This Was Crucial | Free Campsite In Olympic National Park
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- čas přidán 19. 11. 2023
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Not far from Seattle is the Olympic Peninsula, my favorite area in Washington State.
Lately I have been spending all my time in the city. so today I managed to find a free campsite out near Olympic National Park. The campground was Bear Creek Campground, a Department of Natural Resources site. There are many DNR campgrounds in this area. This one is a primitive campground near the Sol Duc River.
From there, I drove to Lake Crescent for a brief stop. Then headed to Madison Falls Trailhead. Which is located along the Elwha River. I then drove to Port Angeles to regain cell service.
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Scott...if everyone was as considerate as you this would be a wonderful world.
Aww, thanks Kat. There are a lot of really good people out there
Glad you didn't just stop to catch your breath. Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge.
The Japanese and their understanding of the benefits of Shinrin-yoku is spot on. We all need some greenery and nature in our lives which emphasises the importance of urban parks for city populations. Lovely scenery by the river!
I'm a Hobo, wishing I had your van home because I am watching this video from the back of a Dollar General store!
These are my favorite videos Scott . Thanks so much. 😀
Yep, it’s always something! That about sums up life to me. 😅
All we can do is laugh
What a beautiful area and no trash,unlike the UK sadly
My parents and I owned the Log cabin Resort on the north shore of Lake Crescent. it's the most beautiful place in the state. You really should go there.
Oatmeal is starchy.😇
You could have a bad ground or a draw on the battery that is killing your batteries prematurely. I would get a mechanic to look into that
It's unlikely since it only has happened once. I'll dig out my meter and get to diagnosing
Yes, it is beautiful there, but did I just hear the soft wisperings of the desert calling?
Nope. Haha
2nd one here from Canada.. ATB Scott 👍🙏
The adventure of Van life, you never know what today, tomorrow hold 😃
Gas was $2:65 here in Stephenville Texas today…I was pleasantly surprised.. at Walmart…later.. enjoyed our.visit
I guess this park is good when its really Hot because alot of Forest !Nice for a Good Chill👍☕☕☕☕🥶
The rivers stay cold, too
Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiveing Scott!! Thanks for sharing the video.
Thanks Rebecca
That area looks kind of Squatchy. Lots of sightings in that area.
Excellent video! So many topics. I recently spent about 4 years in Portland living in a tent in the woods. As for grocery stores, I agree with you about Safeway but I did take advantage of their lunch plates. Fred Meyer was good for small purchases of meat from the meat counter. But WinCo was my favorite! I wish there was a WinCo in Austin.
Four years in a tent is cool
@@StaticCamperVan sometimes.
So pretty there. Thank you for another day-in-the life…
Thanks for watching
Super nice campground!! 🏔️
Wow Scott you know how to find em absolutely beautiful. Well it’s coffee time. Soak up some rays be well my friend 😊
I call it nature therapy. 🌿🌲🍁🍃🍄☀️
SeaFoam, it’ll help clean the engine.
Mice & Rats scare me as they can really damage your vehicle.. It looks like you have a great system set up just in case. Such a beautiful location.
Woohoo 1st one here
Hello Scott from NZ
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Hi Scott, I’ve missed you, you seem a little out of sorts , I guess! Maybe it’s just me. Stay safe and warm!💕 have a good Thanksgiving! 🥰🇺🇸
I was a little tired
Hi scott you've such A nice man there should be more people like you how nice would that be safe travels ❤ xx
Love the area with all the nature around and such a lovely stream to end. Thanks for sharing. Stay well, and warm.
I’m sure you know you could charge your house battery from your engine alternator. It just takes simple wiring and a battery separator. You can also add a switch in order to disable charging when you don’t want it.
It's not a viable option. I talked about this in a recent vlog. My engine is in really bad condition. There is a factory recall on the engine because they were built so poorly.
☕🌿🍁🏞️So refreshingly relaxing this drive through Woodlands you've taken us and then home-made soup...ah so Thankful for these Moments 🏞️🍁🌿☕
Dang I wish I could have spotted you in Port Angeles (where I live) I would have bought you a cup of coffee, oh well maybe next time.😊
I kinda expected to see you. I got a coffee at Country Aire and really enjoyed it.
I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving ❤Scott. Hugs from Maine
Thanks Tammy
👍My inlaws lived in the Nanaimo, BC area, for years. Beware of squirrels as well as the mice. They constantly had squirrel nests in their engine bays.
Scott, you make van life look easy!
For the most part, vanlife is easy
*Beautiful!*
*Your videos are so peaceful/calming!*
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Thanks Bonnie
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You're welcome 🌹
❤ Good Evening Scott 🌞🌻🌅Great park! Beautiful 😍 Can't beat $30 ayear for Camp!👍✌️🤞👌🙌🙏🇺🇸💟✝️✨🌟☕
Thank you for another informative video. Your alternator may be going bad... you should carry a jump pack. I have replace the brushesin a few alternators and the worked a few more years, before I had to replace them. Bear Creek looks like my kind of camp ground. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Thank you again for the chill video.
