tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71960637427863564912024-02-06T22:09:21.018-06:00Dreams Come TrueMike and I have been planning our retirement for many years. One of our dreams was to live and travel the United States in our Motorhome. It came true the end of Dec. 2007. Mike is 64 and I'm younger. We travel with our cats Stormy, better known as Evil Kitty and Lucy a new addition in 2011. Lucy is known as the good kitty. We could not imagin living any where but in our MH. After almost 5 years on the road we enjoy it as much as when we started. Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.comBlogger419125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-27100243385015530002013-02-20T20:08:00.001-06:002013-02-20T20:17:16.414-06:00Oh No Snow In Apache Junction!<p>Feb 20th 2013</p> <p><font size="3">Okay family and friends back in Minnesota your going to love this.  </font></p> <p><font size="3">We have had snow in the Superstition Mountains, but never in our own back yard.  Mike may have to buy a snow shovel or move the motorhome.  Actually it was sleet, but it was white and cold.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wPI0eGnY_Qo/USWDfRnv-7I/AAAAAAAA7a0/DFKHyf-jXK8/s1600-h/P2200242%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Superstion Mt. Feb 20th 2013" border="0" alt="Superstion Mt. Feb 20th 2013" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dy8A61INbcU/USWDghywhjI/AAAAAAAA7a8/EJKCVJSbQtw/P2200242_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p> <p><font size="3">The picture of the mountain was taken this afternoon it snowed over night in the higher elevations, not that Superstition is that high.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VubvzsxMrSY/USWDjHhtB4I/AAAAAAAA7bE/JwnMqnjKbe8/s1600-h/P2200246%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P2200246" border="0" alt="P2200246" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AheT_KGGaog/USWDkUteAdI/AAAAAAAA7bM/U1-a9Ya3e2Y/P2200246_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RUBPy-6IFCA/USWDnbHmtiI/AAAAAAAA7bU/iWYQTl5CfqA/s1600-h/P2200250%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P2200250" border="0" alt="P2200250" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TvQd-1GzkVI/USWDqqFkbTI/AAAAAAAA7bc/87A17RgxQeY/P2200250_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Our steps coming out of the motorhome and the walkway is covered with white stuff.  </font></p> <p><font size="3">Mike installed some blue LED lights on the steps for what ever reason not sure why but they do look very nice especially with the snow.  Cold again tomorrow, this is the coldest winter we’ve in Apache Junction AZ</font></p> <p><font size="3"> </font></p></p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-19044017590261897522013-02-19T21:02:00.000-06:002013-02-20T21:06:51.294-06:00Birthdays And Ballet<p>Feb 14th 2013</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_HYmE9iECwE/USWOaI7R-BI/AAAAAAAA7cQ/rAI4VaIrtyE/s1600-h/P2140226%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="LeeAnns Birthday Feb 14th 2013" border="0" alt="LeeAnns Birthday Feb 14th 2013" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LIvlFI6sL0Q/USWOd85gd4I/AAAAAAAA7cY/bH5gOnCaP2A/P2140226_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-c3ZgLsAEqrQ/USWOiMfx20I/AAAAAAAA7cg/VK8YCqWZ5tU/s1600-h/P2140234%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P2140234" border="0" alt="P2140234" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dn5gQi92YBA/USWOjp3Yf7I/AAAAAAAA7co/0Oh-aXFX3Ww/P2140234_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wAcQnDYcfRE/USWOmKRAVII/AAAAAAAA7cw/rqO-lb1WjC0/s1600-h/P2140228%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P2140228" border="0" alt="P2140228" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K5HSXWH5PC4/USWOnxVxb6I/AAAAAAAA7c4/A7QAgpFumf4/P2140228_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Our very good friend, LeeAnn has a birthday on Valentines Day, a double celebration.  Mike smoked a pork butt for pulled pork sandwiches, and everybody brought side dishes what a party it was.  