It's a rainy evening here at Silver Lake RV Campground which is located about 50 miles west of Mt. St. Helen's. We had decided to go to St. Helen's but it is a 50 mile drive up a dead-end Highway. Wasn't sure whether we could get a space or not but stopped to see. They had two spaces available for a Pop-Up. One they rarely rented because the big rigs could not make the turn to get to it. We could and did. We dropped the camper off and then went to Johnston Ridge Observatory at the end of the road. It was raining and foggy, so unfortunately we could not see the volcano but read all the signs and saw all the exhibits. We also watched a film presentation about the events of 1980. Even without the sight of the volcano it was a worthwhile trip. On the way to it we saw a large herd of Elk. The observatory is a little over 4000 feet in elevation and there was snow lying on some of the road banks near the summit.

We crossed the bridge between Astoria and Washington State this morning. That is one long bridge and high enough in places that cruise ships can go under it with no problem. We say one docked as we crossed. It has rained most of the day. Weather is supposed to be better tomorrow.

We put the camper up while it was raining and did we hurry. Got minimal water inside so we did do a good job. Not much in a picture day, but when I off load Joyce's pictures I will upload her picture of the Bridge. Looking forward to better weather tomorrow. We will probably go to Mt. Rainier.

As I have mentioned earlier I was concerned about mosquitoes getting inside the camper. Last night while camped at Stevens Lake State Park we had our first real experience with them since we started. As soon as we got out of the car we were swarmed. Put on some Off and went about setting up. Took special care to see that all parts were sealed as well as we could. It seemed to work. We were not bothered in the camper at all. Hope it works as well in Alaska.