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Did We go to XXX – A REVIEW

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Did we really review a XXX place? Remember that this is a family friendly place.

That said, yes we did. It was the Triple XXX Root Beer Drive-in in Issaquah, Washington. The restaurant is unique in the fact that it has all kinds of antique stuff inside. The burgers were average and the root beer was really good.

The staff was friendly but beware… they do not take credit cards.
YOU MUST PAY WITH CASH. There is an ATM available.

Triple XXX Root Beer Drive-In
http://www.triplexrootbeer.com
98 NE Gilman Blvd, Issaquah, WA 98027
GPS coordinates: 47.537672, -122.035227

Did She Fall? Drama While Rock Sliding

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Did She Fall? Drama While Rock Sliding The girls we goofing off at the campground and started playing on the rocks and cliffs. Nothing bad happened… just fun.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Balanced Rock Park
http://www.twinfallscounty.org/parks/parks/balanced-rock-park
Balanced Rock Rd, Buhl, ID 83316
GPS coordinates: 42.540549, -114.951020
https://goo.gl/maps/fapPkcLk5SdD1mqMA


REVIEW Twede’s Cafe – Double R Diner from Twin Peaks

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Twede’s Cafe was the diner featured in the TV series Twin Peaks. It was called the Double R Diner and the still have “Twin Peaks” cherry pie and “A damn fine cup o’ coffee!”.

Other than that, it was overpriced for a small town diner. AT least the portions were good sized. The waiter asked the girls’ names and then decided to call them by their shirt color. We now refer to Twede’s as the restaurant where the guy called them colors.

Twede’s Cafe
http://www.twedescafe.com
137 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045
GPS coordinates: 47.495316, -121.786839

Balanced Rock Park Review

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The Balanced Rock Park is an awesome find in the middle of nowhere. We were literally driving through flat farm land and these rocks appear in the near distance barely visible. The road starts winding and going down and further down.

All of a sudden, a gorgeous canyon appears and there is a park at the bottom. And this park allows free camping for 30 days out of a 30 day period. Of course, it’s dry camping also known as boondocking. No electric, water, or sewer hookups. There is only a couple of spots that a medium to larger rig can set up. That is the only drawback. We did stay the full 7 days allowed.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Balanced Rock Park
http://www.twinfallscounty.org/parks/parks/balanced-rock-park
Balanced Rock Rd, Buhl, ID 83316
GPS coordinates: 42.540549, -114.951020
https://goo.gl/maps/fapPkcLk5SdD1mqMA


REVIEW Denny Creek Campground

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Denny Creek Campground is located in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and is nestled between the eastbound and westbound sides of Interstate 90 in Washington state.

The creek is really nice and Dad and the girls walked to 1.5 mile trail to Franklin Falls which was gorgeous. There will be a separate video for the hike.

The campground does not have many sites that will fit larger trailers. Some sites have 30amp electric available even though the website days it is 15amp.

Walk with Dad on a tour of the campground.

If you are interested in the Water Bandit mentioned in this video.
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Denny Creek Campground
http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbs/recreation/recarea?recid=18032&actid=29
I-90, North Bend, WA 98045
GPS coordinates: 47.411157, -121.441768

Is The Horse Hungry? – Hungry Horse Reservoir

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We checked out the Hungry Horse Reservoir. We found a spot where we could drive down next to the water. The rocks were so colorful.

We then went over to the Hungry Horse Dam. It is tenth tallest dam in the United States and the third tallest curved dam. It is over 500 feet tall so you know the water is deep. It features a glory hole for when the water level gets too high. The water will flow into the glory hole and drop 490 feet straight down.

Check out the video and let us know what you think.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Hungry Horse Dam
https://www.nps.gov/articles/montana-hungry-horse-dam.htm
https://www.usbr.gov/pn/hungryhorse
Martin City, MT 59926
GPS coordinates: 48.34155, -114.01422
https://goo.gl/maps/5VjRFc2GxUBQn8CJA

Place we played around:
GPS coordinates: 48.331603, -113.955119
https://goo.gl/maps/vZpxNsSryH4J1vqh6


REVIEW Early Winters Campground

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Early Winters Campground is located in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and is very close to the east side of North Cascades National Park. However, we did not go into the National Park from here. We just chilled out for a few days and enjoyed the peace and quiet.

If you are looking for campgrounds to stay while visiting North Cascades National Park, we recommend that you watch one of these videos.
https://youtu.be/TCxjGAO2FiM
https://youtu.be/cZTe8ApxZjo

Early Winters Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/okawen/recreation/recarea/?recid=59203
WA-20, Winthrop, WA 98862
GPS coordinates: 48.597494, -120.445944


Montana Vortex and House of Mystery

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Montana Vortex and House of Mystery is supposed to have some kind of energy that has special effects on people and things.

Come with us and let us know if you think it is real or not.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Montana Vortex and House of Mystery
http://www.montanavortex.com
7800 U.S, Hwy 2 E, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
GPS coordinates: 48.382337, -114.123003
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REVIEW Blue Lake RV Resort

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We had planned to stay at the Fairgrounds in Naples, Idaho but could not determine where to go for the campground. A quick search found the Blue Lake RV Resort and it’s bottomless lake.

Is it really bottomless? Probably not. But they say the equipment can only truly determine a depth of 100 feet but it is not a solid bottom. Either way, it is a small lake that it deeper than a lot of big lakes and reservoirs.

The campground itself is pretty tight as far as parking. It does have heated floors in the bathroom and showers. And the showers have really hot water. So that is nice.

Walk with us as we tour the campground.

Blue Lake RV Resort
http://bluelakervresort.com
242 Blue Lake Rd, Naples, ID 83847
GPS coordinates: 48.581543, -116.387407


The Gourd Barn

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The Gourd Barn is open from Labor Day thru October and is located on the south side of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We visited in June of 2019 as an overnight guest and stayed in our RV in the field behind the barn. You can do this as well if you are a member of Harvest Hosts.

Harvest Hosts is a membership site that has over 1500 wineries, breweries, museums, golf courses, and more that allow FREE overnight stays for RVers usually with no hookups.

The Gourd Barn was our fourth time using our membership. They were so nice and they gave us a tour of the barn. Most of this tour is in the video. Take a few minutes, watch the video and let us know what you think.

If you are interested in a Harvest Host membership. Use this link to get a discount. http://harvesthosts.refr.cc/livingcoast2coast

The Gourd Barn
https://www.facebook.com/The-Gourd-Barn-174609525982982
N4130 Black Point Rd, Moran, MI 49760
GPS coordinates: 46.001610, -84.862958
https://goo.gl/maps/CoBzJMthsX8QgT7A6