My memory of the Olympia Brewery amounts to my time on Guam back in 1969. I was a Loadmaster on Coast Guard cargo planes delivering food and supplies to remote CG radio navigation stations in the South Pacific. They called us the beer and ice cream delivery guys. The beer was always Olympia.
Great to see you back posting regularly. It's like seeing an old friend again. Olympia brought back a few memories. My first brewery tour was at the Olympia brewery back in the early '80's. Beautiful area. Thanks.
The brewery got their water from 4 artesian wells located across Capital Blvd. behind the warehouse facility. It didn't come from the river. Enjoyed the tour. I lived there for 16 years. 😊
Thanks for taking the time to put that together... it's been many yhears since I have been in that part of the world... good to see that it's still beautuful. Your video is always good quality.
Our family took a tour of the brewery back in the 70s, Funny Oregon and Washington both have a Deschutes river. Thanks for burning up your expensive gas to give us a tour on a beautiful day Brian.😊✌️
Good morning Brian, thank you for taking us on this spectacular tour ! It was great to get to see the Salmon in each little stage that they have to travel to get where they’re going ! Please tell Kelly hi & give Hobbs an ear rub. Safe travels & keep smiling !
Thanks for the tour. Very scenic. I had to chuckle as you mentioned all the things that they say you can't do. One of our radio guys dubbed our state "MN, The State Where Nothing is Allowed".
The salmon channels are called fish ladders. When I'm in that part of the country I like to visit the Hiram Chittenden locks in Ballard area of Seattle, where I watch boats big and small make their way to and from Lake Union and Lake Washington through the locks. There is a fish ladder there also.
Born & lived in oly till i was 12. we used to picnic at the falls as a kid and watch fish going up the fish ladder! 2 of my dads brothers worked and retired from the Oly brewery! Now i live out on the coast at Westport and drive Hwy 8 to Olympia couple times a month. this is my home country! very nice!!! no hussle & bussle out here!
Thank you Brian. Beautiful video! Enjoyed every moment. Living vicariously through you, as this nomad NZ'er won't make it there, this late in life 😊 💌💌💌 Brian, Kelly and Hobbs 🙋♀️🚐 🌏
@@AdventureVanManI visited Olympia back in the early 2000s and really liked the town I even went kayaking there in that inlet that goes into the town. Filled up my water bottle from those spigots they have around town cool little town. Take care
Thank you for showing me the area. I live in the Yakima Valley and have never seen this. In my younger years I would go see it myself but I'm too old. Thank You.
Great video, so very relaxing and scenic. The city did a wonderful job with that park by the brewery in Tumwater. The salmon jumping was so interesting, no feet, no firm surface to push of from but a salmon says no problemo.😃✌️
Thank you Brian, I have cousins that live in various areas of Olympia, many that you have shown in this video. One cousin used to work tagging the young salmon. My nana was visiting Tumwater when Mt. St. Helens Erupted back in 1980.. I was never able to visit that part of our country, but thanks to you, I've been able to vicariously visit with your help.. 🤗 It's easy to understand why you do what you do, go where you go... truly blessed.. rock on brother ☮️💚🤗
The brick building was built as Olympia brewing in 1906. I am not aware of it ever being a flour mill. Olympia was always said to be brewed using water from artesian springs not from the river. I am from Olympia although I haven't lived there since '69. I believe the name of the park is pronounced squacksin although the "ck" is relatively soft. At least that is the way I always heard it. The park is named for the local Squaxin tribe. There is an island to the NW of Budd Inlet named Squaxin Island that belongs to the tribe. There used to be a state park on the island accessible only by boat that closed in the 90s. I remember going over there as a kid.
I was just at Tumwater Falls. First visit. Got a lot of video of the salmon trying to jump the lower falls. There were a lot of salmon the day we were there.
Thanks for this video. I live in Washington and I drive through Olympia on the freeway quite often, but I’ve never stopped to explore. It is now on my list of places to see.
