Had a great Saturday night up at Brown Creek Campground. They leave all the river spots open year round so it’s a great off season get away. This weekend was especially nice since no one was camping with the exception of myself. There was about a mile or so of some pretty deep rutted snow to pass to get to the campground. The weather was perfect all day Saturday and had a short snow event sunday morning that got me going and up for the morning.

Steve and I are both dedicated side sleepers. We added memory foam topper to our high density foam mattress in the RTT and just didn't cut it...... we still hit bottom. I saw a review on Klymit sleeping pads. So I did some research and they noted they were MADE for the side-sleeper. I took the plunge and ordered two insulated inflatable pads from Amazon. When we got them we immediately got them aired up with about 10 SOLID breaths then kinda tried them on the wood floor in the house "to just see". I took mine out this last weekend to use in my ground tent with my thermarest mat. I was NOT disappointed. This product delivered what it promised for the side sleeper. I was warm and very comfortable. Worth every penny

Started my weekend thinking I was going to have to Solo camp all weekend. I will tell you that I hike by myself all the time, camping by myself was taking some courage. I thought about every reason why I shouldn't...... I started my drive on the FS23 up towards High Steel bridge then took the loop around to Brown Creek Campground for my first night. I started my adventure on my new fantastic gadget the Garmin InReach that has texting ability. Aaron Kravik saw my post and connected with me, because they were going to be driving Right by me headed to the Wynoochee Dam. (which is where I was headed anyways.....win. win.) Met up with an awesome group and headed to the Dam. Most of these roads I already knew, but DJ who we met at the Dam showed us some really cool stuff. An old logging camp location that still had a running natural artisian spring that we all took a moment to taste. Some more awesome bridges and beautiful running rivers. DJ also took us up to about 2200ft for a view of the Pacific Ocean and Lake Quinault. The drive took us to the highway that led us to our last spot for the adventure. The shore of the Hoh River. We all set up camp, gathered around the fire, ate dinner and shared lots of stories. I soaked in all the knoweledge they offered. Took some more digs for not having a spare tire or a plug kit LOL!! (today I bought some stuff, more on that later). I have always loved driving around and exporing by foot or by 4 tires. I am always all smiles behind the wheel of my rig. Thank you for taking the time to read my trail report and it has inspired you to get out there and enjoy the drive not the ride!!