Seattle & Tower Rock

We left the KOA in Burlington a little after 10:00 am and headed south on I-5 to Randle, Washington.  We were surprised at the amount of traffic going through Seattle on a Sunday.  It was as busy as Atlanta!  Glad we were driving through Seattle when it was NOT rush hour!

As we got closer to Seattle, we got into the "Express Lanes" which are in the middle of the interstate and have very few exits.  At this point, the Express Lanes disappear below I-5.

While still traveling under I-5, we could see the Seattle Space Needle off to our right.

The Express Lanes continue under I-5...

...and into a tunnel.

When we emerged on the other side, we could see CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks off to our right.

We missed seeing downtown Seattle by driving via the Express Lanes, but we also did not run into any traffic slowdowns.  When we reached Exit 68, we headed east on Hwy 12 to Randle.

As we got closer to Randle, we saw Mt. Adams (another one of Washington States five volcanos) in the distance.

We had reservations to stay at Maple Grove RV Resort and were supposed to have full hookups (50 AMP + water + sewer).  When I went into the office to get our campsite, I found out we could either have 50 AMP & water but no sewer or we could have 30 AMP, water & sewer but then would have to move to another site on Wednesday.  We were very frustrated and explained that the sales office where I had made the reservation had told us we would have full hookups including 50 AMP.  But that didn't do any good because they just didn't have what we reserved. 

When Crystal and Grant first talked about coming out here, they had found another campground online:  Tower Rock U Fish RV Park.  When I called them, I found out they did not have 50 AMP either but they did have full hookups that we could stay in until Friday plus they were about $12 cheaper per night.  After Chuck and I talked it over, we decided not to stay at Maple Grove and go to Tower Rock U Fish RV Park instead.

The owner gave me very good directions over the phone plus there were several signs to follow.

And it was a good thing because it seemed like we were going to somewhere that was out in the middle of nowhere.

After driving 13 miles off of Hwy 12, we finally reached Tower Rock U Fish RV Park.

                                                 

We got site #18 which has lots of shade and is very quiet.

The campground really is out in the middle of nowhere but is so nice and peaceful. 

And we can see Tower Rock from the campground.
 

You probably noticed it has a nice little pond in the above picture.  The pond is stocked with trout but at $5 per fish and a "you catch it you keep it" policy, I don't think Chuck will be doing any fishing here because that would probably cost a bunch of money!  :)