Lake Cushman - Hoodsport, WA

Our good friends Tim & Shannyn live year-round at Lake Cushman in Hoodsport, WA. We spent a couple of days there and got to see the Saturday fireworks show. They were a little short handed, so Tim asked me to help setup for the Hoodsport fireworks show. I said yes, and got to get closeup and dirty with some scary looking boxes of fireworks. The show was really well done, and the finale was quite spectacular. The next day we went tubing on the lake for a bit, and then made S'Mores by the campfire. Mmmm...

Fort Columbia

While driving around, we stopped at Fort Columbia on the Washington side of the mouth of the Columbia River. Very impressive for a 100 year old fort.

Independance Day!

Wow, what a day. We went out and did some shopping for a couple of books to read, stopped at a few parks in the area, then waited until sunset to wander down to the beach and enjoy the festivities. What a zoo! It was more than we expected. Hundreds if not thousands of cars and trucks on the beach for miles, and practically everyone was lighting off fireworks. We finally left 2 hours after sunset, and the show was only then starting to wind down. Wow. Best show we've seen in years.

Long Beach, WA

Wow, what a trip. We towed the trailer 175 miles the long way from West Linn to Long Beach. No problems, the Argosy tows like a dream. The Blazer is doing fairly well. I was a little worried about how it would handle with the 35" tires while towing, but it seems to do fine. The tires are definitely worth it on the sand, you just motor along, no problems.