{"id":3241,"date":"2023-09-24T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T22:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/?p=3241"},"modified":"2023-10-07T15:20:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T22:20:39","slug":"return-to-the-lower-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/?p=3241","title":{"rendered":"Return to the Lower 48"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We’re not in Alaska anymore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our return to Washington was a bit jarring. After almost four months in Alaska we were not accustomed to the crowds, the traffic or the full campgrounds. <\/p>\n

After some quick errands in Bellingham (oil change, Trader Joe\u2019s) we headed south in search of available campsites. We found some lovely, and unpopular, spots.<\/p>\n

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Jay had lots of questions for the workers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lewis & Clark State Park, Mary’s Corner, Washington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Relaxing at Lewis and Clark State Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Haystack Campground near Madras Oregon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Enjoying the vanilla scent of the Ponderosas at Williamson River Campground, Chiloquin, Oregon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We found this by the side of the road in the burned area near Williamson River Campground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Someone in Forest Service law enforcement has a sense of humor (ticket is from this summer but cars obviously been there for years)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We had camped for several days near the coast, until heavy rain was predicted. After looking at maps and checking forecasts we decided to head inland towards Lassen National Park where clear skies were predicted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our return to Washington was a bit jarring. After almost four months in Alaska we were not accustomed to the crowds, the traffic or the full campgrounds. After some quick errands in Bellingham (oil change, Trader Joe\u2019s) we headed south in search of available campsites. We found some lovely, and unpopular, spots. We had camped … Continue reading Return to the Lower 48<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3241"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3258,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3241\/revisions\/3258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}