July, 2022
Last morning. Time to go. Time to hitch up and head home.
But I didn’t want to go!
So I tidied the trailer, got her ready to roll, then I went out for another walk along the bluff/cliff on the upper roadway in this state park, right above the beach.
Photo below, looking west from Camano Island … looking at the east side of Whidbey Island.
I hadn’t noticed it before, when I was here a few days ago, but there’s Mt. Rainier off in the distance, to the south.
The land in front of Mt. Rainier in the photo above is Whidbey Island. Obviously, there is lots more land beyond Whidbey, between Whidbey and Mt. Rainier. In fact, from the spot on Camano Island where I was standing to take the photo above … to the top of Mt. Rainier … is about 86 miles, as the crow flies. And Whidbey Island’s width in the photo above is just a tad over 4 miles. Mt. Rainier is so beautiful and such a striking view from so many places around the State of Washington.
And here’s another quick view of that point on Whidbey … and Baby Island (at the very north end of Holmes Harbor). Again with more of Whidbey in the background.
And then I came upon that lovely Madrona again. She’ll likely be gone next year.
Walking back to my campsite (I really do need to get a move on and get out of here by check-out time) … but I passed this one absolutely secluded, perfect campsite, #61. There were no neighbors at all! The neighbors next to my campsite this week (one for one night, the second for three nights), were all very quiet. But this campsite #61 had no neighbors at all. Ok, another favorite on the list … and this campsite isn’t that much further away from the eagle’s nest if I come back next spring.
But then, finally, I got back to my campsite.
Prepped the truck.
Stowed more stuff inside the trailer for traveling.
Took one last look around before hitching up the trailer to the truck. Looked UP into the tops of the trees several more times!
I started the final steps of hitching up when I “heard” a little scurrying sound close by.
Hey, a new neighbor. 🙂
What a nice fur coat! What a sweet visit.
And then I did hitch up and head out. Pulled the trailer forward to get the yellow block out from behind the front trailer wheel, then backed up a tad in order to get the solid red triangular block out from under that “big red thing”, then simply pulled the trailer forward 2-3 feet so it gently rolled off the “big red thing”. Took me less than one minute.
And then I was homeward bound. 🙂 Where to next?