The Hidden Dangers of Washington's Dispersed Camping 

ALWAYS Follow your gut feeling.

Cody has the best day of his life every day of his life. What a great way to live!

Thanks for sharing!!!!

Wow!! Love the drone shots of the falls!!

Listening to your gut is an extremely important safety precaution. I love the Olympic Peninsula. I traveled around it for almost a month and camped in some phenomenal spots. One really enjoyable activity I enjoyed was the ferry ride from Bremerton to Seattle.

Come to our backyard in Visalia, CA. The Sequoias in Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Parks have the OLDEST living trees on the planet! 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

Say Hey to Sasquatch guys . . Great video once again . .

I love her lisp …

If the rest of us that follow had 1/8 of “the best days of our lives” as Cody does…we’d all be a little happier!!!

Do yourself a favor and, if you can, visit the NorthWest when students are in school in California. The crowds will be about 1/4 what they are now. Visit after September 1 and crowds will be 1/16 what they are. But some of the campgrounds close for the winter. But not all - mostly the inland ones that are at higher altitude like around Bend.

What a beautiful forest this was in today’s video! Thank you for sharing, @Dome Life. I notice Kelly sticks a lighter deep inside to light the flame each time she uses the oven. I was doing the same thing, until someone showed me that the striker knob that lights the stove burners also lights the oven flame. But there’s a trick to it. You have to turn and hold the oven temp knob at the point a little dot or flame symbol is located. Then push the temp knob in and hold it. While holding and pushing the oven temp knob in, turn the striker knob until the oven flame lights. This takes practice, but it’s much safer than sticking your head down and arm into the oven to light the gas all the way at the back of the oven. I hope this helps.

Good for you for listening to your gut! No telling what you saved yourself from! Olympia National Forest is beautiful and a place I hope to visit some day. Thank you for your videos. They are something I really look forward to!

I always carry an orange traffic cone with me and place it out at the entrance to my site. It's just a courtesy to others to let him know site is occupied. Saves them from trying to back out

I LOVE the Pacific Northwest! I could never do the hikes you two do now that I'm older. I'm just SO happy that I can still enjoy those beautiful sights through your camera lens! Nature at its finest! I'd be too scared of bears on those hikes! Be very careful and better safe than sorry!

Skin So Soft by Avon is Awesome for keeping Mesquitos at bay..

That view oh my goodness . The waterfall with a huge tree natural slide amazing . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🇺🇸American is beautiful . Stay save

I miss Washington so much. I love it there!

Hey you guys sure do some amazing things! You’ve gone places I haven’t gone yet and I live in the PNW lol… on a side note be careful traveling up though towards the top of Washington the crime rate is very high people will steal you blind now a days . It’s very very sad

try going up Hoko road to check out lake ozette it's way off the beaten path and has extra feature of having the chicken ranch which is suppose to be one of the most haunted places ever in the 70's I spent many a night there as I just lived right down the road it was just a good place to drink some beer that we looted from the old man's supply. I never seen anything but what do I know. It is featured in a whole bunch of books on that subject,

My favorite spots are jeep only accessible and very overgrown. I never see another soul for 4 days.

Cody I just love that you have so many "best days of my life". And I will say it again, you are a master with that drone. I love your drone footage. I also love Kellie's cooking. So adventurous. Lion's mane is super good for you. You can get powdered functional mushrooms and add them to your coffee. My new thing. Anyway, lovin' the area you are in.

As someone who grew up on the west coast, Washington is a s#!÷hole. I know people who grew up there and will tell you the same thing. Hopefully you two have protection while traveling. Stay safe.

Wow! That's so beautiful

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

You could dig a hole to salt bake with charcoal briquettes! It takes a LOT of salt though.

Cody, your drone clips are always amazing but you knocked this one out of the ballpark. Safe travels you two!!

Install an alarm system that will notify you , police and the alarm company.protect your valuables

That is what scares me the most when going camping. Can you put the recipe in your RU-vid channel? I don't have Facebook or Instagram. Thank you!😊

A good security system on the truck would definitely help

So glad you made it up to the Olympic Peninsula! We've been here 2 1/2 weeks and still can see more. and it's cool. BTW those trees growing out of old dead ones...the down/dead ones are called nurse logs. So cool!

