Bozeman

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Seaside, Oregon

I wrote about our August 2020 trip previously. During the heights of COVID-19, our little Ross family took a trip through the northwest. The night before Seaside we stopped and played at Rialto Beach. Earlier that same day we were at Hurricane Ridge and the Hoh Rainforest. Six days before at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. The next day would find us in Astoria, Oregon. In the middle, Superior, Montana. Here is another post I still needed to do for Seaside and Cannon Beaches in Oregon. I am posting this 4 years after the visit, boy how the kids have grown.

Seaside Oregon from the Pacific Ocean

We arrived in the afternoon at Seaside and found our hotel. We grabbed a bite to eat at a little Thai place in town. The next morning we ventured out to Seaside Beach to play.

Shadow of Paul Ross at Seaside Beach on 8 August 2020
Hiram and Aliza Ross playing in the ocean, Amanda walking out to supervise, Lillie trying to fly her kite at Seaside Beach
James Ross playing in the sand at Seaside
Lillie and Aliza got into the digging action with James, Hiram is running to join!

After Seaside, we checked out of our hotel and headed to Cannon Beach.

Hiram, Lillie, Amanda, James (under Amanda), and Aliza Ross at Haystack Rock

By this point in the day it was warmer and more pleasant than the colder water and mist at Seaside. We flew kites and played at Cannon Beach until we had to get on the road to make good progress back to Idaho. I may have even taken a nap in the sun and breeze.

Aliza flying a kite at Haystack Rock near Cannon Beach, Oregon
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Hoh Rainforest, Washington

Overlook along Washington coast, Aliza, Lillie, Hiram, James, and Amanda Ross

I wrote about our August 2020 trip previously. During the heights of COVID-19, our little Ross family took a trip through the northwest. The night before we stopped and played at Rialto Beach. Earlier that same day we were at Hurricane Ridge. Six days before at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. The next day would find us in Astoria, Oregon. In the middle, Superior, Montana. I have another post I still need to do for Seaside/Cannon Beach.

This day we drove inland to visit the Hoh Rainforest inside Olympic National Park. For us living in the Idaho desert, this was a strange new land.

A grove inside Hoh Rainforest

It was fun to visit the Visitor Center and walk the paths. We saw slugs, bugs, ferns, and plenty of moss.

Ferns, moss, and growth in Hoh Rainforest

With as much driving as we did on the trip, the kids generally welcomed any opportunity to get out of the van and go for a walk. Each stop was something new and interesting.

Amanda, James, Aliza, Lillie, and Hiram Ross walking below a mossy tree in Hoh Rainforest

It would be fund to try and find these locations in 10 years, or more, to try and recreate some of the photos of this trip. Perhaps the kids might remember a site or two.

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Yellowstone 2020

In 2020, the Ross Family took a trip through the Pacific Northwest. Our first stop was the world’s first National Park, Yellowstone! We left Burley, Idaho about noon and headed out for a longer than week road trip.

Hiram and Aliza Ross at Grand Prismatic Spring, 31 July 2020
Aliza, Lillian, Hiram, and James Ross waiting for Old Faithful, 31 July 2020

We arrived for Old Faithful, but it was going to be another hour, so we wandered Geyser Basin to kill some time.

Castle Geyser, 31 July 2020
We took the Upper Geyser Basin Trail and Upper Geyser Hill Trail

Old Faithful proved true to her name!

Aliza, Hiram, Lillie, and Amanda Ross with Old Faithful in the background, 31 July 2020

That night we stayed in Lake Village.

Mud Volcano is a popular stop and one I remember as a kid, 1 August 2020
Aliza, James, Lillie, and Paul Ross at Dragons Mouth Spring, 1 August 2020
Bison Herd at Yellowstone, 1 August 2020
The world famous Lower Falls in Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon, 1 August 2020
Even a selfie, Paul, Amanda, Aliza, Hiram, and James Ross, 1 August 2020
Another picture of the Yellowstone Grand Canyon from further down stream, you can see the top of the Lower Falls, 1 August 2020
James, Amanda, Lillie, Aliza, and Hiram Ross at Mammoth Hot Spring, 1 August 2020

Hiram Ross at Mammoth Hot Spring, 1 August 2020
Mammoth Hot Spring, Yellowstone National Park, 1 August 2020

The kids were worn out after a long day and we were then spending the night in Bozeman, Montana. We made our trip out of the park and to Montana to the C’mon Inn where we crashed for the night. The kids liked the Coy.

Aliza and Lillian Ross watching fish in Bozeman, Montana

You can read out about our visit the next day to the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman.

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Rialto Beach, Washington

Aliza and Lillian Ross at Rialto Beach, Washington in August 2020

In August 2020, the heights of COVID-19, the Ross family took a little trip through the northwest. Earlier that same day we were at Hurricane Ridge. Six days before at the Museum of the Rockies in Montana. The next day would find us in Astoria, Oregon. In the middle, Superior, Montana. There are other posts I need to do regarding the Hiawatha Trail, Hoh Rain Forest, Seaside/Cannon Beach, and more.

This is an evening stop the Ross van made to Rialto Beach near La Push, Washington. It was getting later in the evening. I dropped the kids off and probably spent another 30 minutes trying to find a good spot to park and then walk to the beach myself. The kids had fun, it was getting dark, and starting to get cool at the beach. But they had another memorable occasion at a beach on the Pacific Ocean in 2020.

Aliza, Lillian, and Hiram Ross at Rialto Beach
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Museum of the Rockies

James, Lillie, Aliza, and Hiram Ross at the Museum of the Rockies

The morning of 2 August 2020 found the Ross Family in Bozeman, Montana. It was the first time any of us had ever been to Bozeman. I have family in Gallatin County, but I haven’t ever been there to visit them, only interacting with them at Andra family reunions.

We were headed west after a trip through Yellowstone National Park and headed to the Olympic National Park via Coeur d’Alene, which I will have to share photos from on another date. We spent that night in Superior, Montana after trekking up through Helena.

The kids enjoyed the Museum of the Rockies. We were there a couple of hours, which for our young children was long enough.

Siebel Tyrannosaurus Rex display at Museum of the Rockies

The kids were mesmerized by the massive dinosaur displays. Less so with the old west and history of Bozeman. There were some snakes and lizards they thought were fascinating.