Day 25 (4/25)
Too early in the season . . .
It was in Boise that Connie suggested we stay at Mt. Rainier on the way. Unlike the southwest, the northwest held so few places of interest to Connie and me – not that we didn’t do our best to find them. In order to not violate our not more than five hours of driving in a day target, we decided to stop in Kennewick, Wa. We thought we’d camp there and once we got there, we found out that almost all real campgrounds had yet to open for the season. We found out that there was a KOA up the road in Richland (one of the tri-cities) and went to check it out. True to their MO, it was right next to the freeway. We did a drive around a park full of RVs with a couple of open driveways with charcoal braziers on posts. We decided to stay in another hotel in Richland. The first one we tried was full, but the one down the road had a few rooms left. Right out the back door was a walking/bike riding path that ran along the Colorado River.