Greetings from the Train Lord in South Australia a long way away from this epic action. I have thoroughly enjoyed going along your journey since I found you in Cheyenne. If I had known that Washington State was so beautiful in 1988 during my 1969 VW campervan trip to Alaska I would certainly have come to this place. I have enjoyed your style of presentation with the camera set up on the windscreen to show the road and forests etc., including the tune every time you fly the drone. Well done!
My cousins sister-in-law married Van Riper after her husband died. She used to help run the place. Actually she ran the place while Van Riper tinkered around the place. After he died she sold it and moved to Port Angeles. My aunt and uncle used to run a charter boat up in Neah Bay back in the 70's and also lived in Clallam Bay and retired to Port Angeles. They knew the Van Ripers as well. Fond memories of going to the Peninsula as a kid.
You know our house is the first house when you drive into sekiu..... next year you’re welcome to stay in one of our 4 full hookups. We will take ya fishing too.
That was a prime spot in the campsite. The scenery is still stunning. It was fun to watch the birds go for the scraps of the fish. Too bad that you did not get to the very peak in Washington. But what you did was great. Thanks for taking me along of this vacation. It sure passed a lot of hours during the time of the shut-down. Stay safe and happy adventuring. I am curious to see what way you take to go back to Arizona.
Supposed to be a storm moving in over the next few days. Should have enough rain to put out the Washington and Oregon fires. Good luck and smooth sailing Russ.
What a treat to find out I missed this video day before yesterday with no new video up today (Thursday). It's late & the guy from A-1 sewer just left from cleaning out my sewer drains. Caught it early so no major damage or back up. Oh the joy of home ownership. Russ for a guy that doesn't like crowds I think you handled that very well.
I came across your site by accident before you made it up to Sturgis and I am so glad I did. I look forward to traveling with you every day. What beautiful country roads and sights! Thank you for what you do and safe travels in the smoke.
What a view, one if the best 👌 you picked a good one 👍 Russ, that's a cozy little area RV's everywhere, hope you got a good fish sandwich 🥪 to eat, keep the wheels rolling and safe, thanks Russ
We have enjoyed following you. We started watching just before the Black Hills of SD. I was raised in Spearfish, SD and Live in SE Washington at Dixie, WA. Thank You, R&G
I'm gonna be sad when you are done.. My hubby and I have decided that we need to take this trip from Montana to Oregon next year... Thanks for showing us where all the cool areas are
Good evening Russ, Very nice, Thank you for the drone video. Appreciate your travels hope you are enjoying your Smoke filled Vacation, We are finally clearing up some with blue skies the last couple days ,here in Washington St. Sleep well by the waves of the water, Don't forget to set the emergency brake. Lol Take care Russ. Larry & Linda
Wow Russ, I don't want it to end...That is one cool place, Covid? what Covid! Fresh salt air and sea. The smells must be wonderful. I sure hope you went to that restaurant for a seafood dinner! See You Soon!
Another awesome video Sir! Your viewers can't thank you enough for the wonderful adventures, fabulous footage and drone shots, and your subtle and humble commentary. You and your channel are definitely the best! Safe travels!
What a beautiful spot your at! The sounds of the ocean should lull you to sleep. You should get yourself a fresh fish dinner while you're there Russ! Take Care and can't wait for the next great video!👍😃
Another great video!! Fun fact: every mile you go west on 101 out of Port Angeles, you gain another inch of rain per year. The land you saw on the other side of The Strait is the west coast of Vancouver Island. The Native Americans often went across the strait. To them, the North Coast of the Olympic Peninsula and the West Cosat of VI is considered to be a single land. The next time you come this way, take a side trip over to Ozette Lake. When in Forks, head out to Rialto Beach. I promise you'll enjoy the spectacular coastal wilderness scenery. Further down on 101, stop at Ruby Beach. Yes, the smoke was definitely not a pretty sight and it created very unhealthy AQI readings here. Over in Sherman Pass, which you visited in your previous video, the AQI was in the hazardous range and so was Spokane. Portland and much of the Willamette Valley were in the hazardous range too. At one point last week, the smoke covered all of Vancouver Island and all of the WA coast and the North Olympic coast. And it extended 1000 miles off the coast of WA and OR. I'm happy that you were able to see as much as you did on this visit. On your next visit DO visit the Hoh River rain forest. They get over 140 inches of rain a year. You'll be utterly amazed by the heavy moss on the trees.