Thx for the tour of the park 😊. The salmon looked like they need some help with that waterfall 😮. Have a wonderful week Brian ❤️. Kelly too🍁🍁🍁 Enjoy fall. Best time of year. That park that looks like the rain forest is an amazing park to camp in for sure😮!
Thank you for this video, Brian! I recently moved to Washington from the middle of California and I got to visit Brewery Park today because I learned about it from when you posted this video a few weeks ago. Safe travels to you and Kelly. I love seeing Hobbs in your videos now too. It's fun to watch him experience things for the first time, such a good puppy!
Hey Brian..that road along the water on the way to the park is where I've overnighted when in Olympia. Nice spot but since it's downhill..lots of people speeding by 🧐🤔 Nice to see the sunshine in your video..I'm staying up North near Everett..been raining a couple of days and looks like the rest of the week 🤪✌️
Awesome video! Looks like we have some new places to visit next summer, heading through White pass Thursday, starting to get a little bit too soggy.😎☮️
1986 I went to the Capitol. And went inside. Was immediately welcomed at the visitor desk. Wandered about the inside, very pretty. Outside, just across the street, was a nice arboretum. Great views from above of the shoreline you just toured.
Great video! I just read with El Nino, it will rain more in Calif and Arizona and be warmer in Washington. I hope you 3 find nice weather on your travels!
Wow Brian! What a beautiful area. The parks are so well maintained. Just Lovely. I Like the great choices for seafood. How neat to see the Salmon run. Fun ride, thanks for sharing. Hugs for You and Kelly and of course Hobbs, Louise
I live about 30 miles north of Seattle so it nice to see you in my neck of the woods, sorta. I've been playing tourist here for the past 40 years, lots to see and do. If you have a chance to go north and visit Whidbey Island I would highly recommend Deception pass as an awesome area, crowded in summer but not so bad now. Always enjoy your videos.
Thanks Brian, good video. I’m a local and did want to mention that not only are the fish at the falls counted but they’re harvested there as well. The fish get pulled from the upper tanks and after they’re ‘milked’ of eggs and sperm, which are sent to state hatcheries for fertilization and maturing, only to return two years later to complete the cycle of life. The fish bodies then end up in three industries, restaurants, food banks or become fertilizer, depending on their physical condition. If you time it right you can actually watch the process and there are volunteers to explain what you’re observing.
Boston Harbor?! Where's Quincy Market, the USS Constitution, Kelly's Roast Beef?! Sorry, New Englander here. I've been to Washington state too. Mostly the Seattle area. I absolutely love the PNW! Peace!
Still keeping up with #AdventureVanMan! Always happy to see Brian on his adventures! Wow, o haven't seen salmon like that in a river since I was a kid!
Olympia is a gorgeous place. Well, I haven't been there in 50 years, but your video shows it to still be gorgeous! A lot more rules nowadays. I actually toured the brewery. My mother bought Artesian potholders that were awesome! I had family in Tacoma then. The entire state is beautiful!
Appreciate this type video as it's more of what I've not seen. I've been to/ thru WA many times mostly on duty so not much touring around. Also lived in Vancouver 1989/91 too much work and rain to suit an old SW gal. Have you been to Eastern WA ? Clarkston area? Chief Timothy state Park in the Snake River?. I was camp host there many years ago - beautiful area. I know its not normally you guys type camping- mine neither as a rule but was good job for me at that time. That type work all I we'd me to tour t by e USA Canada and spend 2 summers in AK. Glorious way for a disabled person to vacation. Looking forward to your next adventure so we can ride along. Happy Trails!
The footage of the salmon jumping up the waterfall was amazing!
My memory of the Olympia Brewery amounts to my time on Guam back in 1969. I was a Loadmaster on Coast Guard cargo planes delivering food and supplies to remote CG radio navigation stations in the South Pacific. They called us the beer and ice cream delivery guys. The beer was always Olympia.
It's the water and a lot more...
Great to see you back posting regularly. It's like seeing an old friend again. Olympia brought back a few memories. My first brewery tour was at the Olympia brewery back in the early '80's. Beautiful area. Thanks.
