Life on the Olympic Peninsula July 14, 2003, 12:29:28 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24466From: sarah blackwood sarahsgonervn@...> Date: Mon Jul 14, 2003 8:44:49 AM US/Pacific To: Lazy Daze e-list e-list lifewithalazydazerv@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Life on the Olympic PenninsulaWell shame on me. I lived in Seattle for 9 years, and never spent much time over on the Peninsula. So the other day when the Seattle Wieners broke camp in Long Beach, I headed on up Hwy 101, north to the USFS and NFS land. My first stop was a USFS campground right on the ocean. If you like hookups, it's not for you. There were bathrooms that I saw people using, but I didn't check them out. It was wonderful walking the beach, and taking in the wonderful sounds and smells of the ocean. The sunset did some magical things to the sky and the water. This part of the ocean coast is not developed, therefore, not zillions of people. It's called South Beach and is at N 47° 34.026' W 124° 21.687' $8/night or $4/night if you have a Golden Age Pass. ~^_^~ There was a low tide at 7:30AM the next morning, so I drove up to the Gold Beach (5-6 mi. north) and explored some amazing tide pools. Spent the rest of the day in the Hoh Rain-forest. Average rainfall is 12'. Yup, that's 12 feet; 4 yards; 144 inches. This is National Forest Service land, and a National Park. So every-thing's protected. Wild rivers - waterfalls, moss dripping off the trees - beauty that's beyond my ability to describe. If you ever come to Washington, and have the time to spend on the Peninsula, try to plan of 3-4 days in the Hoh Rain-forest, especially if you enjoy hiking. Well, even if you don't. There's so much to see, and a lot of National Park campgrounds. Trivia: There's a little town on the Peninsula that claims to be the western-most incorporated town in the lower 48 states. Forks, Washington. N 47° 57.162' W 124° 23.150' Now this isn't the western-most point in Washington, it's the western-most town. So those of you with a GPS, traveling around the west, see if you can find something further west.Happy trails, Sarah SKP Park, Chimacum, WA
Re: Life on the Olympic Peninsula Reply #1 – July 14, 2003, 12:56:03 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24467QuoteHappy trails, Sarah SKP Park, Chimacum, WA Sarah -While in Chimacum, try the Chimacum Cafe. Great food and outstanding pies!You're only a half hour or so from our house - let's get together! We're back home again.--Al in Bremerton
LD in a hurricane? Reply #2 – July 14, 2003, 02:51:06 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24470Well folks, it looks like we wil get to see how a LD stands up to really really high winds and a major storm. Looks like Claudette is going to hit fairly close to where we live (Bay City in Matagorda County). Unfortunately I am on the other side of the planet in Afghanistan at the moment so the wife (Yuliya) is back home guarding the fort. This ought to be interesting, but on the plus side we won't have to worry about watering the yard for a while. I had always wondered how a LD would handle a major storm, now I guess I'll find out. I was kind of hoping someone else would have volunteered first though Hugh & Yuli 30' IB near the Texas Coast.[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Life on the Olympic Peninsula Reply #3 – July 14, 2003, 05:44:57 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24483Al wrote: (snip) . . . You're only a half hour or so from our house - let's get together! We're back home again. . . . You're right - the Chimacum Cafe is actually worth a trip across the Sound!! Well, I've already come back to Seattle, and am on my way over the mountains again, to see the grandsons.Hopefully next time - happy trails, Sarah
Re: Life on the Olympic Peninsula Reply #4 – July 14, 2003, 05:47:58 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24485. . . Sarah - did you get any photographs ? . . . Actually, I did. I'll take a look at them when I get over to the kid's house. Will send if they are anywhere near decent. It was overcast, and I still shoot everything on 'automatic', so who knows.See ya - sarah