Wonderful video! 💫🌙💫 Did you happen to mention if you enjoyed the Goonies movie?

You are following me by about 3 weeks since you were in Bend. I had a lot of problems camping in Washington along with the National Parks. Good luck in your travels. I enjoy your videos.

Knowing the anatomy of the fish and where to separate it from the bones is key. Love the recipe. It looks wonderful and the place is totally magical. so beautiful. Have fun

Hey y'all... welcome to my backyard. You have to go see Kalaloch (pronounced klay-lock) and Ruby beach. They are my faves, it would be neat to see y'all check it out.

Your drone video is amazing! Top notch vlog, as always. Thanks for taking us along.

Remember, free camping on Forest service Road 1122 up Baker Lake Road off of Highway 20 in Skagit Valley Washington, just off I-5. There is really good sockeye fishing in this lake right now And if you go to the Kulshan Dam and go to the boat launch you will see the sockeye, salmon, jumping nearby, and you can’t miss it! Good luck on your journey, and I will Try to help you with free campsites when you get up to the north west part of the state around LaConner, Washington where I live. I am familiar with the most of the free camping in this area. All the places I list will be in this area and we have the most beautiful Pass in the Cascade’s! You will not regret coming here with our temperatures! And no smoke as of yet. 75 for a high every day and 52 every night and La Conner anyway and just about as goo up the Skagit River. If you want to head east, after that, stay on Highway 20 and go over the pass to Winthrop Washington absolutely beautiful right now and the nectarines and peaches are ripe! Also forgot to tell you there are lots of huckleberries near Baker lake and lobster mushrooms. Ha ha.

Lion’s Mane are some of my favorite…..puffballs are so good, too. And, lately, I have really been enjoying shitakes! P.s., I guess you guys know that maidenhair is a type of fern….very delicate and lovely fern. I think you probably are trying to pronounce the Wenatchee River?? It is pronounced wha-natch-ee, not why-nooch-ee…. just fyi 😊

I am sub’d but haven’t watched your channel in awhile. Was happy to see y’all still out there exploring. I’m starting a project this spring of opening my little acreage into a family-friendly educational walking trail here in the Ozarks of Missouri. The first phase is creating the campsite for volunteers to sleep/eat/reset before fulfilling their 5 hour workday and then heading off for some kayaking and exploration of the area. I am so excited and definitely will be watching again to learn what makes bad-good-excellent camping for folks. Be safe!!❤

We have had the same problem. We have had luck with Harvest Hosts and Boondockers Welcome. Hoping things start to open up in a couple of weeks when kids go back to school and less campers are out there.

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We just had a good rain a few days ago so you might find a few chanterelle mushrooms around that area and further north

I'm glad you were able to get a little R&R. Beautiful waterfall!

I’m glad you used essential oils & other natural ingredients for mosquito repellant & didn’t buy anything chemically & junky!!!

Are you going to Sol Duc? Definitely don't want to miss that! Rialto Beach was a favorite of mine as well. The huge beached redwoods make it feel prehistoric! ✌️

Hi Ya'll the most important thing in todays world is to stay as safe as possible. Have fun but do it cautiously it is terrible that you always have to be looking over your shoulder for the crazy humans.

I hiked in the forest about a month ago it is beautiful....it was called Packwood Lake Trail.

I just got back from vanlife camping in British Columbia and Alberta. If you have passports, you should go into Canada. I would highly recommend Yoho National Park (stayed at Kicking Horse Campground), check out Emerald Lake. Drive the Icefields Parkway (checkout Bow and Peyto Lake), drive down and check out Lake Louise and Moraine Lake. Gorgeous!

I grew up in Washington state. Back in 1977, I went to a church camp called Buck Creek camp on Mount Rainier. I was 13 years old it was a horseback riding and swimming camp. I'll never forget it. Got to stay in Little cabins. Soo fun😊

Welcome to Washington! The Gifford pinchot area really has gotten bad, it's sad. I hope you enjoy it here!

