I’ve been living a gypsy life since 1992. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Swift Reservoir, Washington
After a winter on the flea market circuit in the Southwest Dale & I took on “real” jobs back in Washington working and living in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest at Eagles Cliff Resort. This remote off-the-grid campground, four rustic camping cabins, a bunkhouse and general store are located on the south side of Mount St Helens amongst huge second growth Douglas fir.
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Eagles Cliff General Store
I ran the general store and Dale took care of cleaning, fixing, and fishing. We gathered firewood and mushrooms in the fall, hunkered in for the winter, rejoiced in spring and worked hard in summer.
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Gaelyn holding Lobster mushroom. Yum!
We were caretakers at Eagles Cliff for almost two years, then bought a school bus and hit the road again.
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Our little cabin home at Eagles Cliff
7-13-14 Update: Eagle Cliff Camp is now open under new ownership.
That looks like a really cool place to be. And that mushroom, wow!
Very nice blog.
Beautiful pictures.
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Good job.
This looks like it’s going to be fun to follow your posts for My World..
Can’t wait to see what you did with the bus. And that was one BIG mushroom!
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One week to wait for your next post, that’s too bad !
Very fine blog.
That is an outstanding myworld post, thanks so much for sharing as I love cabin life.
Cheers!
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I do love your adaptability and Gipsy lifestyle. A wonderful place to spend two years where most people could only hope for two weeks.
I look forward to next week’s installment.
Those trees make the store look like a toy. It is a beautiful setting.
What a cute cabin, when where these photos taken? I would love to go back to Mt St Helens
What a cute cabin, when where these photos taken? I would love to go back to Mt St Helens
i so enjoy your posts and photographs and tidbits about your travels and adventures. thanks as always for sharing them with us.
have a good week.
Oh my goodness! The adventures do not end! How much fun this is, and what an experience!
I am just now getting to your blog after your visit to mine….what an interesting story you have….I’d love to pick your brain one day….So, when are you coming to NC?! haha Anyway, I love the thought of wheelestate, so I am intrigued. I’ll be adding you to my reader!!
Great post, too, btw.
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Fantastic photos. Thank you for sharing your corner of the world with us all, an amazing story of adventure.
Great photos, never heard of lobster mushrooms before and I love the look of that cabin.
Great photos! The cabin looks very inviting 🙂
What an interesting life you must live! That looks like a great place in Washington…very beautiful!
Gaelyn: That was a really interesting tour of the area in which you lived.
I enjoyed this glimpse into your world. What a beautiful place.
My cousin and his wife bought the Eagles Cliff property and are planning to open in spring 2014. They currently have a facebook page and I bet would love to hear your story and get some input from you. Their facebook page is (eagle cliff camp).
Thank you for the update. I am following their FB page. Eagle Cliff holds many memories for me. I wish them the best for the reopening. Any idea how long the place was closed?
I was so excited to see this post. I lived in North Woods when I was younger and I miss it every day. I am hoping to take my kids up there again soon, they got to see it 3 years ago and they want to go back and do some camping there.
I sure hope to make a PNW trip in the fall and see Eagles Cliff again.