Exploring the Area
A fun thing to do in this retired life style of ours is to get out the Gazetteer Map, in this case for the State of Washington. Find a road and direction that looks interesting and just drive and follow any road along your way that looks even more interesting. One can even find some neat things to photo. Now, when doing this one can get pretty lost. Never fear, just simply ask "Charlott" (the womans voice inside our GPS) to take us home. (Home is where the RV is Parked).
We are only about 75 miles from the Pacific Coast here at the 'Toutle River RV Resort'. On this particular Exploration we traveled Hi way 4 out of Longview, WA to Ilwaco, WA and then on up the Coast to Long Beach. A lot of this area on the Coast we are familiar with as we have spent time there in both 2007 and 2008. One can never tire of this area as it is beautiful and the entire drive is spectacular. A great deal of the route follows the Columbia River. Remember Lewis and Clark? They completed their journey in this area.
We took our time and visited everything of interest. One does not need a 'hot toddy' before hitting the hay for the night as an Exploratory trip like this tires you out but it is worth it for sure.
