9/27 Camping with Zoe in Leavenworth, Washington

What an amazing camping trip with Zoe, Gabe, Pearl and Lulu at Eightmile Campground beside Icicle Creek in the Cascade Mountains surrounding Leavenworth.  The weather was unusually cold and damp for this time of year but the camper was

Making Sage Smudge Sticks

warm and dry and we had a grand time.  Didn't have a campfire to make our foil dinner and omelets in a baggie but it was fun and tasty just the same.


Hawaii friends, Jaynine and Dean invited us to join them as they have been camping here for several years to enjoy the annual Fall Leaf Festival in Bavarian themed Leavenworth.  They hold morning mediation for all at their campsite on the river. 

Bear Cubs Trying For Dinner

 The town nestled in the mountains is storybook lovely as was the parade.  Some local friends of theirs joined us for cocktails on a rainy afternoon so we had TEN in the RV; a record but it was still comfy.  Later, Zoe's friend Lindsay from WAZZU joined us for dinner. 

Our Mountain Pass Drive Out Of Leavenworth

Cousin Megan's mom is in the hospital in Salem, OR so we added an extra 400 miles to the trip to visit her.  She looked great and was so happy to see us!  Then off to Zoe's house in Walla Walla for a few days before our boat trip down the Columbia River.  Been ON THE ROAD for a month now and I knew I would be ready to go home after visiting Zoe :(