Theodore Roosevelt first visited the North Dakota Badlands in 1883. He was an avid hunter and conservationist. Back in the 1800s, he was very aware of the devastating effects of America depleting it’s natural resources.
Montana is one of the larger and less populated states in America. It’s one of our favorites. We would have loved to have gone back to Glacier and Yellowstone this year, but our goal is to be in New England for fall then Florida for the winter so we had to cut our time short in this beautiful state.
Yakima was a scenic drive past Mt Rainier from Kent, Washington. We were looking forward to the fabulous Washington wine country from Yakima to Walla Walla before heading east.
Anacortes from the Olympic National Park was a short ferry ride from Port Townsend to Whidbey Island, then another half hour to the RV park. On the ferry we were in the front row with a great view of Puget Sound. It would not have mattered how long the ride was since the views were amazing. Our goal was to meet up with family on Whidbey then see the North Cascades National Park.
Olympic National Park has 4 regions: alpine, Pacific coast, rainforest and the drier east side. It was designated a National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1909 then a National Park by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1938.
Mt Rainier, like Saint Helens and Mt Hood, are snow capped volcanos in the Cascades. The Cascades are a mountain range extending from British Columbia to Northern California and are part of the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire.
