In Washington, we stopped for a few days at Toutle Rock RV Resort in Castle Rock so we could go to two well known parks. Mount St. Helens and Mt. Ranier. The drive up to the top of Mount St. Helens was amazing and beautiful. After all these years, you can still see the destruction and also see how nature itself has healed and changed the landscape. At the top at Visitor's center, you can see right down into the crater.


from highway

Thumper and ladies from visitor's center

Skip and Thumper

Looking inside of crater at Mount St.Helens

Mt. Ranier is another beautiful national park. Very large!!!! You really have to spend a week or more to really enjoy all there is. This is a hiker's paradise. There are lots of trails. Dogs are not allowed on trails because of animals living in park. We only saw a little of what this park has to offer, but the views were breathtaking.

entrance

Thumper ready to great ranger

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ever changing glacier river

in front of many waterfalls

top ofMt. Ranier

Can you find Thumper's butt sticking out?



Stopped for lunch outside park for YAK BURGERS!!!! They were very good. Couple who own restaurant are from Nepal and have a lodge on way to Mt. Everest