Not sure if you mentioned that the large body of water stretching from Port Townsend to Neah Bay is the Straits of Juan DeFuca. A beautiful state park just west of Port Angeles is Salt Creek. RV sites overlook the Straits, and "tide pooling" at the park offers a chance to carefully touch a variety of marine creatures. I've enjoyed the entire 2020 Virtual Summer Trip so far, and thank you for allowing us to hop a ride!
Truly beautiful area used to be home for me, North Cascades, Olympic National Forest and Sekiu surrounds. You must spend a lot of time here. So much rain to sleep thru before the most gorgeous days on the planet in between rains (year round).😎 But it's worth it unless you try living here year round😱
The Man with the Van. You were lucky to have gotten a spot in that RV park. Looked crowded. After I watch these excellent videos I go straight to Google Earth and check out where you are in the vast US of A.
If this place is the end of the line for this summer virtual tour, it was a great place to end it. I live in Colorado, but grew up in New England and I really miss the fishing villages and seafood and the smell of the ocean. Thanks for bringing these views into our home Russ. I know it was a lot of work but the results were fantastic
A lot of people take their RVs up there to lease a charter fishing trip. The locals keep theirs there as well when the seasons running.. The highschool sports teams from Neah Bay travel clear across the peninsula.. Either 112 or 101-104 to play games as far as us in Kingston to the ferry across to Edmonds.. so 4 hours each way. Have spent many many hours with their drivers. And a lot of times all the parents drive themselves as well.. empties our their town!
My grandfather built that gas station his name was William cook it started out as a pizza shop with pinball machines and I would spend many summers up there before he passed away about 15 years ago You even drove passed his house
Wow...wow...just wow! What a view and I can only imagine sleeping right next to the water! Kept your window open??? I notice a lot of truck campers there! Cool!!! That’s what I drive.
Thank you for walking out to that rocky point near the end. I was looking for a place to shore fish near there and I think I'm going to give that spot a try.
PLEASE!! Don't mis Hoh Rainforest... easy trip to visitor center and short trails on boardwalks.... must see!! I've watched all your videos from South Dakota where I live!!
I would love to visit this area but the last time I was near the Gulf of mexico 100 yards from the water I had to replace the door to my camper as the hinge and pin welded them selves together and I broke the door getting out. Yes I did wash it every couple of days too.
The green there comes from lots of Rain but when it is beautiful as this day it is most pleasant to see and be there! A Fishing license was not required, 1960's when I lived near there in Pacific Beach and Port Orchard! Oysters and butter clams on the Puget Sound and Razor Clams on the coast with a no license 20 limit! But, they added a steal head permit and then many people moved to the State and things changed. Around 1963 I caught a Sturgeon in the Chehalis river at Aberdeen and King Salmon out of Grays Harbor! A lot of shake splitters there then with mostly timber workers! Its a great memory as well as many other things! Armageddon will change everything for the much better with Freedom by law enforcement and removal of dirty politicks. Ron PTL USA
I paused this video close to the beginning, where I believe that you said, that you were turning onto (113). Earlier - as on other videos- you mentioned Hwy. 101, & that makes me think, of the highly successful group (Hwy. 101), as I am also a musician, with some moderate (weekend) sucess, in the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's, besides other careers. Thanks again for the great 2020 virtual vacation. Sorry its coming to an end. I will have to be content with past summer vacations, by you, some of which I have viewed.
🙋♀️Hello Russ! Happy 1st day of Fall to you. The stones reminded me of Stonehenge. I hope you were able to enjoy your evening. What a beautiful view you got to camp with. I'm so glad you stopped here! 👍
I think you can escape the smoke down the Oregon coast on 101 the winds have been coming in from the west even the I-5 corritor is pretty good as of now. Good luck I sure have been enjoying your vacation, but a little jealous, we were in a level 2 evaluation for awhile but is since been lifted 🙂
Hi Russ. I'm following you on Google maps / street view. Did you find Lisa's Pizza next to Van Riper's Resort? What a wonderful place to stay the night! Thumbs Up!!
You deserve an award for the best RV 2020 vacation! A definite WOW! I sincerely hope you were able to enjoy your awesome view. Thanks again. 💞👍
he sure doses he has done a great job!
I 2nd that!!! Stay safe Russ
I totally agree. This is one Australian who regularly watches his Utube travels.
Definitely agree.
