We stayed at the Kid Valley Campground for 4 nights with full hook up. We picked this campground because of its proximity to Mount St. Helens.
We loved the way our site was nestled under the pine trees, but figured out soon enough this was bad for cell and satellite internet service. This was the first time that Marcos’s schooling became difficult. With no internet at camp, it was impossible to do school work in the camper. This meant that each day we had to drive to an area with limited internet service and at least download his lesson plans, or sit in the truck for multiple hours in the parking lot doing school work. It was a headache for sure, but learned that when we know we are going to an isolated spot to download and print all school materials before heading out.
One of the great things about this campground was all of the fresh fruits available to us. Here we had some great apples, plums and pears, picked ripe from the trees!
One afternoon Jon baked two fantastic apple pies and brought one to our elderly host. The man was pickled pink by Jon’s simple but meaningful gesture. I married one great, and kind man!
One afternoon, we drove up to Mount St. Helens. The road up was spectacular and the views of Helens impressive. To imagine the sheer destruction caused only 40 short years ago, and to witness the evidence still present today is unshakable.
This finished up our stay in Washington. Off to Oregon!
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