2026

Mt St Helens

This was a Memorial Day weekend trip to the Mt St Helens and Gifford Pinot National Forest area. I stayed to the southern area of the national forest, but did venture out to the Ape Caves, Trail of Two Forests and the quick jaunt to Panther Creek Falls. Ape Caves is a lava tube near …

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2025

Manchester State Park (November, 2025)

This was a quick rainy Sunday morning trip to Manchester State Park in Port Orchard, Washington. One of the Coast Artillery forts, this military base along with Fort Ward protected the PSNS shipyard in Bremerton. Originally called Fort Canby, this was a small fort compared to those of the Triangle of Fire in Port Townsend …

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