Hey, All! Discovered your amazing channel while researching truck camping (actually, we're not sure which way we'll go, e.g. truck camping, travel trailer, Class C) and really enjoy not only your truck camping suggestions and cooking ideas & experience, etc. but the beautiful footage you share with all of us. I also use Gaia GPS for hiking, trail riding in our Subarus and cycling. I'm so impressed with your Maidenhair Falls footage I just had the idea to waypoint mark locations of super interesting spots and locations in Gaia for future reference. Gonna work through your videos and look for more great spots you've shared. Thanks so much for sharing your spots! I can appreciate the amount of work put in for creating and editing great content. Y'all are killing it! 😊👍😊👍

Glad you made it to the Olympic area. I loved the green on green scenery. So much moss! That was a truly unique waterfall and great drone work as usual Cody. Kelley - I'm with you on the warm syrup on pancakes! I stayed at a Harvest Host in northern ID a couple weeks ago and got fresh off the bush blueberries and a frozen blueberry pie that's still in the RV freezer. Blueberry pancakes almost every morning. YUM!

Y’all are good people, so the creator protects you. Keep listening to your inner voice. Sorry to hear you hadn’t slept well. Thank you both for your beautiful videos, music, cinematography, good cooking and southern charm.

I completely stay away from FACEBOOK….. can you post your mosquito recipe on RU-vid as well?

You guys were smart to leave the area upon coming across some questionable characters. Around the Washington National Forests, it can be hit and miss. Most of the time, you're fine, but sometimes you run into people with shotguns "defending" "their" site like I did once. Fortunately, these are isolated incidents, but when in doubt, it's best to move on. It will always be there another time.

Another added layer of flavor in couscous is chicken broth. Nuts.

There is a maiden hair falls in Ernsts book of Arkansas falls. It's beautiful as well.

It is better to camp these days with one or two other trustworthy campers nearby to deter random tweakers from breaking in. Sad it is that way. It’s either that or you should carry a pistol or get a big dog and I don’t think you want to travel with the dog right? Ha ha.

That fish looked so good. But, as usual, I think Kellie’s breakfast burritos stole the show. Those things always look great.

What a wonderful hike and water fall. Thanks for another great video.

When you were on the footbridge of Maidenhair Falls, I liked the shot of back of Kelly's hair. I don't know if it was intentional or not.

Suggestion for a Patron level: GPS coordinates to the sites you've stayed at.

So is Washington as far as you guys are going on this current trip or are you gonna try to go to Canada or even Alaska?

Hey there! I have used a cast iron Dutch oven for salt baking. You bury the meat in rock salt all around it then put the lid on, put hot coals top and bottom and let it bake outside right there in the fire pit. Start more coals if you need them later.

Great vlog! I ❤️ the Pacific Northwest.

I would use Tony Chichieries Cajun spices. It is wonderful on all fish or paella

It's harder in a 34 foot camper love your channel

Cody and Kelly in one of your videos you have a new cook book out I have heard to use beer batter ok when is the next bike ride Cody you are crazy man on the bike and come on you two another kayak trip take care happy camping

Please do let us know about the bad things. We need to know.

You guys are in Sasquatch country!! Keep an eye out!!

Who makes the "Wild" tank top Kellie has?

PS I’m sorry I don’t have my glasses on so that was all done and talk to text if there is a mistake lol

That scenery was so captivating 😊

The fish looked amazing ! We’re you a chef before this ?

Please comment those tortillas you love so we can get some too.

WTF is couscous, is that a royal thing for the word rice?

Fantastic shots of the terrain! Looked so classically woodsy. Need to get my camp on.🏕🤘

Beautiful area. Water is so clear😊

What I find is a downer is insulting someone's name. I'm a Debbie and find it a downer to hear my name used in a derogatory way. Would you like it if some one said Kelly Jelly Belly? I'm sure Karen's are pretty sick of it too. I'm not mad at ya but I keep hearing it and decided to speaK up! Y'all are such nice people that I'm sure you didn't even realize there are still plenty of us Debbie's around. Still a fan. Love, from a Boomer

Thank you so much for taking us on your adventures. Cody, your camera skills are epic! That waterfall was amazing!

