are you saying Washington doesn't have that?
Ha! :-) and yes you certainly did mis-name and mispronounce S'Kallam nation. Learn! It's part of traveling, yes?
I'ts not Juan de "fooooca" ... it's "fyu-ca".
I love your video production ... really so professionally done. Very impressive.
Rialto Beach and La Push are stunning and so seldom included in travel videos. Thank you for covering them so nicely in the video and with beautiful music.
Really nice info about the National Park on the peninsula. And great video! :-) Thank you!
Excellent visuals !!!! Keep up the good work.
Much appreciated!
I live in eastern Washington and to escape the heat we often head west! Southwestern at the mouth of the Columbua river us truly the best of the western Washington camping aareaa! Glad you got to enjoy our state. We are in the process of selling our house and hitting the road full-time now that my wife has retired! Thanks for your great podcast!
Thank you Don! We've really got to get back out that way at some point soon. Best wishes for your full-time transition!
Oh my gosh please stop. Your making me homesick. I use to live there and long for the day i can return. Nice video by the way.
Thanks Curtis! Happy that we could bring you a little piece of home. Your home 20 is spectacularly gorgeous.
I know! I havent been back to these stomping grounds in years! Summer only though.. and when I say Summer, I mean mud July into August. Get out before the rain sets in
Gorgeous video and onset sincerely video
Thank you Pedro!
This was a great video. My Uncle lived up there and invited me to come up and check out this beautiful State. I was just out of High School then and now wish I had taken him up on the offer. He lived a full life, growing up in Nebraska, serving in the Navy during WWII was at Pearl Harbor when attacked and went on to retire after over twenty years. Later became a longshoreman made a fortune and owned a couple of charter boats plus a bar. He talked about the outdoors all the time up there. If he had a video like yours I would be living there. Your videos are outstanding. I bet it is not easy to only put so much into your video on what you see. Good job. Keep them coming.
You're very kind, Scott! And what a great story about your uncle. Sounds like he was a special person. And he may be gone now, but it's never too late to take him up on his offer and go visit.
great intro to pacific nw travel
Thanks Gord!
As usual , a great and informative video. Thanks for sharing Mark.
Thank you as always John & Jo-Ann!
That guy frosty was amazing!!
He was a true character!
Loved this video! Glad you got some sunshine at the end. Beautiful!
Thank you Elysse!
Great segment Marc. Loved the find of Frosty along the way!
Thanks! What a character, huh?
Hi Mark. Enjoyed Frosty what Character! Cool Guy. Wow free parking and electrical service at a Casino. South Beach looked really lovely. Thanks Phil & Juliet
Awesome video, my favorite yet.
Thank you so much!
i loved watching this movie. keep going 😁
Just found your videos as I was looking for info about camping in Washington. I really love the information you give about campgrounds, dispersed camping, as well as the sites to see along the way. I plan to binge watch all your episodes. Thanks for making them.
Thank you so much Tamara! We're thrilled to have you along for the ride.
Thanks for sharing. This park has been on our bucket list for years. We'll get there, just exploring everything along the way from upstate NY. Safe travels!
Just point it West! 😉 (Former Saratoga Springs resident myself.)
Oh do! We live here and camp somewhere on the coast there all the time! We'll give you pronounciation lessons if you need them so you'll fit in like a local.
Chock full of great scenery and info, lest we forget Frosty ;an enigma and someone who is living the life of ten ppl an amazing person. Wonder where he is now. Thanks Marc
Thank you Petra!
Frosty is a rockstar!
Yes he definitely is!
Beautiful. We’re hoping to do the Olympic Peninsula. Ready for some ocean time!!
Folks, it's utterly spectacular.
Enjoyed the interview with frosty, he was great and so much information will go and look at the link
30 amp and 20 amp hook up wooooooo what !!!! That’s mega
Great film as always
Gavin Streetie thank you Gavin! What do caravans in the UK use for electrical service? Over here, smaller trailers (with 1 A/C unit like mine) use 30A service, while larger RVs often with 2 A/C units use 50A service.
Grand Adventure well in my experience which is not great, but the amps are considerably lower than US , 10 - 16 amp is the norm I think and in France it drops again but most places I think it’s fair to say nothing like the power you have in the US thank Gavin
Amazing video!!! Thanks for sharing 👍
Ivan Nava thank you!!