I hope you have a nice holiday as well. Thanks Anita
My fave neck of the woods.
I watch you every day, love it! Everything you do is great! Thanks for being on here, take care!
Aww, Thanks Dyan
I was definitely born in the wrong country Scott, America is so beautiful. I'm struggling with my solar atm to much rain in the UK. Thanks for taking us with you on your travels buddy stay safe and happy 😁🙏💯🤟🚐🌲🌳🏕️🚐
Solar is a big issue for me right now, too.
10 years ago I was in the UK and I set my weather app to the town where I was staying.
When I got home it took me the longest time to realize I was looking at the wrong city on the app because the climate here in Vancouver Canada (in the same region where Scott is in this video, but on the Canadian side) and the UK is so similar 😆
What a lovely relaxing place where the water fall was.
The Sol Duck river looks like a moving pond. It would be a nice place in summer to float along on an inner tube or air mattress.
The view is beautiful❤
Put your mind at ease and get your battery checked at a parts store. Have a great week! :)
I will get my meter out tomorrow and check it
The sound of a critter running over the top of your van definitely sounds like the typical squirrel ... those little buggers, lol.
Ah what a Beautiful place ... all three of them ... good for my spirit too today. Thanks Scott 😺💜
Glad you enjoyed it
I greatly enjoy your videos especially in winter when are down south in our humoungous Promaster(!). You videos are a touch of home especially this winter wild camping in Nicaragua. I’m taking notes for next summer. Thanks for the good cheer.
Hey Thanks. I hope you are really enjoying Nicaragua
5:29 I find the dog barking comforting. 🐾☺️ I understand it could be annoying if you don't expect it.
Breathtaking views and lovely relaxing waterfall sounds.❤️😘
We've been there many years ago. So heavenly. 40 years ago. Happy Thanksgiving to you.
Great video
Aren't you ever afraid of any bear encounters? I enjoy your channel, so relaxing. Safe travels Scott.👍🎉
No Grizzlies in the Olympics, just black bears and they...for the most part, aren't aggressive.
Not likely to see a bear unless you hike inland.
I need some nature in my life too. Thank you for sharing your journey. Have a great week Scott.
Hopefully you can get out this week. Thanks
Beautiful nature
Wow that was a beautiful video. Thank you Scott.🐢🐕🌊🌺🌻🌈🌞💜✌️🐕🐢
Hey thanks for watching
I lived in Port Angelos when i was in the 6th grade... And the one thing i remember about it was that it was COLD there... lol.❤
Love the Olympic Peninsula . I have camped at Lake Crescent before & there are so many beautiful places on the peninsula.
It looks like a great place to park and sleep in!
That dog is a new breed of dogs called ‘rooster dog.’ Is it morning? Is it night? Don’t know when to be quite.
The campsite is gorgeous. Lots of trees and beautiful rivers.
Haha
With all that beautiful scenery the sound of a dog barking is not as aggravating as I thought it would be….even the sound of traffic doesn’t seem to be a problem 😊just beautiful there
Wow your really in the woods,no cell,Crest lake is Beautiful,also River!Waterfall is Beautiful, Awesome!👍✌️🤞👌🙌🙏🇺🇸💟✝️✨🌟🌻
Thanks Scott.
Wow the Olympic Peninsula is beautiful. I agree it's necessary to get out into nature and reset. There's something so refreshing about rivers and trees!
Looks beautiful ❤
So peaceful and serene.. ❤
You really love nature and you make sure to soak up all the greenery surroundings, the rivers and of cause the hiking trails.
Gorgeous place!
I love Port Angeles. It’s like being in the 1950’s to me and I love cities with downtown shops and restaurants.
Elwha River was just beautiful. Thanks for providing these breathtaking views.
Breathtaking views. Love this video. Thanks for it!
Always look forward to your videos. Very honest perspective on your lifestyle. 👏 👏 👏
Thanks Robert
Wonderful colours, loved this reel, so relaxing happy travels x
I am in Quartzsite. I went to the "market" where they sell dented cans and array of other stuff. They had yellow bird blue agave sriracha and the habanero 9.8 oz for $2.00. I bought the blue agave - knew habanero would be too hot. Came home and used on my burritos. Different but not bad. But will continue using it. Will have to check back later to see if they get different flavors in.
What an amazing deal!
Hi Scott. Looking at your video the sun looks very low on the horizon. How much current would that produce? Just a thought a small solar blanket, say 50watt placed on your dashboard and up against the windscreen so facing the sun directly would give you some good coverage and use up very little space. Also keep some sun off your dashboard. Just a thought.
Yes, solar is tough up North here. I have a folding panel that I have tried out set up like you are recommending. I found it generates almost no power through the glass. But it does help a little if I set it up outside
Hi Scott great video I was sure wondering about mice where you were parked for the night glad you had no issues. Looking forward to the next episode
Hey Scott, next time you are over in Port Angeles, check out the yogurt at Grocery Outlet-- The brand is Graziers and it is whole milk and delicious! Thanks for the beautiful video of my "neighborhood"... You have a great cookstove there, don't think I have ever noticed it before. Thanks for another great video.
