Exploring Travel Inn Resort in Elma, Washington

I walk around campgrounds 

we stay at to take pictures 

to help me remember one

from another.

Eric and I have been in a lot of campgrounds since we retired in September 2012.

Travel Inn Resort's Office

The Lodge

RVers can borrow books here.

The book this Camper 

read was a real killer.

I like the kitchen & wide

serving counter.

There's seating for a large group.

A small stage is on the far left.

The Bride & Groom with

the Best Man

They're a lovely couple!

The second floor has seating

& Pool Tables.

The Gazebo has a fireplace.

Shuffleboard anyone?

The Pool is closed for the season.

Tether Ball & the Playground

Our fellow RVers

This Resort has campsites for

disabled RVers.

This is a nice place to stay.  Eric and I agree that we'll return here when we're in southwestern Washington.

Driving Southwest to Elma, Washington

Today's drive starts on

US Route 2 West.

Next... Washington State

 Route 522 West

Then south onto  

Interstate 405 South

Autumn's colors line this

section of the highway.

Tarps protect newly dug

roadside slopes from

eroding in the rain.

Traffic is busy as Eric & I

travel near Seattle.

We turn onto 

Interstate 5 South.

I like taking pictures of cranes.

We continue onto Washington

State Route 8 West

Elma is 6 miles away.

Here's our exit to

US Route 12 East &...

Elma

Gateway to

Gray's Harbor

Since 1888

Eric & I are staying at

Travel Inn Resort for

a few days.

We stop at the Office to register.

Eric & I settle in at our campsite.

This campground has a 30 amp

electric service, water & 

sewer service.

An Afternoon in Monroe, Washington

Today Eric & I are exploring 

downtown Monroe.

Eric likes this church's Spanish

Mission features.

Two Denominations worship

here: United Methodist

 Church & Morning Star

Lutheran Church

The Free & Accepted Free

Masons of Washington

Sultan - Monroe Lodge #160

Monroe Chamber of

Commerce

The mural on the side of the

 building has portraits of

famous Freemasons.

I recognize George Washington, Ben Franklin, Mark Twain, John Wayne, and Buzz Aldrin.  I don't know who two of the portraits on the left are. 

This older "barn style" home

is beautifully kept.

Monroe Congregational Church

Buildings from the early 1900s house 21st century businesses.

Doloff-Key Building Since 1901

South Lewis Street has more murals...

I love this scene...

The truck cab is painted

on the side door of the

building.

A scene from one of my

favorite plays -

Anything Goes

Dated June 1993

This mural should be titled Life on the River.

Keg-n-Cue's mural covers most of its building.

Northwest Different

That doesn't sound right...

Northwest Differential

I love the vintage Gas

Station Theme.

SharinaBeans on Main &

Lewis & Main Restaurant

& Brewery

Savoy Building

1910

Las Tres Marias

Family Mexican Restaurant

Kung Fu 7 Star Mantis

Wing Chun Tai Chi has

colorful figures in

Tai Chi poses.

Camp Building

1923

Eric walks past a HUGE

 floral planter.

Don's Barber Shop

has a whimsical

Sandwich Board

This building with its

rusticated stone facade

is a stand out among

the early 20th century

buildings in Monroe.

City Hall, erected in 1908,

now houses the Monroe 

Historical Society & 

Museum & Olde Stuff

Antiques

Monroe Laundry Company has

been in business since 1908.

Sunrise Dental 

Monroe's downtown businesses

continue to thrive as big box

stores opened just miles away.

From what I've seen traveling across America, that's a major accomplishment for a small city.