Huge yay! You found our backyard! We're about 45 minutes from PT Townsend. Think you'll ever come back? We'd love meet up (and teach you how to pronounce towns like Kalaloch.. 'Klaylock'.. Sequim.. Skwim..) it's all good! There is absolutely Nothing like the smell of Cedar trees in the summer heat. Combined With the moisture in the Rainforest it's near intoxicating! Thank you for showing this area so well.. we'll bring the big kites to fly on the beach!! ❤️❤️
We need that local pronunciation help! LOL! Thanks, Candie -- we loved the area and we'll definitely be back someday. And you're on for flying those kites.
@@GrandAdventure you've got it!!
I’m a new subscriber, doing some catching up. I really like the style of your videos. Good mix of info, then lots of stunning scenery. With relaxing music. 😀👍🏻
Thank you so much! We're thrilled that you found us, welcome aboard.
Wonderful video.
Jean Decker thank you!!
Great, I love my freedom to do travel and live as I please. Sad thing is it is being attacked and worked to be eliminated.
It looked like you had a nice break in the weather once you got over to the peninsula. I thought you might head up to Hurricane Ridge from Port Angeles, which takes you way up to a great high lookout to see the Olympic Mountains up close and personal. You probably would not have wanted to go with a trailer however.
I remember the last time I went out to Cape Flattery, it seemed to take forever to get there. There is an Indian tribe that lives in Neah Bay that is allowed to go out and kill one whale per year. Sixteen years living in Washington and I never went into the Hoh Rainforest! Enjoyed Frosty; makes me think I’m a couch potato compared to him. Envious of all his travels by bike!
Frosty was a character, that's for sure. We thought about Hurricane Ridge, but as you surmised we were reluctant to bring the trailer up there, or take the time to drop it. Indeed, we were very, very fortunate with the weather while on the Olympic Peninsula.
Thanks for sharing your video. Awesome and I’m a new subscriber.
Thank you so much! We're thrilled that you've found us.
I grew up around that area, its amazing in the summer, real hard to beat! There is so much to do in the Pacific NW in the summer, that fairs are the Absolute Best! Dont be fooled by that overcast sun though.. you can still burn your head! Wear a hat brother :-)
We loved our time there Darisan, and we will return.
Rialto Beach and Mora campground. Raised my family camping there.
And what a beautiful spot to do so, Gary! We checked out the campground when we passed through Rialto Beach.
Here that..
Thanks so much for the great information (and video)! New subscriber here. (I definitely hit the bell!)
Fantastic, Laura - thanks for coming along!
Nice video. Looking for places to camp this next spring & summer. I noticed you didn't use a surge protector on full power. I use one with a small cable lock so it doesn't walk off. I have a small popup Aliner Camper.
Thanks, Chuck! We actually do use one fairly religiously, and I don't actually recall why we didn't at the casino in this episode.
See u in August
Always a possibility.
great video. like the locals, pronounce it Sqwim WA. LOL. Thank you
Do you have a detailed sheet on all of these great locations you find and are they updated to any source ? .... great channel thanks !
Thank you, Bruce! When we can squeeze in some spare time, a master map is part of our master plan.
Excellent idea ... general recomendations on what rv could go there ... like 45ft dp is a go or no go .... good work...appreciated !
@@brucerandall7507 agree completely. When we do it, that type of info would be embedded within each pin.
Any bear on your in/out hike? Do you carry any type protective repellent or gear?
Never saw any, but yes there are Black bears in the area. They're typically not aggressive unless you invade their space, so I typically don't carry bear spray unless I'm in heavy grizzly country. In fact I don't even own a can.
I live in WA and I have wanted to camp herre in the summer, is that allowed? I think it'd be really fun tbh
Absolutely it is. As we shared in this video, we did the same.
FYI, Port Townsend is where they filmed An Officer and a Gentleman. Did you make it to the hotsprings? I see those indian names got you again huh? LOL
No doubt! Never made it to the hot springs, although there are some others in our future on this trip.
I have an overhead truck camper, do they fit well on the ferry?
Absolutely, Steven. They bring semis on board.
Other then Dirt, what other sites do you use if I may ask
Of course, Doug! We use both The Dyrt and Campendium almost exclusively, supplemented by other sites only occasionally when I'm looking for answers those two don't address. Campendium, unfortunately, has been sold to the RV Life group and I'm seeing signs that they don't plan to keep it going. That, in my opinion, would be a crying shame.
Where did you find that ridiculously looking comfortable chair?!