Theres no place like home.. so lucky to call this place my home
Greetings from the Train Lord in South Australia a long way away from this epic action. I have thoroughly enjoyed going along your journey since I found you in Cheyenne. If I had known that Washington State was so beautiful in 1988 during my 1969 VW campervan trip to Alaska I would certainly have come to this place. I have enjoyed your style of presentation with the camera set up on the windscreen to show the road and forests etc., including the tune every time you fly the drone. Well done!
My cousins sister-in-law married Van Riper after her husband died. She used to help run the place. Actually she ran the place while Van Riper tinkered around the place. After he died she sold it and moved to Port Angeles. My aunt and uncle used to run a charter boat up in Neah Bay back in the 70's and also lived in Clallam Bay and retired to Port Angeles. They knew the Van Ripers as well. Fond memories of going to the Peninsula as a kid.
thank you for staying with us at VanRipers. Your video is amazing!!! Come see us again.
You know our house is the first house when you drive into sekiu..... next year you’re welcome to stay in one of our 4 full hookups. We will take ya fishing too.
What a fabulous spot Van Rippers!
Russ, best RV Park. I bet with the sound of the waves you will sleep well tonight.
Great place to fish for Salmon and Halibut.
That was a prime spot in the campsite. The scenery is still stunning. It was fun to watch the birds go for the scraps of the fish. Too bad that you did not get to the very peak in Washington. But what you did was great. Thanks for taking me along of this vacation. It sure passed a lot of hours during the time of the shut-down. Stay safe and happy adventuring. I am curious to see what way you take to go back to Arizona.
Supposed to be a storm moving in over the next few days. Should have enough rain to put out the Washington and Oregon fires. Good luck and smooth sailing Russ.
Heck of a lot of beautiful views. Shame about the fires. Feel bad for the animals. Really nice jetty. Ty for taking us along. Be safe. 😊👍
What a treat to find out I missed this video day before yesterday with no new video up today (Thursday). It's late & the guy from A-1 sewer just left from cleaning out my sewer drains. Caught it early so no major damage or back up. Oh the joy of home ownership. Russ for a guy that doesn't like crowds I think you handled that very well.
Hi Russ ! Wow ! What a great place.. Van Rippers RV Park.. I had my ZEN moment !! Stay Happy and Safe ! Talk soon ! Sleep well Tonight !!
sure has been nice traveling along with you Russ been to some very nice places stay safe my friend !!
Prime time Coho salmon fishing this time of year depending on which areas are open. Beautiful area to RV camp-- what a view!
Very nice area! Thanks for the ride Russ 🚐
I came across your site by accident before you made it up to Sturgis and I am so glad I did. I look forward to traveling with you every day. What beautiful country roads and sights! Thank you for what you do and safe travels in the smoke.
What a awesome place thanks Russ.
Picked you up in Sturgis and been with you since, thoroughly enjoying it, long may you continue.
Something about salty air that makes sleeping good !
Thank you so much for showing all these great areas. Places I know I would never be able to see. Russ you sure know how to live. Thanks again..
Wow this is a great trip! Smoke or no smoke it is gorgeous! Great to see what is going on in other parts of the country.
My #1 choice fishing spot sekiu
What a view, one if the best 👌 you picked a good one 👍 Russ, that's a cozy little area RV's everywhere, hope you got a good fish sandwich 🥪 to eat, keep the wheels rolling and safe, thanks Russ
We have enjoyed following you. We started watching just before the Black Hills of SD. I was raised in Spearfish, SD and Live in SE Washington at Dixie, WA. Thank You, R&G
I am SOOO Jealous😆I *WILL* camp there one day! That Bay is my favorite of all the places we’ve seen in WA State. Russ, Thank you as always!
Must check out Lake Quinault and Kalaloch.
I'm gonna be sad when you are done.. My hubby and I have decided that we need to take this trip from Montana to Oregon next year... Thanks for showing us where all the cool areas are
Good evening Russ,
Very nice, Thank you for the drone video.
Appreciate your travels hope you are enjoying your Smoke filled Vacation,
We are finally clearing up some with blue skies the last couple days ,here in Washington St.
Sleep well by the waves of the water,
Don't forget to set the emergency brake.
Lol
Take care Russ.
Larry & Linda
I remember living there, beautiful place❤❤❤
Wow Russ, I don't want it to end...That is one cool place, Covid? what Covid! Fresh salt air and sea. The smells must be wonderful. I sure hope you went to that restaurant for a seafood dinner! See You Soon!
Love every mile Russ!!
Wow, what a great place. Thank you Russ for showing us this great trip and destinations!!!
