Crater Lake Trips

Sun 08/02/09 (day 1) - Seattle Arrived at Seattle Tacoma Airport . Taxi to Seattle Crowne Plaza Hotel . Very nice place just right for 2 day stay. Breakfast in the " almost classy" Lowells overlooking the Bay. Seattle Space Needle. Brilliant …

We arrived at Mall of America last night. G loved the roller coasters and rides, we didn't do any shopping because we are planning a 2 nite stay on the way home. If you have TONS of money and don't know where to spend it, this is the place …

We arrived in Vancouver at about 11:00 pm and went straight to hotel to rest up for our first day of vacation. The Coast Vancouver Airport Hotel was easy to find but I'm glad we only had to spend a few hours there. Their keycard system was …

After driving many hours from Orlando floirda, a night stay in Illinois and a drive a long through Kansas (we were ammused by the fake palm trees at a gas station)..... we are arived in Denver, CO late in the night. It's interesting approaching …

So after a slightly late start (this would be a pattern), we were off on our grand road trip. Driving from Nick's house we made our way up highway 101 with the plan to stop in Eureka for the night. We alternated driving every few hours and …

March 9th @ 2100: (Cliff's entry) I drive to Sea-Tac to pick up Steini, who flew in from West Monroe, Louisiana--our hometown. I moved up here about 18 years ago when I began my career as an Alaskan fisherman. Actually, both Steini and I came …

We arrived in Portland an hour later than scheduled and waited another hour for our luggage. Apparently there was something wrong with a door they needed open to get into the luggage hold. We were completely exhausted, but excited just the …

With our bags packed and loaded into the van by 8:30 AM, we were ready to hit the road. The beautiful, sunny, warm day caused the five hour drive to Lassen Volcanic Park to seem very short. When we arrived at the southwest entrance of Lassen …

Our plans were to be on the road bright and early this morning, but unfortunately (actually... fortunately!) Josh's mom noticed a lil' car leakage last night. So the plan now is to have the car fixed by Marko the Mechanic and be on the road …

Grand tour of the west starting in Las Vegas and visiting the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Bozeman Montana, Crater Lake, Redwoods, Yosemite, and Death Valley. Seems exhausting …