Awesome, thank you!
Washington is a great place to wander. Listening to and seeing the water......ahhhh😊
You caught the salmon jumping in the falls! So beautiful!
Glad you have been able to enjoy my hometown during the best time of the year. Washington is a beautiful state if you stay out of the cities!
I used to live in Oly ...five miles from town....seems like 3 lifetimes ago
Tug Boat Anne's fish and chips for the win!
The brewery got their water from 4 artesian wells located across Capital Blvd. behind the warehouse facility. It didn't come from the river. Enjoyed the tour. I lived there for 16 years. 😊
That was a wonderful tour of the Olympia, Washington area. Please do more of these in the cities you visit. Thanks.
Away we go! Nice to hear ya say those words again!
Thanks for taking the time to put that together... it's been many yhears since I have been in that part of the world... good to see that it's still beautuful. Your video is always good quality.
Good video. Peace
So happy to see your videos and hope you're both doing well!
Our family took a tour of the brewery back in the 70s, Funny Oregon and Washington both have a Deschutes river. Thanks for burning up your expensive gas to give us a tour on a beautiful day Brian.😊✌️
Salmon cakes for lunch lol
Beautiful sites and views. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for taking us along. Those are all beautiful spots. Great to see the fall, and salmon. Like the downtown historical buildings. 🙂👍
Thanks for the Olimpia tour
Peace
Great video! What amazing places you take us to. Thank you very much!
Closing in on 100k subscribers. Keep up the interesting videos
Beautiful, ty for sharing.
Coooooool video. Thank you.
Nice tour Brian. It's nice that you stop and take us with you to see the sights and sounds! Take Care and Stay Safe. Hobbs needs a treat!
Good morning Brian, thank you for taking us on this spectacular tour ! It was great to get to see the Salmon in each little stage that they have to travel to get where they’re going ! Please tell Kelly hi & give Hobbs an ear rub. Safe travels & keep smiling !
Thanks for the tour. Very scenic. I had to chuckle as you mentioned all the things that they say you can't do. One of our radio guys dubbed our state "MN, The State Where Nothing is Allowed".
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign!
So funny!!! You are too young to know that LOL.
Yeah they did have a lot of rules ... that's true
Terrific video Brian, I'm giving it an 9/10. My only complaint is that there just wasnt enough Hobbs.
Nice.
That's so cool! Thanks for sharing! I'm so glad you are back on the road.
The salmon channels are called fish ladders. When I'm in that part of the country I like to visit the Hiram Chittenden locks in Ballard area of Seattle, where I watch boats big and small make their way to and from Lake Union and Lake Washington through the locks. There is a fish ladder there also.
Born & lived in oly till i was 12. we used to picnic at the falls as a kid and watch fish going up the fish ladder! 2 of my dads brothers worked and retired from the Oly brewery! Now i live out on the coast at Westport and drive Hwy 8 to Olympia couple times a month. this is my home country! very nice!!! no hussle & bussle out here!
Thank you Brian. Beautiful video! Enjoyed every moment. Living vicariously through you, as this nomad NZ'er won't make it there, this late in life 😊 💌💌💌 Brian, Kelly and Hobbs 🙋♀️🚐 🌏
Thanks Lesley!😊
@@AdventureVanManI visited Olympia back in the early 2000s and really liked the town I even went kayaking there in that inlet that goes into the town. Filled up my water bottle from those spigots they have around town cool little town.
Take care
Been to that brewery in the late 70’s. Olympia beer was the beer of choice for all my friends back in the day. Beautiful area.
I just added this place to my bucket list. Thanks for sharing ✌️
Thank you for sharing your tour, loved seeing the salmon jumping and what a beautiful place to spend the day! Safe travels for you!
ohhhhh i wouldve bought y'all a coffee !!! love seeing my area thru someone elses eyes. LOVE seeing the salmon run. thanks for the video
Great job
Nice areas to explore. Thanks
Thanks for posting. Have not been north yet! Can't wait 😊
Even the salmons don’t want to be part of the system 😂 trying to jump out to avoid being counted… safe travels!
