Seattle Aquarium
18. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Visited a very cool aquarium! Lots about life in the Pacific Ocean. Exhibits were very well done.
Space Needle
18. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We explored the Pikes Market again with Maddie and then walked the streets to get a feel for the city. We ended up at the Space Needle to check it out. Lots of cool street vendors and musiciansLue lisää
Conibear Shellhouse, UW
18. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Saw the boat from the 1936 men's Olympic team that won gold! Also, saw the NCAA championship trophy from the women's team. Maddie is inspired now! Cool bonus is that the shellhouse has its own diningLue lisää
Gingko Petrified Forest State Park
18. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌫 81 °F
Wretched drive out of Seattle due to Friday traffic, LOTS of construction and truck drivers going 30 in a 70 and not putting on their flashers. Rather frustrating to say the least.
We arrived inLue lisää
Half-Sun Travel Plaza
19. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌫 72 °F
Stopped at the nicest travel plaza for gas this morning. They had everything you could need from cowboy hats to snacks to food to wine tasting as well as very clean bathrooms. Excellent place toLue lisää
Gonzaga University
19. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Stopped in Spokane to check out Gonzaga. It's stunning! Go Bulldogs!
Gonzaga Boathouse
19. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Just 12 minutes from campus on the Spokane River is the Gonzaga Boathouse. Here they have 6,800' of river all to themselves and it's protected by the hills so the water is usually good and they don'tLue lisää
Idaho - Coeur d'Alene
19. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌫 77 °F
We are back in Idaho, but only for an hour as we head to Glacier National Park in Montana. Minimal cell reception there so we will be off the grid for a few days. Catch you on the flip side!
Welcome to Montana!
19. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Crazy windy mountain pass to get here. Passed a horrible truck wreck. Passed lots of little mountain towns with one having a Huckleberry Festival.
Welcome to the Mountain Time Zone!
Glacier - Fish Creek Campground
20. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Arrived last night after a yummy stop at Buffalo Wild Wings in Kalispell. It was an eventful night with a squirrel scampering across the camper's roof scaring Maddie into closing her top vent, GordieLue lisää
Lake MacDonald
20. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Gordie and Angus rode their bikes to Lake MacDonald while Maddie showered and Patrick & Pluto entertained guests at the amphitheater.
Solar Eclipse
21. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Saw the solar eclipse at about 82% and it turned everything yellow. Maddie got some great pictures using her phone and we borrowed glasses from a ranger to see it before going on an eclipse hike withLue lisää
Solar Eclipse Mini Hike
21. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
We hiked around the Apgar Visitor Center to enjoy the yellow hued earth around us. Very cool shadows as well! 😎
Laundry!
21. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Hooray for laundry! The KOA in St.Mary has coin laundry and we are in need of some clean clothes. Bonus is that there is a playground, delicious coffee and milkshakes next to the laundry. Can'tLue lisää
St.Mary Campground
21. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
This campground is a stark contrast from the west side of the park. Trees are much smaller, but at least we have trees because the sites at the KOA campground were bare. We are right next to theLue lisää
Ranger Talk
21. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
Went to a ranger talk tonight at the campground about the prehistoric animals that used to live in the park. This long stick has two orange flags on it. The first is at 12' and represents how tall theLue lisää
Many Glacier
22. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Drove the 21 miles up to the Many Glacier area of the park. Amazing views with the mountains mirrored in the lake below.
Swiftcurrent Lake
22. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Patrick and Sarah headed to the lake to throw rocks and sticks. We saw a chipmunk and ptarmigan with her chicks while we were there.
Lake Josephine & Grinnell Lake Hike
22. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Angus, Maddie and Gordie headed out for a hike around the lakes in the Many Glacier area and returned to Swiftcurrent Lake after a half hour to where Patrick and Sarah were playing to tell them theyLue lisää
Logan Pass
22. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Maddie & Sarah took the shuttle up to Logan Pass to check out the view while the boys napped and showered. So worth the drive! Love the Going to the Sun Road!
View never gets old...
22. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
We will miss these mountains and this view. What a park! (We won't miss the bear proof dumpster, should have cut that out of the picture!)
Met a guy from Ireland on his motorcycle. He has NetherlandsLue lisää
Little Bighorn National Monument
23. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Took a break during our 11 hour drive from Glacier to Devil's Tower to stop and learn about Custer's last stand against the Lakota and the Cheyenne warriors. Custer lost his life and that of more thanLue lisää
Wyoming!
23. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Great to be back in Wyoming! Highway is red here, mountains are back, too. One side of the road is green and the other yellow and bare.
Devils Tower View Campground
23. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
The infamous Buffalo burgers and Strawberry Rhubarb Pie at the campground near Devils Tower. Look who joined us, Uncle Matt!!! Up from Casper, WY. Thanks for driving up, Matt!
Devils Tower - More pictures
24. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Had to put another post because these pictures Angus got are too fun!