There was 11 of us in the new gazebo a bit crowded but it worked okay.  </font></p> <p><font size="3">By the way she is a very young 67.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RoYCCQb0_HQ/USWOpOamgrI/AAAAAAAA7dA/24IojXGGwTg/s1600-h/photo%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="photo" border="0" alt="photo" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ckcPEX74TKY/USWOqEUNiKI/AAAAAAAA7dI/dXy94M-Cyzg/photo_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XsZWP5-Xsbg/USWOrSpxlYI/AAAAAAAA7dQ/AqbFapXEA7k/s1600-h/Ballet%2525202%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Ballet 2" border="0" alt="Ballet 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GRytLKKdrQE/USWOsWu9JPI/AAAAAAAA7dY/6_jHumJlCRE/Ballet%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="217" height="163" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Sunday Feb the 17th 12 of us took the light rail to downtown Phoenix to Symphony Hall for the Ballet, Romeo and Juliet.  It was amazing we had great seats, and the hall was packed.  Only one problem it always ends the same, you just wish their love could have been for always. </font></p> <p><font size="3">The weather is a little chilly this year, makes no difference we are keeping very busy.  Loving life as always. </font></p> <p><font size="3">   </font></p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-6346722227195675072013-02-14T14:07:00.001-06:002013-02-14T14:22:51.213-06:00Happy Valentines Day<p>Thursday Feb. 14th 2013</p> <p>Rich my son called the other day and asked when I was going to start the blog again.  I said I would do it today.  I guess I got pretty lazy or really busy, just seemed like it was never the right time.</p> <p>We were lucky Rich spent a long weekend with us here in Apache Junction, well not really with us, him and Ken and LeeAnn's son Marcel came for the big Barrett Jackson car show. </p> <p>Rich and Marcel have been friends since grade school.  Marcel lived just down the street from us.  They build forts, raced their dirt bikes, snowmobiled and got into plenty of trouble together as teenagers.  Not any real trouble just boy stuff.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YUWjBz4ONlY/UR1D1JaQD-I/AAAAAAAA7Y4/TvGBO2KIFdU/s1600-h/P1200278%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1200278" border="0" alt="P1200278" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dLVX6WkzMzU/UR1D3KebuLI/AAAAAAAA7ZA/e7f7Plt9dU0/P1200278_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>A couple of really good looking guys.  Rich on the left and Marcel on the right. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OvNPFiJ1JQI/UR1D5EN86vI/AAAAAAAA7ZI/u6iPn_mvQyg/s1600-h/P1200279%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1200279" border="0" alt="P1200279" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--fwtODNjDcI/UR1D7LZZRfI/AAAAAAAA7ZQ/Ph96DN7mDAA/P1200279_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5BGkAPm_Fl0/UR1D89cotnI/AAAAAAAA7ZY/OBjw9R1LVI8/s1600-h/P1200280%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1200280" border="0" alt="P1200280" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iH0z0LIIvmo/UR1D-g66jEI/AAAAAAAA7Zg/ns73cmm1Afs/P1200280_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Y2jyLIrjN8I/UR1HkrlyT7I/AAAAAAAA7Z4/FJij9ftxihU/s1600-h/P1200280%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1200280" border="0" alt="P1200280" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dyS45m-uz2I/UR1HmVj3oBI/AAAAAAAA7aA/4kuOOEIqTEM/P1200280_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Our friends in the park, Sandy and Dave Beckett had us all over for lunch on Sunday before the boys flew back to Minnesota.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HLdhAhbjq2o/UR1EALl4UyI/AAAAAAAA7Zo/V1IE152ewyw/s1600-h/Rich%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Rich" border="0" alt="Rich" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kpv7bR4Lois/UR1EBgYSiCI/AAAAAAAA7Zw/MmdY9jeT0vE/Rich_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="217" height="163" /></a></p> <p>LeeAnn took  a picture of Rich and I at her house.  </p> <p>Happy Valentines day.  </p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-77346387949632303342013-01-05T16:53:00.001-06:002013-01-05T16:53:36.336-06:00Back in Apache Junction AZ<p>We pulled into the RV park here in AJ the 3rd of Nov, it was so nice to get off the road.  </p> <p>We loved our trip to Alaska and Canada and the west coast.  We did so much and saw so many beautiful sights, it was like a dream.  Would we do it again, not so sure, 7 months on the road was a long time, I was ready to settle down and just enjoy life for awhile.  We traveled almost 12,000 miles just in the MH. </p> <p>We averaged 6.5 miles per gallon and spent almost $7000.00 for gas once again just for the MH. The highest for gas was in Prince George BC $1.45 a liter and I think that comes to approximately $5.48 a gallon.  I did not keep track of the truck that was more figuring then I wanted to do.  </p> <p>The temps had been above normal for the first 6 weeks here, in the 70s and 80, sunny everyday, now we are having winter, a little rain and temps in the 50s and 60s, but we know it will warm up again. </p> <p>Mike has been pretty busy since we got back to AZ.  He has been doing some work on our lot.  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9eQsbB7tKPE/UOiutAEt8yI/AAAAAAAA42g/FPpwWYp4QTg/s1600-h/PB210228%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PB210228" border="0" alt="PB210228" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-L0doDc-lLsQ/UOiuuUojpMI/AAAAAAAA42o/gzgvp-BdZr4/PB210228_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TjQ76brwhTo/UOiuwGB8iTI/AAAAAAAA42w/-W4tgsdP0SE/s1600-h/PB210234%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PB210234" border="0" alt="PB210234" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-F1jnTYwqMZ4/UOiuxSHNT9I/AAAAAAAA424/dm0x9_Xu3JU/PB210234_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AUOWfRsEp5Y/UOiuzvRv8BI/AAAAAAAA43A/3IbG5ZgD3Lo/s1600-h/PB230236%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PB230236" border="0" alt="PB230236" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PSMj6Szve8Y/UOiu1Itjc6I/AAAAAAAA43I/4dJo_gGqTw4/PB230236_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0l3Vx2o-_N0/UOiu3Oo7icI/AAAAAAAA43Q/LecI2Iju38g/s1600-h/PC140245%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PC140245" border="0" alt="PC140245" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TDx5LaxHNrI/UOiu4ld4YZI/AAAAAAAA43Y/0Oj2ocDbOwI/PC140245_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-t2V0Pa9RTbQ/UOiu6B9rmCI/AAAAAAAA43g/JNQpSt_nSQA/s1600-h/PC140239%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PC140239" border="0" alt="PC140239" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LQUM05cVSug/UOiu7mTsePI/AAAAAAAA43o/8EnBlqlerqA/PC140239_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We laid pavers and put up a gazebo, he also built a little deck and steps to get in the motorhome.  </p> <p>The gazebo has worked out great with the chilly weather able to have happy hour in there and play Mexican Train and Farckle.  </p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-43534244615711515812012-10-26T15:00:00.001-05:002012-10-26T15:00:34.758-05:00Napa Valley California<p>Sunday October 14th 2012</p> <p>Who can be in wine country without going to Napa Valley and visiting a few wineries, not me.  </p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA130332" border="0" alt="PA130332" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-e7XS0COEab0/UIrkGcbaFzI/AAAAAAAA4to/5DO8BCYSmNQ/PA130332_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></p> <p>Another warm sunny day perfect for doing some sightseeing.  Miles and miles of grapes vines, in Minnesota we have corn fields, I like the grapes way more then the corn. </p> <p>V. Sattue winery is a small family owned winery operated by the fourth generation Sattui family.  They have been operating since 1885.