Great Adventure Beautiful Waterfalls and the Magnificent Salmon ❤✌️
I love Olympia. I had family there from the 50's thru the 80's. Visited often.
Welcome back to Oly!
Great teenage memories of Oly beer and a few Rainer also😊
Awesome video
🎶 “Oly, Oly-O, it’s the water and a lot more” 🎶
Thanks Brian, great video. 😁😁😎😎👍👍
THAT was Nice! Thx!
safe travels
Thank you.
Thank you for showing me the area. I live in the Yakima Valley and have never seen this. In my younger years I would go see it myself but I'm too old. Thank You.
Great video, so very relaxing and scenic. The city did a wonderful job with that park by the brewery in Tumwater. The salmon jumping was so interesting, no feet, no firm surface to push of from but a salmon says no problemo.😃✌️
Thank you Brian, I have cousins that live in various areas of Olympia, many that you have shown in this video. One cousin used to work tagging the young salmon. My nana was visiting Tumwater when Mt. St. Helens Erupted back in 1980.. I was never able to visit that part of our country, but thanks to you, I've been able to vicariously visit with your help.. 🤗 It's easy to understand why you do what you do, go where you go... truly blessed.. rock on brother ☮️💚🤗
With that Please be well take care.
that is great in the summertime nice and cool beat the heat
Beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this lovely tour of a beautiful setting. Happy travels.
Beautiful area! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the tour, Brian!!!
The brick building was built as Olympia brewing in 1906. I am not aware of it ever being a flour mill. Olympia was always said to be brewed using water from artesian springs not from the river. I am from Olympia although I haven't lived there since '69. I believe the name of the park is pronounced squacksin although the "ck" is relatively soft. At least that is the way I always heard it. The park is named for the local Squaxin tribe. There is an island to the NW of Budd Inlet named Squaxin Island that belongs to the tribe. There used to be a state park on the island accessible only by boat that closed in the 90s. I remember going over there as a kid.
The old brick brewery building was never used as a flour mill.
@@BigguyTim356 Yes that is true.
I was just at Tumwater Falls. First visit. Got a lot of video of the salmon trying to jump the lower falls. There were a lot of salmon the day we were there.
That was really nice 👍 Thanks Brian and God bless ✌️
Great video. Some lovely, relaxing footage of some spots i am familiar with from a fresh perspective.
Ill add that to my road trip
Thanks for this video. I live in Washington and I drive through Olympia on the freeway quite often, but I’ve never stopped to explore. It is now on my list of places to see.
I live here and I love it!
Great video!!!
Thx for the tour of the park 😊. The salmon looked like they need some help with that waterfall 😮. Have a wonderful week Brian ❤️. Kelly too🍁🍁🍁 Enjoy fall. Best time of year.
That park that looks like the rain forest is an amazing park to camp in for sure😮!
Beautiful scenery, and fun watching the fish! ✌️❤️🐟
Adventure Van man, Woman and Dog. LOVE IT Adventure Van Family. Ever think about sharing one rig and living together?
Thank you for this video, Brian! I recently moved to Washington from the middle of California and I got to visit Brewery Park today because I learned about it from when you posted this video a few weeks ago. Safe travels to you and Kelly. I love seeing Hobbs in your videos now too. It's fun to watch him experience things for the first time, such a good puppy!
Hey Brian..that road along the water on the way to the park is where I've overnighted when in Olympia. Nice spot but since it's downhill..lots of people speeding by 🧐🤔 Nice to see the sunshine in your video..I'm staying up North near Everett..been raining a couple of days and looks like the rest of the week 🤪✌️
Awesome video! Looks like we have some new places to visit next summer, heading through White pass Thursday, starting to get a little bit too soggy.😎☮️
You're in my state!! Isn't she a beautiful place. I'm up on the Peninsula..
Back in parking only. Never seen that before. What’s the deal with that?
Washington state is on my bucket list. Beautiful part of the country.