The fish looks delicious!

Beautiful place......yes, we need to hear about the bad side of this lifestyle also.✨

US 101 north of Quilcene to close for 22 days July 24, 2023 We're in the midst of a culvert replacement project at Leland Creek and two of its tributaries. Starting next week, we'll have a section of US 101 closed while we replace two of the culverts with larger fish-passable structures. From July 31 to Aug. 21, US 101 will be closed between Lords Lake Loop Road and Leland Cut Off Road. The culverts will be replaced one at a time to allow access for local traffic. Non-commercial traffic will detour onto Center Road. Commercial traffic will use State Route 3 in Shelton and the SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge.

You guys… you have to know you literally put together therapeutic videos. The drone footage, the cooking, the entire videos are sooo pleasant and deeply therapeutic! THANK YOU🙏

We got back today from Rimrock Lake (about 1hr or so SE of Rainier) area. It did get crowded but the area is nice. I prefer dispersed camping and have always felt safer there than in a city. Glad you listen to your gut.I have had a few experiences like that but I was in a city. We have never had any issues in the wild but I have a pit and I carry. We did have 3 momma cows with their calves come hangout with us for a few hours! Sorry you had a bad experience but don't give up, it's a beautiful area. AND thanks, I used IOverlander for my first time thanks to you guys sharing the app. I knew my way around but it was good to see how the app works. Enjoy WA, it is a nice place to visit!

You're probably a week ahead of us and this'll probably be late for you but the Makah Cultural Center in Neah Bay WA is a gotta-see! An earthquake mid-1800s had a sea cliff fall on an Indian village and historians found canoes, wooden boxes, fish hooks.. No filming allowed but give yourselves 4 hours to a day to see it all! NW Washington is beautiful!

We full time in our camper truck too. In Sisters Oregon , nearby Bend Oregon, it’s a huge camping community here.

I was bummed you didn't stop in Long Beach, WA. That's my beach hang out spot and I was hoping you would love it too. Olympic forest is amazingly beautiful. Welcome to my state😊❤

Opps, sorry OREGON COAST one the hardest areas all of it to desp. Camp. Also a van gatgering ended sunday in teledo or. Sunday most spots are 30 plus miles inland n up NFS ROADS . I SUG hwy 138 go see crater lake national park tons of camping along your way n a great Hot Springs.

My natural oil recipe for mosquitoes is Jodoba Oil, geranium, citronella and eucalyptus oils. Depending on the size of bottle it equal parts of each.

???? Kellie and Cody - is your last name Oden? If so, we may be related.

Washington state is one of the most beautiful places on earth!! We used to live there 30 years ago before moving back home to Arkansas. Enjoy your time there!

Where in AR. Areyou from? I was born in LR. I miss it.

If Cody was in the camp, and I was a bad guy. I'd move along and find a less formidable dude! I can't imagine surviving having ill will toward his angel princess. He's a man. And protect is what we do.

There's a ton of dispersed camping spots above opal creek out of Salem. Also you can park at timberline and hike into spots on MT. Hood

My home state! The PNW is beautiful. Glad you are enjoying it!

I would venture to guess that the waterfall is named Maidenhair Falls after all the Maidenhair ferns I saw growing all around the banks of the river in your drone footage. The mushroom on the tree looked like an artist conk from the glimpse I saw of it. Great video again!

Yeah i bailed sierras landed on a mtn bk race n bailed on WA too, heading east into yellowztone, enjoy westward travels.

Cody your a lucky guy!!!!! I love watching your videos this is the best day of my life heh you guys need a shirt with that on it.

I don't know how you guys do it. But you always manage to find the most beautiful places.

I traveled out to Washington stage some years ago to work as a campground host. Made sure to see the Olympia National Forest and it was everything I had hoped for. Spent two nights in the forest and saw places all around.