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MV0inZeABXk/UIrl8XP0ZLI/AAAAAAAA4tw/zyL3DHuX7xY/s1600-h/PA140361%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA140361" border="0" alt="PA140361" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-t1VCHJFV4vY/UIrl-OL4vQI/AAAAAAAA4t4/aJq_KnKpUDM/PA140361_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uBHC7riXM7g/UIrmDHL3qAI/AAAAAAAA4uA/dpAWAoOaqLU/s1600-h/PA140336%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Sterling Vineyards" border="0" alt="Sterling Vineyards" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SJzFyv6EpAA/UIrmqIZ8jWI/AAAAAAAA4uI/yLWqUI2_1_M/PA140336_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AZ-9TJIBA9g/UIrms7hWUiI/AAAAAAAA4uQ/wYIpN6iwVV8/s1600-h/PA140338%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Sterling Vineyards" border="0" alt="Sterling Vineyards" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SxXd5DnL2cE/UIrp0bxnP4I/AAAAAAAA4u8/qpcBOoKDS4w/PA140338_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The grounds at all the wineries were landscaped to the T.  Flowers and topiaries everywhere.  We spent most of time walking the grounds at the wineries.  Tours of the cellars at most of them are between $25.00 to $125.00 and you pay for the tasting of the wines.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GbffzU62pT4/UIrp2MuhnTI/AAAAAAAA4vE/IXPQOOF1j84/s1600-h/PA140339%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Sterlingvineyards" border="0" alt="Sterlingvineyards" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-I0rXDhF9qSc/UIrp4A-qPiI/AAAAAAAA4vM/ghrUad8V_KM/PA140339_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>There was no charge to see the cellar at V Sattui.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0sV_rnesugg/UIrp6c3xZZI/AAAAAAAA4vU/3Bb_1YduiXs/s1600-h/PA140352%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Napa Valley" border="0" alt="Napa Valley" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JJryB1ZXHuo/UIrqFId3hpI/AAAAAAAA4v8/q30VSjf_Npg/PA140364_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9hacsAAifbM/UIrqHL1nPdI/AAAAAAAA4wE/lZdfrPEf74Y/s1600-h/PA140365%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA140365" border="0" alt="PA140365" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zgj8EGukH_U/UIrqIwWvwyI/AAAAAAAA4wM/f8FH9dipzxQ/PA140365_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Our second stop of the day was Beringer Vineyards.  We stopped at vineyards that we have actually drank their wines, made it a little more interesting.  I know many of you are thinking we could have stopped at them all because we probley have tasted most of the wines, not true.   </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-l9eRIGsmDdg/UIrqK_6tkyI/AAAAAAAA4wU/gzAN9FCpCt0/s1600-h/PA140373%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Beringer Vineyards" border="0" alt="Beringer Vineyards" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KP_7iiuGI-k/UIrqW4pZkCI/AAAAAAAA4w8/yI8kCzqCNn8/PA140380_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We had a little wine and cheese while watching the dancers and listening to the band.  We spent some enjoyable time here, talking with the people.  Beringer’s allows you to bring your own food for your picnic, nice place. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ir4EtOdN018/UIrqbn31oPI/AAAAAAAA4xE/LBA6GKr2O2E/s1600-h/PA140394%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA140394" border="0" alt="PA140394" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--qvIN3on_LE/UIrqdkSE_lI/AAAAAAAA4xM/5N30NA8158M/PA140394_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NwYQOTpgyi0/UIrqf2ZrsCI/AAAAAAAA4xU/5lHAzvbJADM/s1600-h/PA140369%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA140369" border="0" alt="PA140369" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JnnGmyDE4mg/UIrqh6LGQCI/AAAAAAAA4xc/BuTnjlM8NvM/PA140369_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5fhsUlJMfsM/UIrqkN07rHI/AAAAAAAA4xk/jzmmBuZ8tv4/s1600-h/PA140397%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA140397" border="0" alt="PA140397" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-F-gmKSbO9mE/UIrql6SZr5I/AAAAAAAA4xs/tUwRsXYdNYo/PA140397_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Once again the beautiful landscaping, it’s a place you would love to spend a Sunday afternoon. </p> <p>Next was lunch at the Culinary Institute of America, built in 1889.