Beautiful areas Brian thanks for showing us
Jumpin' Jack Salmon
It's a gas, gas, gas
1986 I went to the Capitol. And went inside. Was immediately welcomed at the visitor desk. Wandered about the inside, very pretty. Outside, just across the street, was a nice arboretum. Great views from above of the shoreline you just toured.
Great video! I just read with El Nino, it will rain more in Calif and Arizona and be warmer in Washington. I hope you 3 find nice weather on your travels!
I'm not much for cities but that would be one to check out. I've been to Seattle twice.
Visited Tumwater and the other places, too, ca two weeks ago during our roadtrip.
Now we are back in Germany and I wish I can come back
Wow Brian! What a beautiful area. The parks are so well maintained. Just Lovely. I Like the great choices for seafood. How neat to see the Salmon run. Fun ride, thanks for sharing. Hugs for You and Kelly and of course Hobbs, Louise
Great to see more videos from you !
Nice tour of the town, thanks,
Happy Trails y'all
I live about 30 miles north of Seattle so it nice to see you in my neck of the woods, sorta. I've been playing tourist here for the past 40 years, lots to see and do. If you have a chance to go north and visit Whidbey Island I would highly recommend Deception pass as an awesome area, crowded in summer but not so bad now. Always enjoy your videos.
I took the brewery tour in ‘74 when I was stationed at Ft. Lewis. I was only 18 so they wouldn’t let me sample the beer at the end of the tour.😢
I never understand that you can serve your country with your life.. but can’t have a beer. 🤪
Wow, huge salmon. Beautiful.
Thanks Brian, good video. I’m a local and did want to mention that not only are the fish at the falls counted but they’re harvested there as well. The fish get pulled from the upper tanks and after they’re ‘milked’ of eggs and sperm, which are sent to state hatcheries for fertilization and maturing, only to return two years later to complete the cycle of life. The fish bodies then end up in three industries, restaurants, food banks or become fertilizer, depending on their physical condition. If you time it right you can actually watch the process and there are volunteers to explain what you’re observing.
Boston Harbor?! Where's Quincy Market, the USS Constitution, Kelly's Roast Beef?! Sorry, New Englander here. I've been to Washington state too. Mostly the Seattle area. I absolutely love the PNW! Peace!
Hello Brian thank you for a beautiful tour of Olympia Washington so much memories there.
I have good memories of my visit to Olympia, nice little town
Wonderful cool (temperature) wise video.... greens and blues. Thanks.
Hi 🙋🏿♀️
Still keeping up with #AdventureVanMan! Always happy to see Brian on his adventures! Wow, o haven't seen salmon like that in a river since I was a kid!
Thanks for the great tour Brian
Thanks for the video as usual Brian. I love traveling with you as I'm laid with with a foot fracture. Nature, the coming and your new old dog are fun.
Cooking.
Thank you Brian. What a lovely place.
nice! the pnw is just gorgeous, beautiful. thanks for sharing. continued travel mercies and blessings. 🕊
Olympia is a gorgeous place. Well, I haven't been there in 50 years, but your video shows it to still be gorgeous! A lot more rules nowadays. I actually toured the brewery. My mother bought Artesian potholders that were awesome! I had family in Tacoma then. The entire state is beautiful!
I heard when I was a kid that there are Leaches in Capital Lake, that's why no swimming... yikes!
gr8 video!
Thank you!
Appreciate this type video as it's more of what I've not seen. I've been to/ thru WA many times mostly on duty so not much touring around. Also lived in Vancouver 1989/91 too much work and rain to suit an old SW gal.
Have you been to Eastern WA ? Clarkston area? Chief Timothy state Park in the Snake River?. I was camp host there many years ago - beautiful area. I know its not normally you guys type camping- mine neither as a rule but was good job for me at that time. That type work all I we'd me to tour t by e USA Canada and spend 2 summers in AK. Glorious way for a disabled person to vacation.
Looking forward to your next adventure so we can ride along. Happy Trails!
Thanks for getting in a shot of
"The Spar".
Across the street is a free artisan water fountain.
Good nomad stop.