Our last stops of the roadtrip were Olympia, WA and Corvallis and Ashland in Oregan.  We are heading home tomorrow and we are ending the trip on a high note.  We had a great time in Olympia, hosted by the Witkowski clan and in Corvallis where our hosts were Paul and Janet Hochfeld.  We visited the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, the delta where the freshwater of the Nisqually River meets the saltwater of the Puget Sound, and were lucky enough to spot a Bald Eagle and a few other birds we had not seen in our travels to date.  The Fourth of July was an adventure - the Olympians do love their fire works and we spent the evening doing our best to calm four very upset Witkowski dogs - we were not successful. 

Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge home to almost 300 hundred species of migratory birds.

Rick and Penny Witkowski with 4 of their 6 children, George Michael, Taco Miguel, Cali Marie and Owen Michael

Post Fourth of July bonfire

BJ and Marty with the Cali,Taco, George and Owen--we have gone to the dogs

What a great trip it has been.  Thank you hosts and friends who made room in your schedules and homes for us.  Please come visit California!!