12:22 What a beautiful view!!! And you had your own firepit. What a place!
Another awesome video Sir! Your viewers can't thank you enough for the wonderful adventures, fabulous footage and drone shots, and your subtle and humble commentary. You and your channel are definitely the best! Safe travels!
So well said....
Your in my neck of WA. Enjoy
Mine to
What a beautiful spot your at! The sounds of the ocean should lull you to sleep. You should get yourself a fresh fish dinner while you're there Russ! Take Care and can't wait for the next great video!👍😃
Another great video!!
Fun fact: every mile you go west on 101 out of Port Angeles, you gain another inch of rain per year.
The land you saw on the other side of The Strait is the west coast of Vancouver Island.
The Native Americans often went across the strait. To them, the North Coast of the Olympic Peninsula and the West Cosat of VI is considered to be a single land.
The next time you come this way, take a side trip over to Ozette Lake.
When in Forks, head out to Rialto Beach. I promise you'll enjoy the spectacular coastal wilderness scenery.
Further down on 101, stop at Ruby Beach.
Yes, the smoke was definitely not a pretty sight and it created very unhealthy AQI readings here.
Over in Sherman Pass, which you visited in your previous video, the AQI was in the hazardous range and so was Spokane.
Portland and much of the Willamette Valley were in the hazardous range too.
At one point last week, the smoke covered all of Vancouver Island and all of the WA coast and the North Olympic coast.
And it extended 1000 miles off the coast of WA and OR.
I'm happy that you were able to see as much as you did on this visit.
On your next visit DO visit the Hoh River rain forest. They get over 140 inches of rain a year. You'll be utterly amazed by the heavy moss on the trees.
Not sure if you mentioned that the large body of water stretching from Port Townsend to Neah Bay is the Straits of Juan DeFuca. A beautiful state park just west of Port Angeles is Salt Creek. RV sites overlook the Straits, and "tide pooling" at the park offers a chance to carefully touch a variety of marine creatures. I've enjoyed the entire 2020 Virtual Summer Trip so far, and thank you for allowing us to hop a ride!
What a GREAT spot!!
That seems to be a very popular place. Too bad it’s so smoky. Cool place to sleep. Be safe!
Thanks Russ have safe trip south
Fantastic place, Russ. Thanks so much for taking us along. The sounds of the surf is terrific!
Glad to see you made it to the NW tip of the peninsula. Spoke to soon, sad that Seiku was the furthest and not through the reservation.
Hey Russ!!! "AWESOME"!!! Views!!! Be Safe!!!
Truly beautiful area used to be home for me, North Cascades, Olympic National Forest and Sekiu surrounds.
You must spend a lot of time here. So much rain to sleep thru before the most gorgeous days on the planet in between rains (year round).😎 But it's worth it unless you try living here year round😱
Thanks so much Russ! Another great day, what a treat!
Nice job, Russ!! Thank you so much for your time and effort and money spent on a vacation that we couldn't afford to do. Beautiful!! GOD BLESS YOU!!
Russ, you should be at 100K followers or more!!!!😊 Great video today!
The Man with the Van. You were lucky to have gotten a spot in that RV park. Looked crowded. After I watch these excellent videos I go straight to Google Earth and check out where you are in the vast US of A.
Nice pictures! Trip really isn't over till you get home!
Beautiful views of the water and boats! Thank you for sharing!
Very cool Russ!😎
If this place is the end of the line for this summer virtual tour, it was a great place to end it. I live in Colorado, but grew up in New England and I really miss the fishing villages and seafood and the smell of the ocean. Thanks for bringing these views into our home Russ. I know it was a lot of work but the results were fantastic
A lot of people take their RVs up there to lease a charter fishing trip. The locals keep theirs there as well when the seasons running.. The highschool sports teams from Neah Bay travel clear across the peninsula.. Either 112 or 101-104 to play games as far as us in Kingston to the ferry across to Edmonds.. so 4 hours each way. Have spent many many hours with their drivers. And a lot of times all the parents drive themselves as well.. empties our their town!
You see a lot of the Washington State University flag on things in the Northwest. You see it flying from the camper at 11:59. Go Cougs!
He said that you could nose on in and see water...good, as long as you don't get too nosy and drive off into the water. 😜
Beautiful part of our great country. I don't want it to end.
