Laundry and set up camp near White River

We checked out of the hotel in Monroe (northwest of Seattle) and did our errands. Carson and I did all the laundry and Spencer and Jeff restocked groceries and stuff at Walmart. Then we drove up into the mountains (and no cell signal) to Silver Springs Campground in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, right on the edge of Mt. Rainier National Park land. It was a primary growth forest full of huge, huge trees right near the White River. Very large campsites with lots of rocks-Carson said it was the perfect Parkour campsite. The boys made up great stories as they played in the trees and we relaxed and read books.

Carson loved helping but doesn’t like all the dirty laundry. We got all the laundry into 3 washers and it could have gone into two of the big ones, but I didn’t realize that until it was too late.
The campground was on this river that I think starts at Mt. Rainier. The water was very white and cloudy.
Jeff walked across the fallen tree to the island in the middle of the river. The water looked pretty shallow but it was very fast moving (perhaps Class II rapids).
I attempted to get a photo of a whole tree, but it’s impossible.
The source of the little creek. Spring fed!
All the rocks at the river are a gray color. Pumice stone?
A cool mushroom at our campsite. It almost looks like a cartoon character, though I can’t remember which one. Pokemon?
The trees were so tall.
You could hear and see vehicles at the campsites by the road where we were. But could only hear the river if you got sites near the river. All the sites were great though.
Carson loves playing Yahtzee at night. He is becoming quite the player!
We didn’t reserve early enough to get a site by the river but the sites was amazing nonetheless.
Lots of trees for a hammock and really sturdy picnic tables. Spencer spent many hours reading in the hammock. This is also our organizational set up for utensils, dinnerware, and dry ingredients and snacks. It gets locked up in the back of the truck when we are not using it, so bears don’t come snooping around the campsite.