2009 Vacation

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Moran State Park

August 21, 2009

The only way to get to our place in Olga is to drive though Moran State Park and along the shore of beautiful Cascade Lake that’s part of the Park. It has 5250 acres and includes 5 mountain lakes, 30 miles of trails, and 2400′ Mt. Constitution. It’s one of the nicest parks for hiking [...]

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Olga on Orcas Island

August 20, 2009

We’re staying in the little waterfront community of Olga on Orcas Island. It lies at the foot of Entrance Mountain. For excitement, there’s the Olga Store but it closes around five, a Post Office, a nice restaurant a couple of blocks up the road and an oyster farm about a mile away at Buck Bay. [...]

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Ferry Ride to Orcas Island

August 19, 2009

The Society of American Travel Writers named the Washington State Ferry ride from Anacortes to the San Juan Islands as the fourth most exciting ferry ride in the world. “Orcas is considered by many to be the most beautiful of the San Juan Islands.” We arrive at Orcas Island for a six day visit. Seen [...]

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