Day 25 - (08/12) Everett, WA

Today was sunny, the sky was clear, we had steady breezes and the temperature was in the mid-70s. It was a great day for doing almost anything. We just planned to get closer to the Olympic Penninsula.

Campground

First, we checked out of the Silverline Resort RV Park & Campground. This is very nice park.

View East from our site

View behind our site

Heading out

Landscape surrounding the campground

Winthrop

We had no pictures of Winthrop yesterday. The town deserves recognition before we move on, however.

This "faux" Old West town has one main street and intersection. The Emporium sits at the 4-way stop in town-center. Every business surrounding the town has preserved the Old West look.

The Emporium

West side of the main street

We had dinner on the balcony here last night

The only gas station downtown wasn't designed for RVs

Old gas pump has dual hoses and digital cylinder readouts.

The Drive

Our drive toward the Pacific coast included National Geographic's Stevens Pass Greenway. The scenic route followed a trail blazed by the Great Northern Railway. It went from Wenatchee to Everett on US-2. The scenic drive (and the 138 miles of driving to get there) offered many beautiful sights. Maybe we're tired of mountain views or have seen too many extraordinary sights, but today's travel experience was just ... OK.

Here are the highlights.

• Cinnamon rolls (from Sadie's Bakery in Winthrop) and coffee at a picnic table in the little town of Methow
• Lake Chelan views and vacation homes along US-97
• Stevens Pass ascent and descent

This view shows the 7% grade descent at Stevens Pass

This caboose and track section seem to have been left behind on the mountain

We arrived at Maple Grove RV Resort in Everett around 5pm. The Woodall ratings and advertising describe this place as "Seattle's Premier RV Resort". Don't believe what you read! We see it as an RV parking lot with nice landscaping and exceptional restrooms.

Map Tracks
Start: Winthrop, Washington
East on Washington 20 to Washington 153

South on Washington 153 to US-97 at Pateros, Washington

South on US-97 to US-2 at Orondo, Washington

West on US-2 to I-5 at Everett, Washington

South on I-5 to Exit 186

West on 128th St SW to Maple Grove RV Resort
End: 227 miles @ Everett, Washington