A Look Around Olympia Washington - Nomad Life 

This is why AdventureVanMan is my favorite nomad on RU-vid- he knows how to turn the camera around! So many youtubers keep the camera pointed right on their face the whole time and never show any scenery on the road. It's ridiculous. Not only does Brian show awesome scenery (never seen salmon jumping up waterfalls) the way he slows down and really shows the natural beauty of his surroundings in nature is a pleasure to watch. ✌

The footage of the salmon jumping up the waterfall was amazing!

Great to see you back posting regularly. It's like seeing an old friend again. Olympia brought back a few memories. My first brewery tour was at the Olympia brewery back in the early '80's. Beautiful area. Thanks.

My memory of the Olympia Brewery amounts to my time on Guam back in 1969. I was a Loadmaster on Coast Guard cargo planes delivering food and supplies to remote CG radio navigation stations in the South Pacific. They called us the beer and ice cream delivery guys. The beer was always Olympia.

You caught the salmon jumping in the falls! So beautiful!

Washington is a great place to wander. Listening to and seeing the water......ahhhh😊

Thank you.

So happy to see your videos and hope you're both doing well!

Away we go! Nice to hear ya say those words again!

Good morning Brian, thank you for taking us on this spectacular tour ! It was great to get to see the Salmon in each little stage that they have to travel to get where they’re going ! Please tell Kelly hi & give Hobbs an ear rub. Safe travels & keep smiling !

That was a wonderful tour of the Olympia, Washington area. Please do more of these in the cities you visit. Thanks.

Thanks for taking us along. Those are all beautiful spots. Great to see the fall, and salmon. Like the downtown historical buildings. 🙂👍

Thank you Brian. What a lovely place.

Thank you Brian. Beautiful video! Enjoyed every moment. Living vicariously through you, as this nomad NZ'er won't make it there, this late in life 😊 💌💌💌 Brian, Kelly and Hobbs 🙋‍♀️🚐 🌏

Thanks for the tour. Very scenic. I had to chuckle as you mentioned all the things that they say you can't do. One of our radio guys dubbed our state "MN, The State Where Nothing is Allowed".

Nice tour Brian. It's nice that you stop and take us with you to see the sights and sounds! Take Care and Stay Safe. Hobbs needs a treat!

Terrific video Brian, I'm giving it an 9/10. My only complaint is that there just wasnt enough Hobbs.

Thanks for the Olimpia tour Peace

Closing in on 100k subscribers. Keep up the interesting videos

Salmon cakes for lunch lol Beautiful sites and views. Thanks for sharing

Our family took a tour of the brewery back in the 70s, Funny Oregon and Washington both have a Deschutes river. Thanks for burning up your expensive gas to give us a tour on a beautiful day Brian.😊✌️

Glad you have been able to enjoy my hometown during the best time of the year. Washington is a beautiful state if you stay out of the cities!

That's so cool! Thanks for sharing! I'm so glad you are back on the road.

Great teenage memories of Oly beer and a few Rainer also😊

Tug Boat Anne's fish and chips for the win!

Even the salmons don’t want to be part of the system 😂 trying to jump out to avoid being counted… safe travels!

Great video! What amazing places you take us to. Thank you very much!

Been to that brewery in the late 70’s. Olympia beer was the beer of choice for all my friends back in the day. Beautiful area.

Thanks for posting. Have not been north yet! Can't wait 😊

🎶 “Oly, Oly-O, it’s the water and a lot more” 🎶

Wonderful cool (temperature) wise video.... greens and blues. Thanks.

that is great in the summertime nice and cool beat the heat

The salmon channels are called fish ladders. When I'm in that part of the country I like to visit the Hiram Chittenden locks in Ballard area of Seattle, where I watch boats big and small make their way to and from Lake Union and Lake Washington through the locks. There is a fish ladder there also.

The brewery got their water from 4 artesian wells located across Capital Blvd. behind the warehouse facility. It didn't come from the river. Enjoyed the tour. I lived there for 16 years. 😊

I just added this place to my bucket list. Thanks for sharing ✌️

Welcome back to Oly!

Awesome, thank you!

Hi 🙋🏿‍♀️

Good video. Peace

I love Olympia. I had family there from the 50's thru the 80's. Visited often.

ohhhhh i wouldve bought y'all a coffee !!! love seeing my area thru someone elses eyes. LOVE seeing the salmon run. thanks for the video

Great Adventure Beautiful Waterfalls and the Magnificent Salmon ❤✌️

Thank you for sharing your tour, loved seeing the salmon jumping and what a beautiful place to spend the day! Safe travels for you!

That was really nice 👍 Thanks Brian and God bless ✌️

Beautiful, ty for sharing.

Thank you for showing me the area. I live in the Yakima Valley and have never seen this. In my younger years I would go see it myself but I'm too old. Thank You.

Thanks for the tour, Brian!!!

Born & lived in oly till i was 12. we used to picnic at the falls as a kid and watch fish going up the fish ladder! 2 of my dads brothers worked and retired from the Oly brewery! Now i live out on the coast at Westport and drive Hwy 8 to Olympia couple times a month. this is my home country! very nice!!! no hussle & bussle out here!

Great video, so very relaxing and scenic. The city did a wonderful job with that park by the brewery in Tumwater. The salmon jumping was so interesting, no feet, no firm surface to push of from but a salmon says no problemo.😃✌️

Thank you Brian, I have cousins that live in various areas of Olympia, many that you have shown in this video. One cousin used to work tagging the young salmon. My nana was visiting Tumwater when Mt. St. Helens Erupted back in 1980.. I was never able to visit that part of our country, but thanks to you, I've been able to vicariously visit with your help.. 🤗 It's easy to understand why you do what you do, go where you go... truly blessed.. rock on brother ☮️💚🤗

Thanks for taking the time to put that together... it's been many yhears since I have been in that part of the world... good to see that it's still beautuful. Your video is always good quality.

