Dog Olympics



Alex and Andi in front of "Haystack Rock" on Cannon Beach

 Well, we had a close call with Sugar today.  We thought she might wind up with a new life as a snow dog living in the Olympic Mountains (see Andi's post below for details).  Since I last posted, we spent a couple more days on the beautiful Oregon coast, visiting Cannon Beach, Seaside, the Tillamook Cheese Factory, and the Columbus River Maritime Museum.  We also stayed at a couple more of Oregon's excellent coastal state parks (Cape Lookout and Fort Stevens) before crossing into Washington yesterday and following scenic 101 around the back side of Olympic National Park to Port Angeles where we had dinner at a local seafood restaurant and camped at the KOA RV park. 

On the road to "Hurricane Ridge" at Olympic National Park (just before Sugar's adventure)

The kid's celebrate Sugar's safe return

This morning, we drove the 17-mile trek up the mountain road to the front entrance of the park and enjoyed the wonderful view of the Olympic Mountains before our two-hour dog adventure (see Andi's post).  Shortly after Sugar was rounded up by our new friend, Austin, the rain and snow rolled in, and we crept back down the mountain at a cautious 20mph pace and drove to Tacoma and Fort Lewis, where the weather improved, and we made camp at the military RV park.  Even after all of our adventures with Sugar, we made it here early enough to have a little cookout and count our blessings again.