Camping World, where they're called "club chairs" -- www.campingworld.com/macsports-club-chair-623443.html . And yes, they're as comfy as they look.
@@GrandAdventure Epic, It just so happens they are on sale right now too! Thank you so much. Maybe we will see you on the road - We are planning a western continental US RV tour in our 1987 Toyota Odyssey “Odessa” in a few weeks. We are looking at roughly 3 months on the road. We’ve been thoroughly enjoying all of your videos and great tips. We absolutely love Boondocking and it’s great to see that you 2 prefer the road less traveled as well. Cheers, Mark and may your road be a Grand Adventure!
@@waves4life9 Happy trails to you as well! Here's wishing you a wonderful journey and a Grand Adventure.
What size rig are you traveling with?
Well, this video was an Evo travel trailer that was 25'11". Today, though, we have a Durango fifth wheel that's 32'11".
@@GrandAdventure I was set on purchasing a Jayco 330rsts (40' 1" length & 12' 3" exterior height) to rv full-time in until watching everyone's YT uploads and the difficulties they're having with pad sights and boondocking. Especially on the east and west coasts. Now I'm just confused and back to square one in figuring out whats going to suit me, my dog and the occasional visitors.
@@Adventures_Of_Reel_Nauti honestly, I wouldn't want something that big for full-timing -- and in our case it's my wife, me and our Labrador. We feel that our current fifth wheel is just about the perfect compromise for adequate space, yet sufficiently short to get into places.
@@GrandAdventure thank you for your insight. I'll go back to looking at the Jayco 29RL and comparable TT's.
What time of year is this?
We always put filming dates right in the video description. This one was early July.
I’ll get that text message sometimes when I’m back home in northern New Hampshire.
What part of NH are you from? I'm a New England native myself, and Mrs. Grand Adventure is from Quebec City.
I lived by Franconia Notch but spent most of my time up in Pittsburg NH. I would go Sherbrooke when I was young and dumb 😂
@@angusmaciver4242 ha! I too spent many a night in Sherbrooke when I was in my 20s, as I was a patroller at Jay Peak for nearly a decade in my 20s (1980s-1990s) and there was nothing else to do at night. Pittsburg is indeed way up there, and I've spent many a great day at Cannon Mountain in Franconia as well. Loved hiking the Franconia Ridge across Lafayette and Lincoln, too.
Grand Adventure my father built the tram at Cannon.
@@angusmaciver4242 no kidding!! Did your father work for Cannon, or for Von Roll?
You think WA is expensive, wait til you get to CA
2012escapee1 trust me I know - I'm there now.
A lot of fulltimers use Thousand Trails for the PNW and CA for the summer.
Yep, Our home base is in CA. Everything is expensive.
@@2012escapee1 Thousand Trails does look like a good way to beat the costs of CA life. The countryside would be nice though.. northern CA
Or Florida
Hey, welcome to the people’s republic.
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Reservations are full. Almost no days. But I’m going.
Yay!!! Have a safe and wonderful trip. That peninsula is drop-dead gorgeous.
As an alternative, go east to Cascade Loop Highway. Rivers, 8000 ft foothills, quiet moments by yourself, the sound of small streams. Find a dirt road to some point up high!. The ultimate campsite.
Hi im from federal way where did u guys ride on the ferryb tp go to port angeles we want to come there but i dont know where to go to get in port angeles wa nd also 66usd to pay is that free if u come back to seattle
It's pay both ways. We boarded the ferry in Whidbey Island.
Free camping on fire service "FS" roads
That's typically the case on Forest roads, and our plan of attack for our upcoming Sierra leg.
LMAO, it's pronounced Kah-Lay-Lock..
Knew I'd get it wrong!
Hey Guido. Great video! You actually do video panning slowly enough that it's comfortable to watch which is unusual on the internet. thank you!
But ... could you please learn how to pronounce names of places before you say them on the video? It isn't Ehh-bee ... it is EEE-beee ... more specifically, it's EEE-bee's Landing, Ebey's Landing.
Also, when you were at the ferry landing from Whidbey to the peninsula, you were not in Coupeville.
And ... maybe more importantly ... a whole lot of your viewers aren't "guys" ... we are "gals". Would you please change how you talk so you include women? Women are not guys! Ha, you know the difference between guys and gals, right?
And, in the end, your videos are terrific. I've been watching for quite a while and will continue. Travel on!! :-)