July 22, 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.
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 scurring 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?
What, no eagles today? No boats? What is this world coming to? 🙂 Well, at least you included that darling little bunny rabbit. Thanks for showing us a great camping trip!
Nope, no eagles, no boats. 🙂 Thanks Babe.
Love the bunny. Wow, Mt. Rainier! Yes, thanks for taking us along on your camping week. This was fun.
You are welcome, Paul. 🙂
Nice bunny! Loved the walk you took this last morning and photos you shared of views that we had seen earlier too. That one Madrona photo in that earlier blog post was really gorgeous. Trees are so spectacular. Thank you Ann. Indeed, where to next?
Trees surely are spectacular! I love them too. Another camping trip coming soon. 🙂
What beautiful country. I’m impressed with how well you know your trailer and what good care you take of her. And I love the bunny, too. 🙂
If figure if I take of my trailer, she’ll take care of me, and so far that’s working very well. That bunny just sat there and watched me hitch up, I forgot to put that in the blog. She was great. 🙂
Had to pull up a map because I couldn’t figure out how you could have Whidbey island, which lies to the west of Camano Island, and Mt Rainier, which is southeast of Camano, in the same picture. But you can!
😃😄Learn something new every day!!!
Thank you for the info on the history of the eagles population numbers that you supplied in your comment/response a couple of blogs back. (Utsalady beach). It is a truly remarkable success story.
Isn’t that weird about Camano and Whidbey and Rainier. I didn’t notice Rainier during the 2 times I had been standing there, nor in my photos after I got home, because I didn’t think one could see Mt Rainier from that angle. But when I zoomed in to look at something else in the photo, wow, there she was! And then I looked at a map and realized how it could be so.
I didn’t realize that we almost lost the entire world’s population of American Bald Eagles just a few decades ago until I did that research … so thank you for asking! I’m sure glad we have them back.
Wonderful photos and information. Most enjoyable. Thank you.
You are welcome, Henry. I’m glad you are reading my blog.
I was surprised about the angle of Camano and Whidbey and Rainier too. But Google Earth does prove your description is right on target. Camano seems to snuggle into a curve of Whidbey so that the southern part of Whidbey is actually east of Camano. Huh, learn something every day. 🙂 Nice bunny.
Yes, wasn’t that weird to learn about Camano and Whidbey? We boaters think we know everything about where everything is around Puget Sound. Not so much, eh? 🙂
Great photos. Fun week. More please. 🙂 I really like everyone’s comments.
Thanks, June. I sure like the comments too. More camping coming soon. 🙂
I often find it difficult to leave a site that I particularly enjoyed. I’m always a little sad to leave something that felt just right.
PS: What a great view of Mt Rainier!
I have a list of places that I’d like to return to. So far, in 7 years of camping to dozens of places, I’ve returned to only 3 of them. But the list makes me not quite so sad when I leave a place that I’ve loved … since it’s on the list and I’ll be back, or so I think. 🙂
Oh, indeed, Mt Rainier is gorgeous.