Olympic National Park - May 2011

Posted by Jason on June 2, 2011 - 1:00am in Our Travels.
When: 
Saturday, May 28, 2011 to Monday, May 30, 2011
Where: 
Olympic National Park , WA
United States
47° 47' 39.894" N, 123° 41' 5.7156" W
See map: Google Maps
Washington US

For Memorial Day weekend, Katie and I took Penelope on her first camping trip. We went to Olympic National Park, which we had been wanting to visit for a long time. Camping with a baby definitely takes camping to a whole new level. While we had a lot of fun, it was also a lot of work to keep Penelope safe and entertained. Overall, she seemed to really enjoy herself, although I don't think she really appreciated her surroundings all that much.

Even though it was a short trip, I kept a travel journal so I wouldn't forget what we did. This is something I have started doing since our trip to Tanzania. Anyway, rather than just sumarize our trip, I'm going to post what I wrote in my journal. Follow the links below for my journal entries, but be warned, they are very long. I've also posted photos from our trip in the Olympic National Park album.


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Olympic NP
Washington

Comments

Submitted by Karen on June 3, 2011 - 11:12am.
Glad you had a fun time! Coincidentally, Steve and I ventured to Prince William Forest Park over Memorial Day weekend for our first camping trip in ~3 years. We thought of you guys and reminisced about the old BBS camping trip days!
Submitted by Karen on June 3, 2011 - 11:12am

Submitted by Jason on June 3, 2011 - 12:12pm.
Yeah, we kept thinking about the good old BBS camping trip days and how much fun we had. It was certainly simpler back then. :) I'm glad you and Steve made it back outside. I hope the air mattress was still comfortable.
Submitted by Jason on June 3, 2011 - 12:12pm