Seattle Aquarium
18 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Visited a very cool aquarium! Lots about life in the Pacific Ocean. Exhibits were very well done.
Space Needle
18 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 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 musiciansMeer informatie
Conibear Shellhouse, UW
18 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 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 diningMeer informatie
Gingko Petrified Forest State Park
18 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌫 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 inMeer informatie
Half-Sun Travel Plaza
19 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌫 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 toMeer informatie
Gonzaga University
19 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Stopped in Spokane to check out Gonzaga. It's stunning! Go Bulldogs!
Gonzaga Boathouse
19 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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'tMeer informatie
Idaho - Coeur d'Alene
19 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌫 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 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 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 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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, GordieMeer informatie
Lake MacDonald
20 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 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 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 withMeer informatie
Solar Eclipse Mini Hike
21 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
We hiked around the Apgar Visitor Center to enjoy the yellow hued earth around us. Very cool shadows as well! 😎
Laundry!
21 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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'tMeer informatie
St.Mary Campground
21 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 theMeer informatie
Ranger Talk
21 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 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 theMeer informatie
Many Glacier
22 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 theyMeer informatie
Logan Pass
22 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 NetherlandsMeer informatie
Little Bighorn National Monument
23 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 thanMeer informatie
Wyoming!
23 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 augustus 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Had to put another post because these pictures Angus got are too fun!