The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-08-14

+. w. Bibbins and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. ID. Garvin, in the Bibbins ear,
and Mr.. and Mrs. 4. j. Kerl and
Margaret, in the kerl car (also
Don Mickey and Fluffy III the same
car),. left on the 10 clock ferry
for three days trip in the Hood
Canal country.
Arriving at Des Moines, we de-
cided the longest way round
would be the shortest way to get
TO Tacoma, so went over the hills
to Kent and started south Oh the
pavement. only to find the road
closed On account of a bridge out,
and had 10 go around by Puyallup
and Sumner. Arrived at Tacoma
about noon and started ont the
Camp Lewis road looking for
place to stop for lunch, but mad to
20 quite way beyond the almost
deserted camp before coming to
water.
After lunch we hit the road
again through Olympia and
around by Shelton and across the
Skokomish river to Potlatch. Here
we expected to go to Lake Cush.
man, but found they did not allow
camping there, so went on about
a mile from Potlatch to the finest
place for camp one will find in
the state. On the left of the road
some one had cleared a little piece
of about an acre and started
home, but had abandoned it years
ago. On the left of the clearing
was little mountain stream with
water cold as ice, and just across
the road was the canal with
nice sandy beach. Here We
made fire and heated the coffee,
then pitched orr tent and went up
in the woods looking for bedding
(cedar bomghs and moss. Built u
big camp fire and sat around till
eleven o'clock. then turned in. nut
no one could sleep much the first
night. About six clock some one
went ont and Knocked the tent
down. which was better than an
alarm clock, as it was ease
of get up, whether you wanted TO
or not. Had a good hot breakfast
of bacon, eggs and fried potatoes,
coffee, etc.
About nine O'Clock we packed
our baggage and hit the road
along the shores of Hood Canal,
the finest drive of the trip. with
the canal on one side and the
Olyppics on the other.
About five miles out of camp
had the first accident, with the
Kerl ear. due to thoughtlessness,
and were delayed about half an
hour.
Crossed the Duckabush River to
Brinnon and Maynard, and start
ed upgrade for Quilcene. Here we
ran onto piece of road they were
graveling. and the truck had just
dumped a load and backed out
As it was dinner time, we wonder
ed what the broad smiles of the
road men meant, but found out
when We had to shovel gravel be-
fore we could get through. Some
of the party wanted to run off
with the shcvels to get even. but
compromised by throwing them up
on the bank out of sight. We
would have been justified in burn
ing them. because they told us
there was no way around the gray
ell. and we had to grind through
about four miles of it. and found
out afterward there was a good
dctour. But they wanted il pack
ed, so lied to us to get MS to go
through it.
Next we came TO Blyn on Wash
ington Harbor, where we stopped
for lunch. Then on through Sc
quim. which is the best farm com-
try on the Canal. Here the crops
looked fine and the buildings look
ed like the people were prosper
Gus. Then into Port Angeles,
where we decided to cross over in
to Victoria. So. after making our
reservations. as it was still early,
took trip out to Lake Suther-