Savage Indeed (Forks, May 2020)
It was quite a challenge to find a place while the sale of our home finalized. We happened upon hipcamp.com and decided to go with a place called Savage Streams down in Forks, WA/which was being runned by a private landowner named Dylan. I wanted a camping-like experience and this place looked promising. Our friends wanted to join as well for a few days and we thought it would be great to stop and check out the scene for Twilight. Lol.
When we finally arrived it was really late, dark and wet. G was a bit grumpy and tired (hangry as well). The host was so patient and worked with us. Because of fear of the wet ground we were to worried about pulling all the way in. So we just stayed right on the drive way and grass. Our pants were soaked trying to balance the trailer and get set up. It was an odd night as I cooked in the trailer and G took a moment to just rest his body and mind.
The next day the sun was out and the light gave us more insight of our surroundings. As we parked into our spot and assessed the area it was scene of old broken down trucks, long gone trailers, torn trampoline, broken down shops/barns, and quite a big dig up hole. HOWEVER, behind or maybe before there was this beautiful sound of the extremely close creek and this glorious line of trees. In our spot was a nice fire pit, cool swings, picnic table, orange tulips, and the view of this lovely flowing river. It was like whaaaa....
When we settled down more and just started to sit and soak it all in...and we began to feel this sense of calm and yet intrigue. Savage streams had this absolute charm but it takes awhile to see it beyond the “vintage-trashy” side which began to seem almost genius. This place had all this awaiting potential.
Since we where there for 7 days we took our time relaxing before our friends arrived. We did see a few campers trail in and it was cool to see Dylan bringing in business. We decided to explore the grounds and the woods along the creek. We saw a gun just propped against a tree. Was it a prop? We laughed and hoped so. Tho later we learned that it was real and the host forgot he left it there!!! We did also find this glorious long wooden swing. It was rather scary since it didn’t seem sturdy and also thrilling. The pools in the creek were just wonderful and the rocks cascading unto a mini fall was breathtaking. This place was just a hidden little gem and I can’t wait to see how it changes and morphs.
When our friends joined us we had a glorious time around the fire laughing, drinking some beers, catching up, and just appreciating just time together as friends. They were glad to get an escape from being in lock down and social distancing. We chuckled about the odd barn bathroom situation where you had to pour the water from a bucket to flush.