Re: Life on the Olympic Peninsula Reply #5 – July 14, 2003, 07:45:43 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24494QuoteFrom: sarah blackwoodTrivia: There's a little town on the Peninsula that claims to be the western-most incorporated town in the lower 48 states. Forks, Washington. N 47° 57.162' W 124° 23.150' Now this isn't the western-most point in Washington, it's the western-most town. So those of you with a GPS, traveling around the west, see if you can find something further west. I obviously have too much time on my hands. A look at my Street Atlas program reveals that there are probably three incorporated towns further west. While the center of Forks is about 124d 23.150' it appears that its extreme west edge is at W124d 24.776'.Gold Beach, OR's main drag is at W124d 25.230' and its west edge is W124d 25.695'. Bandon, OR's main drag is at W124d 24.899' and its extreme west edge is W124d 26.155'. And the furtherest west is Port Orford, OR, at W124d 29.832' down the main drag and 124d 30.698' at the extreme west edge.All three of these appear large enough to be incorporated and all show city boundries on my program so the odds are in my favor if I think that at least one of them is.By the way, the small burg of Neah Bay, WA, north of Forks on the coast, is much farther west than all of these but probably is not incorporated. The center of town is at 124d 37.522' and the west edge of the street grid is at 124d 37.707'I would guess that the Forks Chamber of Commerce may need to do some fact checking.Linley
Re: Life on the Olympic Peninsula Reply #6 – July 15, 2003, 12:03:29 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24523Linley wrote: (snip) . . . Atlas program reveals that there are probably three incorporated towns further west. While the center of Forks is about 124d 23.150' it appears that its extreme west edge is at W124d 24.776'. . . . Well just wait 'til I get back to Forks and share this bit of info!! Glad someone was curious enough to take a look. ~(;-} Linley - look at it this way. It's keeping you off the streets and out of the bars.Happy trails - Sarah and Mz. Daisy Minus the Saturn - it was stolen yesterday. Bummer
Sarah's missing toad Reply #7 – July 15, 2003, 12:12:46 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24525"Minus the Saturn - it was stolen yesterday." Oh, no! What a truly major pain! :-( Does this mean you have to wait around while police investigate, insurance adjusters adjust and all that sort of thing?Andy Baird :-)
Re: Life on the Olympic Peninsula Reply #8 – July 15, 2003, 06:20:21 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24540QuoteMinus the Saturn - it was stolen yesterday. Bummer Bummer indeed! I would be WAY beyond mad! Can you tell us what happened; sometimes it helps to "vent"! Sorry for your troubles!Joan
Was:Life on the Olympic Peninsula Now: Venting Reply #9 – July 15, 2003, 09:22:29 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24557. . . Bummer indeed! I would be WAY beyond mad! Can you tell us what happened; sometimes it helps to "vent"! Sorry for your troubles! . . .Joan, you're absolutely right. I really would enjoy just having a hissy fit, but haven't decided on the right venue, and of course, an appreciative audience is important. A Gin & Tonic took the edge off last evening. I left the Saturn with a repair place (that I've used for years) last Thursday for routine 60K stuff. They said they'd lock it up and put the key inside in case I came back from my trip on Sunday. When I came back Monday to get it, they were surprised, as I was, that it wasn't where they parked it. That's really all there is to it. Some jerkinheimer came along and must have been able to see the keys somehow, is my guess.So, thanks for the venting offer! @:'9_+=^^%$)+*$$@/.!There. I do feel better. Sarah ~^_^~
Re: LD in a hurricane? Reply #10 – July 16, 2003, 12:13:53 am Yahoo Message Number: 24571Hugh and Yuli,Please let us know how Yuli and the LD did during Hurricane Claudette. We got only heavy ra
Re: Missing toad Reply #11 – July 16, 2003, 10:30:07 am Yahoo Message Number: 24581"I left the Saturn with a repair place (that I've used for years) last Thursday for routine 60K stuff. They said they'd lock it up and put the key inside in case I came back from my trip on Sunday." Whoa--I may be off base here, but doesn't that mean it's on THEIR insurance? If you haven't looked into this, I definitely would! You might get much better reimbursment.Andy Baird :-)
Re: Was:Life on the Olympic Peninsula Now: Venting Reply #12 – July 16, 2003, 10:54:21 am Yahoo Message Number: 24585Quote I left the Saturn with a repair place (that I've used for years) last Thursday for routine 60K stuff. They said they'd lock it up and put the key inside in case I came back from my trip on Sunday. When I came back Monday to get it, they were surprised, as I was, that it wasn't where they parked it. That's really all there is to it. Some jerkinheimer came along and must have been able to see the keys somehow, is my guess. Sarah, I agree with Allen's and Andy's responses (in their posts not quoted here) -- the shop is responsible for the loss; their insurance, not yours, should take the hit for replacement of your vehicle. I hope you can get this straightened out quickly and with a minimum of hassle -- and a reasonable number of G&Ts!