Thanks Brian, great video. 😁😁😎😎👍👍

Ill add that to my road trip

Beautiful location. Thanks for sharing.

Nice areas to explore. Thanks

Thank you for this video, Brian! I recently moved to Washington from the middle of California and I got to visit Brewery Park today because I learned about it from when you posted this video a few weeks ago. Safe travels to you and Kelly. I love seeing Hobbs in your videos now too. It's fun to watch him experience things for the first time, such a good puppy!

Great video. Some lovely, relaxing footage of some spots i am familiar with from a fresh perspective.

Wow, huge salmon. Beautiful.

I was just at Tumwater Falls. First visit. Got a lot of video of the salmon trying to jump the lower falls. There were a lot of salmon the day we were there.

Thanks for the great tour Brian

Thank you for this lovely tour of a beautiful setting. Happy travels.

Thanks Brian, good video. I’m a local and did want to mention that not only are the fish at the falls counted but they’re harvested there as well. The fish get pulled from the upper tanks and after they’re ‘milked’ of eggs and sperm, which are sent to state hatcheries for fertilization and maturing, only to return two years later to complete the cycle of life. The fish bodies then end up in three industries, restaurants, food banks or become fertilizer, depending on their physical condition. If you time it right you can actually watch the process and there are volunteers to explain what you’re observing.

Thanks for this video. I live in Washington and I drive through Olympia on the freeway quite often, but I’ve never stopped to explore. It is now on my list of places to see.

Beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing.

I have good memories of my visit to Olympia, nice little town

Awesome video! Looks like we have some new places to visit next summer, heading through White pass Thursday, starting to get a little bit too soggy.😎☮️

Beautiful area! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful areas Brian thanks for showing us

Visited Tumwater and the other places, too, ca two weeks ago during our roadtrip. Now we are back in Germany and I wish I can come back

1986 I went to the Capitol. And went inside. Was immediately welcomed at the visitor desk. Wandered about the inside, very pretty. Outside, just across the street, was a nice arboretum. Great views from above of the shoreline you just toured.

Nice.

The old Olympia beer was good.

Hey Brian..that road along the water on the way to the park is where I've overnighted when in Olympia. Nice spot but since it's downhill..lots of people speeding by 🧐🤔 Nice to see the sunshine in your video..I'm staying up North near Everett..been raining a couple of days and looks like the rest of the week 🤪✌️

Coooooool video. Thank you.

The brick building was built as Olympia brewing in 1906. I am not aware of it ever being a flour mill. Olympia was always said to be brewed using water from artesian springs not from the river. I am from Olympia although I haven't lived there since '69. I believe the name of the park is pronounced squacksin although the "ck" is relatively soft. At least that is the way I always heard it. The park is named for the local Squaxin tribe. There is an island to the NW of Budd Inlet named Squaxin Island that belongs to the tribe. There used to be a state park on the island accessible only by boat that closed in the 90s. I remember going over there as a kid.

Thx for the tour of the park 😊. The salmon looked like they need some help with that waterfall 😮. Have a wonderful week Brian ❤️. Kelly too🍁🍁🍁 Enjoy fall. Best time of year. That park that looks like the rain forest is an amazing park to camp in for sure😮!

Great to see more videos from you ! Nice tour of the town, thanks, Happy Trails y'all

THAT was Nice! Thx!

Hello Brian thank you for a beautiful tour of Olympia Washington so much memories there.

Adventure Van man, Woman and Dog. LOVE IT Adventure Van Family. Ever think about sharing one rig and living together?

Thanks for getting in a shot of "The Spar". Across the street is a free artisan water fountain. Good nomad stop.

Wow Brian! What a beautiful area. The parks are so well maintained. Just Lovely. I Like the great choices for seafood. How neat to see the Salmon run. Fun ride, thanks for sharing. Hugs for You and Kelly and of course Hobbs, Louise

Great video! I just read with El Nino, it will rain more in Calif and Arizona and be warmer in Washington. I hope you 3 find nice weather on your travels!

That was awesome 👏🏻

Great city tour!

I love that drive! It’s very beautiful and peaceful!

funny I live here and still enjoyed your video

Thank you Brian. We don't have a lot of money to travel ,but I follow along on your travels, and its always enjoyable. We live in eastern wash and its beautiful over here also

Brian you’re the best!!Washington is the only state I have not physically explored or even been in. This was great!

Thank you Brian

Thank you for the tour, it was both scenic and enjoyable. Cheers!

So beautiful! Thank you for the tour.

Great job

You saw the pleasant parts of the town, good for you .

nice! the pnw is just gorgeous, beautiful. thanks for sharing. continued travel mercies and blessings. 🕊

great job

I live about 30 miles north of Seattle so it nice to see you in my neck of the woods, sorta. I've been playing tourist here for the past 40 years, lots to see and do. If you have a chance to go north and visit Whidbey Island I would highly recommend Deception pass as an awesome area, crowded in summer but not so bad now. Always enjoy your videos.

A great look into my hometown!

Waving hi from Seattle this rainy morning❤

Love how the way you vlog. Just chill. Thanks for stopping by at Tumwater falls it's nice and lots of salmon. So many lush greens in WA, indeed The Evergreen. Beautiful state. Impressive Olympia btw