GeoWoodstock VIII - Day 2

Christopher and I are “Twin Peaks” fans. We took a driving tour of the television series locations in Snoqualmie, North Bend and Fall City area while in the area for GeoWoodstock VIII.

We took the Highway 202 exit to North Bend. We stopped briefly at the Double R Diner (now called Twede's) near the railroad tracks. A man behind the counter was wearing a “Twin Peaks” T-shirt.

We took a right onto W North Bend Way and went through the downtown area of North Bend. We saw Mt. Si Motel on the left side of the street. This is the motel that Leland met with Teresa and saw Ronette and Laura in the motel room.

We turned around and went back to downtown North Bend, hit Highway 202/North Bend Blvd S, and took a right. We followed this road to Meadowbrook Way SE and took a sharp right. There was a high school from the pilot to our left. It looked very different as it has been remodeled.

We drove pass the high school to an intersection before a bridge. There was old garage to the right formerly white and now a dark gray. This was the Leland/Laura/Gerard intersection. Fat Trout Trailer Park was to our left. In the middle of the park was the Number 6 pole. As of eleven years ago, Teresa Banks' trailer was still there.

We drove across the bridge. Only one vehicle can cross at a time so traffic is controlled by a signal. We continued down the road to Ronette's bridge. The trestle used to go across the road but doesn't anymore. This intersection of Reining, Mill Pond and Meadowbrook was “Twin Peaks” Sparkwood and 21.

After taking some photos of the bridge and finding the geocache, we headed down Reining Road. We think that we found the actual place where the “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign was located.

We turned around and headed back and got onto Mill Pond Road. We turned off to the left. This is the location of Packard's Saw Mill and the “Twin Peaks” Sheriff Station. The mill was gone and the office building was being renovated into a driver training facility.

We went back the way we came and got back on Meadowbrook Way SE. We headed back to Hwy 202, turned right into Railroad PL SE and headed northwest. As we entered Snoqualmie, we noticed the very big log on our left which was in the credits of “Twin Peaks.” We did the Virtual Geocache and a couple other caches. In the same area is the Railroad Car Museum which housed Laura’s railroad car way back when.

We kept going northwest on Railroad PL SE to the Salish Lodge (TP’s Great Northern). We walked to Snoqualmie Falls. The mist obscured the falls at times. We found two Geocaches.

We continued going northwest. As we entered Fall City to our right was Fall City Grill (Hap’s Diner). From that intersection, we turned left and went across the bridge. As we got to a stoplight we saw the Roadhouse on our left and the Bookhouse behind it. This was the exterior, not the interior.

We headed southwest down Preston Fall City Road SE/Hwy 203. We scarcely recognized Big Ed’s Gas Farm. We saw the Hurley house with that window across the street.

We continued south on Hwy 203 until we got to Interstate 90 (the town is Preston). We headed south toward North Bend. We exited near Exit 27 on Winery Road and followed it to the end of the road/parking lot to Snoqualmie Point Park. On a clear day you can get a great view of the “Twin Peaks” area including the mill however today it was raining and cloudy. This is the location of the “Twin Peaks” picnic scene and the scene where James sits looking at the necklace. Christopher found the geocache. From here we headed to Lake Sammamish State Park and the Meet & Greet and Tiki Luau arriving about 2:00PM.

Christopher and I had a great time at the COWWS Meet & Greet and Tiki Luau. We picked up our GeoWoodstock VIII Registration Packets, T-shirts and Geocoins. I purchased two Tiki Luau event Geocoins for Christopher and I. There were hotdogs on the grill along with cookies, chips, and drinks. The rain held off so the weather was cool but enjoyable.

We drove to the Tolt-MacDonald Campground in Carnation where we hauled our stuff to Yurt #3 in a large wheelbarrow and settled in. The pit toilets were a bit uphill and the showers were a long ways away!

We found a couple caches in Carnation. We ate dinner at Pete’s Grill & Pub about 8:30PM. Another couple joined us but the music was so loud that we could not talk very much.

We found eight caches today. Christopher also found the cache on the suspension bridge in camp that was later lost in the river.