Washington Category
Finding Paradise at Mt. Rainier
Posted on September 17, 2014 10 Comments
Get ready for a gazillion photos. Because Mt. Rainier? Might very well be one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen in my life! I had no idea something this spectacular existed in our own 50 states or I would have come here sooner! As I mentioned in the last post, Maria and […]
Crystal Mountain
Posted on September 15, 2014 1 Comment
Our visit to Crystal Mountain was one of many pleasant surprises on our road trip. In planning for our Mt. Rainier hike, Maria had stumbled upon information for Crystal Mountain, a ski area located in the Cascade mountain range, southeast of Seattle. First up, the scenic gondola ride up the mountain. While it was a […]
Olympic National Park
Posted on September 5, 2014 2 Comments
Little known fact about me: I’m obsessed with the US National Parks! It started with a class project in the third grade, when Mrs.Dixon assigned each of us a National Park to research. I got Shenandoah, which is one of the few (two at the time, three currently) on the East Coast. Being pre-internet times, we […]
Chihuly Garden and Glass
Posted on September 1, 2014 4 Comments
The Chihuly Garden and Glass museum turned out to be a pleasant surprise on our tour of downtown Seattle. After a day of sightseeing, we still had a few hours left to utilize. We turned to TripAdvisor, which has proven to be a great resource on this trip, and found that the number one attraction […]
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Posted on August 27, 2014 Leave a Comment
After our morning run through the city, we decided to take a ferry boat out to Bainbridge Island, located in the Puget Sound. We had beautiful weather, which made the 35 minute ferry ride to the island lots of fun! Great views while enjoying the sea air and the wind in our hair! The […]