October 26-November 1 (Gary's & Samm's House - Washougal, WA)

(N45°37.371 W122°15.002)

http://washougal.biz/cow/index.htm

We are enjoying good weather in a beautiful setting here at the Moller place in rural Clark County near Washougal, WA. We've used the time to visit, play games, and emulate the moles currently inhabiting the field, as we randomly dig in search of treasure. This is the general area of D.B. Cooper bail-out, so anything is possible, just not too probable. So far, our metal detectors have pointed us to 11 cents, nails, most of a toy gun, a hose nozzle, crushed cans etc. This is a good place to practice excavation since we have a bit of an in with the owner, and the moles have already done far more damage than we can ever possibly do. It truly is beautiful here, no matter what the weather is. Sunny, foggy, rainy....it is always a beautiful view out the window.

October 24-25 Thunderbird Thousand Trails near Monroe, WA

(N47°50.617 W12155.473)
http://www.thousandtrails.com/getaways/washington/thunderbird.asp
In years past, we have left the area much earlier, so we were surprised and pleased at how beautiful the fall colors were along I-5 as we made our way on this first leg of the winter journey. It was a beautiful day for the trip which was a short one as we traveled only as far as Monroe, settling in around noon at the Thunderbird Thousand Trails Park. The reason for the stop here was to be on hand for a gynmastics meet on Saturday in Issaquah. It turned into a nice family event as Gary was also on hand, having traveled from Washougal to spend Friday and Saturday nights with us at the trailer. We enjoyed Jaimee's events and visiting with Erika, Deak and the kids. After the meet, Gary, Ray and I took granddaughter Jordan back to WSU and then made the trip to Marysville to donate a bit of money to the Tulalip casino. All in all, a very enjoyable family weekend which ended with us continuing to the 2nd stop of the winter to stay on Gary's and Samm's property in rural Washougal.

October 24, 2008 - Leaving Latitude 49

(N48° 55.996 W122°44.485)
http://latitude49resortpark.com
We are leaving our summer home here in Birch Bay, Wa. in a few hours to begin winter travel. It is beautiful here this time of year, but it is colder than RVers like. It will be some time before we reach a suitably warm climate, but we anticipate enjoying some good sites and visits with family and friends along the way. We've hugged, kissed and toasted our friends still in the park. We will miss them and the friends who earlier started their travels. I hope we all have good stories to tell when we reassemble in the Spring and Summer. Safe travels and good health to us all!

May 15 - October 23 (Latitude 49 Resort Park, Blaine, WA)

May 15
Arrived at our lot about 10:30 today. Temperature in the mid-60s and sunny. Nice change!

May 11-May 14 (Grandy Creek TTN - Near Concrete WA)

April 23 - May 10 (Gary's House near Washougal, WA)

April 22 (John Day Dam near Rufus, OR)