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] Re: LD in a hurricane? Reply #13 – July 17, 2003, 12:09:00 am Yahoo Message Number: 24623Hi Everyone! We apologize for the delay in getting back to the group with our update. Yuli is okay and our LD did EXCELLENT in handling the hurricane. I will admit that Yuli did cheat a little and positioned the LD to where it would take most of the wind initially from the front and not from one of the sides. I'm not sure if it helped much since the storm pretty much passed east to west with the hurricane center about 25 miles from us for a substantial amount of time as it passed by. Yuli doesn't drive the LD yet but feels pretty frisky with distances of 5-10 yards, so moving it wasn't a problem. As some of you know, we have a slightly older 30' IB whose construction was started in 93 and completed in 94. The LD had no problems with the buffeting from the hurricane; we were afraid that the windows might crack from rogue winds, and we had concerns that the extreme rains might somehow find their way inside. Quite rankly, we were amazed that it was still there after the storm. Unfortunately, some nearby neighbors were not so fortunate with their rigs. A couple trailers were flipped and one 5th wheel with slide outs was pushed over on it's side. We have pictures and will post them today or tonight. Overall, we did fairly well. The house we just bought is still standing and we now have plenty of pine cones for Christmas that the wind was kind enough to pile up against the house. As we had mentioned, we just bought the house last month so we were a little sad about the hurricane coming this month Yuli is still in an apartment until I get home in August from Afghanistan to help with the move (I am not a soldier, but I do support our military while units are "in the field"). Since she is 6 months pregnant (and stubborn), I didn't want her to try and do anything while I was not there. It's a losing battle of course, but hopefully something will be left for me to move when I get home We would like to thank everyone for their offers of help and for the outpouring of concern in this group, and in the flood of emails we received. One of the things that impressed us early on before we got our LD was how everyone in this group stuck together. That is a pretty wonderful thing to have and one of the contributing factors of why we went with LD - it is a great product and we get an extended family as a bonus Thank you all for looking out for us. Hugh and Yuli Bay City / Matagorda County, TX[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[Life With A Lazy Daze RV] Re: LD in a hurricane? Reply #14 – July 18, 2003, 03:51:17 am Yahoo Message Number: 24660Thanks for the hurricane update. I was glad to hear that Yuli, the house, AND the LD weathered the storm in fine shape. I'm really not surprised that the LD came through with flying colors. We spent an "interesting night and morning" in our LD on S.Padre Island in a wind storm that progressed to a tornado warning. We, too, were faced into the wind, which I think helped, but it was tough sleeping that night.Sharon N.
Life on the Olympic Peninsula Reply #15 – July 14, 2003, 11:58:15 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24506Sarah, did you go to Realto Beach nearMora Campground. Those are both very special places to my wife, Betty, and me.Allen
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] Life on the Olympic Peninsula Reply #16 – July 15, 2003, 12:21:07 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24527Allen wrote: Sarah, did you go to Realto Beach nearMora Campground. Those are both very special places to my wife, Betty, and me.. . .Allen - no, I didn't go there. I'm planning on going back to spend some more time on the Peninsula next month, so will check this one out. Thanks for the lead -Sarah back in Ellensburg, WA
Life on the Olympic Peninsula Reply #17 – July 17, 2003, 08:09:24 pm Yahoo Message Number: 24653"Wild rivers - waterfalls, moss dripping off the trees - beauty that's beyond my ability to describe. "Sarah - did you get any photographs ?Bill H Hey...I HAVE a picture of Mz. Mossy in the mossy trees. Too bad there's no space right now to post it! Sue ">lifewithalazydazerv-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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