Camping

We went camping last Thursday thru Sunday along the Washington coast. It was sooo much fun and we were able to see and do so much. Here is a sample of some of the things we got to do. . .

This is a picture of our first morning. We had marshmellows for breakfast. . .at least the kids and Andrew did.

This picture and the next couple were taken at Rialto Beach, about a mile from our camp site. There is a ton of drift wood along the beach, the kids had a blast climbing all over it.

Anna and Brent LOVED getting their feet in the water. The water was FREEZING cold even though it was in the upper 80's the whole time we were there.

Brent was the king of the beach!

We went to the Hoh Rain Forest, which was about 30 miles south east of where we were camping. This is a picture of the "big tree". . .that is what it was called. It is a 500 year old tree. . .and it was big.

This and the next couple pictures were taken on a nature trail we went on through the rain forest.

On Saturday morning we went out to the beach for low tide and got to see sea anemone (picture above), star fish (picture below), muscles, hurmit crabs, and we even got to see a bald eagle flying around above us. It was really cool!

Brent found a dead crab on the beach. . .kind of gross but it was cute how fascinated Brent was with it.

The ocean in this area was calmer and warmer during low tide and it was really fun playing in the water.

For all of you Twilight fans we did camp in the same area where the Twilight books are based and according to this sign we camped right on the treaty line. . .we were on the reservation (Jacob) side of the line. It was sooo much fun to go out there and see how the Twilight books have really taken over the town of Forks. It is not a big town but there are 3 Twlight themed stores and 1 Twlight themed resturant. It was pretty funny. They even had tour buses that would take you to all the sights from the book.

On the last day as we were packing up we pulled up cartoons on our phone and let the kids watch while we packed.

On our way home we stopped off at Crescent Lake. It is a beautiful blue crystal clear lake. We got our feet wet and just enjoyed the beatuiful view.

You can see the rocks at the bottom of the lake in this picture and can see how clean the water is!

Also on the way home we stopped off at Hurricane Ridge near Port Angeles. It is a mile high and provides a breathtaking view of the Olympic moutains.

This was an amazing vacation for us and sooo much fun. We love camping. . .next time we are going to try a backpacking trip in the moutains!