My grandfather built that gas station his name was William cook it started out as a pizza shop with pinball machines and I would spend many summers up there before he passed away about 15 years ago
You even drove passed his house
Wow...wow...just wow! What a view and I can only imagine sleeping right next to the water! Kept your window open??? I notice a lot of truck campers there! Cool!!! That’s what I drive.
Nice little campsite at Van Rippers. You said they gave you site 5, but you pulled into and hooked up in site 4. I caught that.
hi colin from worcester in the uk i love your channel i am catching up on what you have done in the past yrar
Thank you for walking out to that rocky point near the end. I was looking for a place to shore fish near there and I think I'm going to give that spot a try.
Great ,cant believe been watching since July 8 th ,your travels kept my hope up get thur 10 disc back opt, thanks again👍
What a great place to spend the night, couldn’t get any closer to the water.
thanks Russ.
Thanks again Russ. Looks like a good place to go crabbing 🦀🦀🦀. Wish i was there.
Sure enjoyed the journey. Looking forward to the next one...Be safe.
Great journey, Russ! Good job.
Another great video thanks! Be safe on your trip headed south... home . DT
A lot of camper trucks in the town. Cheers 🇨🇦
Head back along the coast road to Port Angeles and spend some time up on Hurricane Ridge before heading south on the coast..
Gone ocean fishing out of Neah Bay several times. Beautiful area.
PLEASE!! Don't mis Hoh Rainforest... easy trip to visitor center and short trails on boardwalks.... must see!! I've watched all your videos from South Dakota where I live!!
Great place Russ, altho with all those seagulls, your van will be covered by the morning ;-)
Thank you for the video.
Russ by taking another route than I did u avoided all the hair pin turns. That's for the trip out here ! Gorgeous
Stunning view
Quartzite by the sea😎
I would love to visit this area but the last time I was near the Gulf of mexico 100 yards from the water I had to replace the door to my camper as the hinge and pin welded them selves together and I broke the door getting out. Yes I did wash it every couple of days too.
The green there comes from lots of Rain but when it is beautiful as this day it is most pleasant to see and be there! A Fishing license was not required, 1960's when I lived near there in Pacific Beach and Port Orchard! Oysters and butter clams on the Puget Sound and Razor Clams on the coast with a no license 20 limit! But, they added a steal head permit and then many people moved to the State and things changed. Around 1963 I caught a Sturgeon in the Chehalis river at Aberdeen and King Salmon out of Grays Harbor! A lot of shake splitters there then with mostly timber workers! Its a great memory as well as many other things! Armageddon will change everything for the much better with Freedom by law enforcement and removal of dirty politicks. Ron PTL USA
Tres jolie! Bonne nuit.
I paused this video close to the beginning, where I believe that you said, that you were turning onto (113). Earlier - as on other videos- you mentioned Hwy. 101, & that makes me think, of the highly successful group (Hwy. 101), as I am also a musician, with some moderate (weekend) sucess, in the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's, besides other careers. Thanks again for the great 2020 virtual vacation. Sorry its coming to an end. I will have to be content with past summer vacations, by you, some of which I have viewed.
Loved the band Highway 101.still have some of their cassette tapes..giving away my age.....lol
Cool place to spend the night. Be Careful on your Journey home 🏠👍☕️🍀
Enjoyed that video.
THANKS
Hei, Ross, it seems the best way out to return to the South, is going back EAST, to Idaho and SE, to ward Arizona via UT
🙋♀️Hello Russ! Happy 1st day of Fall to you. The stones reminded me of Stonehenge. I hope you were able to enjoy your evening. What a beautiful view you got to camp with. I'm so glad you stopped here! 👍
I think you can escape the smoke down the Oregon coast on 101 the winds have been coming in from the west even the I-5 corritor is pretty good as of now. Good luck I sure have been enjoying your vacation, but a little jealous, we were in a level 2 evaluation for awhile but is since been lifted 🙂
see ya tomorrow :)
I’m halibut fishing with my dad there, at the start of the ocean
Hi Russ. I'm following you on Google maps / street view. Did you find Lisa's Pizza next to Van Riper's Resort? What a wonderful place to stay the night! Thumbs Up!!
Nice
is the salmon running up there im not sure what time of the year they do
Best Scenic RV Virtual Vacation I've experienced for 2020! 🚐⛵🏞️🗻🏜️
Juan de Fuca straits. Vancouver Island to the north of Sekiu WA
wow, so beautiful. Some day....
Vancouver Island across the Straights of Juan de Fuca on the horizon.
That's a big island !
HAVE VAN WILL TRAVEL!!