Seattle Aquarium
18 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Visited a very cool aquarium! Lots about life in the Pacific Ocean. Exhibits were very well done.
Space Needle
18 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 musiciansЧитать далее
Conibear Shellhouse, UW
18 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 diningЧитать далее
Gingko Petrified Forest State Park
18 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌫 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 inЧитать далее
Half-Sun Travel Plaza
19 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌫 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 toЧитать далее
Gonzaga University
19 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Stopped in Spokane to check out Gonzaga. It's stunning! Go Bulldogs!
Gonzaga Boathouse
19 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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'tЧитать далее
Idaho - Coeur d'Alene
19 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌫 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 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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, GordieЧитать далее
Lake MacDonald
20 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 withЧитать далее
Solar Eclipse Mini Hike
21 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
We hiked around the Apgar Visitor Center to enjoy the yellow hued earth around us. Very cool shadows as well! 😎
Laundry!
21 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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'tЧитать далее
St.Mary Campground
21 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 theЧитать далее
Ranger Talk
21 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 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 theЧитать далее
Many Glacier
22 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 theyЧитать далее
Logan Pass
22 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 NetherlandsЧитать далее
Little Bighorn National Monument
23 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 thanЧитать далее
Wyoming!
23 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 августа 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Had to put another post because these pictures Angus got are too fun!