Thanks I will try out Graziers yogurt again, it’s been a while since I’ve tried it last.
That stove is very simple but has been the best stove yet. Here’s the video about it: czcams.com/video/lsCcbvDp4ns/video.htmlsi=SsfgS2Ci689PpqPL
Forks is great love the olymipic mountains
Great vibe on this one....
Wonderful videolog and gorgeous ending🎉
I spray PineSol around the base, pavement, ground of my van when I store it, its supposed to keep nice, insects away.
There's already a bunch of pine needles and trees all around the van
Stunning rivers. So cool.
Thanks Dude!
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Hey, great video. i really enjoyed seeing the nature, rivers in Washington. I have wanted to go up in the area where you are, but haven't been able to yet. Thank you for your video, coffee and adventure. The wooden boat festival is in Port Townsend I think in September. Someday!
Cody Wyoming is going to be 30's and colder.
I hope you find sun and have a great Thanksgiving.
A little info for people with handicap parking permit in WA don't need a discovery pass
Hey, thanks for this info
Thanks for the rivers. I am a river person. I agree about needing the river.
Thanks for watching Sally
I'm heading there this summer, camping in a tent (or maybe my car if too many bears) so checking out all the YT videos. Love your content! I'll be looking for neat places with some sun for solar panels!
Your battery most likely still has a warranty, and if it crankes slow. for no other reason, you need to have that chucked. It probably is bad.
What a pretty place! Right across from Vancouver Island..and FREE with the annual park pass! Never seen a quiet slow river like that. You do find the gems of the PNW Coast Scott! Thank you.
The Elwa River gets flowing in the spring from snow melt. During the summer, it isn’t nearly as strong running
As long as it's good grass fed beef, eat the fat or save it for frying eggs & or hahbrowns in
Good idea
Part of what you do is very appealing, what's it like during the holidays when you are on the road away from family and friends? I do think that having a channel like yours makes the isolation a little more bearable as you're not alone out there. Stay safe.
It’s not at all a lonely lifestyle. I have more free time to do what I want now. In the past, I worked through the holidays. Most of my previous jobs didn’t allow for time off even when we were sick.
What a beautiful camp spot. 😊 Also, I will be using your mousetrap idea. I have a fear of picking up a little grey tourist when I'm out van camping. So far I've just been using peppermint oil and sometimes a light source.
I'm so happy you were able to get out in nature and away from the hustle and bustle. It is always so refreshing. I have heard also that the sound of water, like the river or the ocean, can be healing to one's peace of mind and spirit. See ya soon!
I did put my lights out. Peppermint oil didn't work at all when I was in Arizona
@@StaticCamperVan Good to know! 😊
What bait do you use for your trap? I use peanut butter which they seem to like. And, with your Olympic wave heater, how much propane (cost) would you use say in an 8 hour period. I currently use my van propane stove with a flat cast iron plate with a six bladed fan sitting on the plate that operates from the stove heat.
I've used peanut butter on the traps but have found they work just as well without any bait. The traps are stuck down on areas that the mice walk over.
The Wave3 uses about a pound of propane every eight hours. I'm not good at math so maybe someone can break it down. I paid $2.80 a gallon at the last propane fill
@@StaticCamperVan so if on 8 hrs use then last about 5 days?
It's always something. Lol
In sorry Scott.
Your ausome 🎉
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The Olympic peninsula is a godsend to everyone who lives in the "State of Seattle". I have relatives I visit who live in Port Angeles, and I am always sad to go back to Seattle. I love Madison Falls, 5 minutes from the parking lot, with everything you need. Magic.
Been there yeah it’s 👌
another great video....hope you are having a wonderful evening wherever you are tonight!
Thanks Patti. I'm currently in front of my heater
Don't blame you!!
We need our vitamin D any chance we can get it in the northwest! Beautiful camp spot, enjoy.
If you are still in the area.... look for Allen's bar campgroung... great cell signal and only 5 bucks a night....
That Bear Creek Campground sure looks nice, especially this time of year with fewer tourists. Will check it out in the Spring on my way out to see Forks. So enjoyed this video.
By the way, how do you entertain yourself in the van during this season of much shorter daylight hours and much longer nights.
I always carry a flashlight so the dark doesn’t affect my walks. Also I tend to cook much more in the winter.
:) THANKS MUCH for sharing! Loved it! I HAD to LOL as Gas prices are cheaper where you are VS State of Seattle area here, crazy! :( ENJOY and ALL the BEST! Cheers ! :)
Propane is considerably less out on the peninsula, too. I don't understand. Haha. Thanks Marty
Id just add the soup in with the hamburger and some water or broth if you have, and enjoy, it will clean up easier if you don't worry about mixing things!