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWUwOhOXKuQ5Pc_o2Uh6ID2ZTGu9LW6rOvbyUA9bBUaX5YPdUtL-0ez9o4zncnBOBCM522keXXYHEbvgYHVh3_cnC2PfuFjNoaezWh1lKBpXSqNuwuVgexTyObzonFBnqHFY5cjL3ONKZ/s1600-h/PA140406%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="After Lunch" border="0" alt="After Lunch" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ahbYk2N-_gk/UIrq75fvMvI/AAAAAAAA4y8/Yt4WFdpkqS8/PA140415_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>I don’t care where you are in Napa Valley the views are amazing.  </p> <p>For lunch we split an order of mussels in white wine sauce that was to die for. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SYLDuGjmWmg/UIrq-Y66V0I/AAAAAAAA4zE/5AjoiE6nW_8/s1600-h/PA140489%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA140489" border="0" alt="PA140489" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dbEcKmMn-7g/UIrrBFEjUxI/AAAAAAAA4zM/HXu6N3z_QoQ/PA140489_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uUIPZfM3wIM/UIrrEAGjyxI/AAAAAAAA4zU/bMUIYB-YTQg/s1600-h/PA140426%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Castello Di Amorosa" border="0" alt="Castello Di Amorosa" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6bacTWQ9k00/UIrrHKpWurI/AAAAAAAA4zc/D6RW__8r_xU/PA140426_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The final stop of the day was an authentic looking 13th century Tuscan castle and winery, built in 1993.  121,000 square feet includes 107 rooms on 8 levels, 4 below ground, 900 feet of caves, a draw bridge and moat, dungeon and torture chamber.  We did go inside the castle, we did not take the tour which was $35.00 and up per person.  What we saw was very limited without paying.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FGHksjqFlYE/UIrrJSry2yI/AAAAAAAA4zk/aN6dZfx0ljU/s1600-h/PA140438%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA140448" border="0" alt="PA140448" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-q2W3iHC4zh4/UIrrVpDS11I/AAAAAAAA40M/YBFz8cg3X6g/PA140448_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>  </p> <p>Once again just walking the grounds was to cool, love the barrels.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MJNh8AWGYrE/UIrrYDql6HI/AAAAAAAA40U/N_wxsVzC0_Q/s1600-h/PA140451%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA140451" border="0" alt="PA140451" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EchnGmzBkf0/UIrrb8p_kmI/AAAAAAAA40c/GdqqqMimu-k/PA140451_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ep_frSjWYyY/UIrrnyN1ZjI/AAAAAAAA40k/Bl5NJa8SZ6k/s1600-h/PA140460%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA140460" border="0" alt="PA140460" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ypwc08z98KQ/UIrrqggujkI/AAAAAAAA40s/e9Lm2xYHlOU/PA140460_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ToIRjOThk1k/UIrrtCvAAZI/AAAAAAAA400/R4astRuWQ_I/s1600-h/PA140466%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA140466" border="0" alt="PA140466" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SeOvRNB7Q-o/UIrrw9ut4KI/AAAAAAAA408/e26zzN3_1Ek/PA140466_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>     </p> <p>What fun to see the farm animals running around.  Families with children were a big thing at the wineries.  Each place seemed to have something fun for the kids.    </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rAvM0mWQZr8/UIrr1ZyD4WI/AAAAAAAA41E/yN9WzUTxbcA/s1600-h/PA140469%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA140469" border="0" alt="PA140469" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-suSJzX0Rkfw/UIrr30EyuxI/AAAAAAAA41M/NzNOpW7D3W0/PA140469_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>  </p> <p>My favorite chicken.  Love his long feathers on his feet.</p> <p>It was just the best day for relaxing and fun, we took our time at each vineyard to enjoy what they had to offer.</p> <p>Fun on the road.             </p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-30322753093235436552012-10-22T16:57:00.001-05:002012-10-22T16:57:25.391-05:00Hop on Hop off Bus Ride<p>Friday October 12th 2012</p> <p>When we explore a new city we like to take a bus tour first, the red hop on hop off buses are perfect to get to know the city.  We have done this in Rome, Paris, and many other large cities in Europe and the US.  You get the lay out of the town, and pick places you want to spend more time exploring.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Kdn3c1G0UW4/UIW_Zgib6XI/AAAAAAAA4pg/8XdYjPugOhc/s1600-h/PA110280%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA110280" border="0" alt="PA110280" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Rw1vInMwcnM/UIW_cPNsDNI/AAAAAAAA4po/-ESE7s_Zj2Y/PA110280_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>It was our first cold, cloudy, foggy, drizzly day in San Francisco.  I started out sitting in the open air on the top of the bus but after a few miles I got cold and went inside to warm up and pretty much stated there.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MM9usS_CmtM/UIXAnFb0BNI/AAAAAAAA4pw/4UOCtJRr4HM/s1600-h/PA100270%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA100270" border="0" alt="PA100270" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wQnJl8UjnFk/UIXAopqFPeI/AAAAAAAA4p4/lgxnCnb8aN8/PA100270_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eIMu71wZqYA/UIXAqSqN0FI/AAAAAAAA4qA/0_3lXAj7aDA/s1600-h/PA100275%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Union Square" border="0" alt="Union Square" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DZN7j7fKKqo/UIXAr5D-QOI/AAAAAAAA4qI/-FXcGR6LiWU/PA100275_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Not sure the name of the green building but I loved it.  Union Square with Saks Fifth Ave and Tiffany's in the back ground, two of my favorite stores.   </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qe6KZJMaK7Q/UIXAtY0p92I/AAAAAAAA4qQ/GwPPYi8pO44/s1600-h/PA110282%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA110282" border="0" alt="PA110282" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xrCYlFAYnZo/UIXAvPdll2I/AAAAAAAA4qY/97VW6wbzUr4/PA110282_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>If your feeling like a dare devil you can rent a little Go Car and bop around town.  You get fitted for a helmet to go with it, makes me feel much  better. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XNX_mA60dg8/UIXAwkkOCMI/AAAAAAAA4qg/x78zrFPzPgM/s1600-h/DSC_0109%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0109" border="0" alt="DSC_0109" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CnDWwuxxe0M/UIXAx5whfkI/AAAAAAAA4qo/wSTIGICpC9A/DSC_0109_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-thwT4Dwv-Js/UIXAzWKKshI/AAAAAAAA4qw/mx3kIsWU4LM/s1600-h/PA110286%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA110286" border="0" alt="PA110286" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bh0j7X7rb-o/UIXA1WNAYgI/AAAAAAAA4q4/3ILC-VpzO2Q/PA110286_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>City Hall, and the Louis M Davies Symphony Hall.</p> <p>The city hall building looks more like a state capital building.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EQ_z9C7BMPY/UIXA20JSFlI/AAAAAAAA4rA/YAM4MxP9Wn4/s1600-h/DSC_0137%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0137" border="0" alt="DSC_0137" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RDnK-70TFlo/UIXA4dyBsKI/AAAAAAAA4rI/-vDvnSAGBfY/DSC_0137_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-w7MWJFnbow0/UIXA6oi8-II/AAAAAAAA4rQ/jqpnmGm9JMk/s1600-h/PA110296%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA110296" border="0" alt="PA110296" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ne2Tb1FH5rU/UIXA70kfikI/AAAAAAAA4rY/B6PuW_1YFRI/PA110296_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_F6hgPQ5Dro/UIXA9oWHJwI/AAAAAAAA4rg/YS4U2A1wGUI/s1600-h/DSC_0146%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Golden Gate Bridge" border="0" alt="Golden Gate Bridge" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HgO6Q1gYKks/UIXA_DjZN2I/AAAAAAAA4ro/cI-C2H1WS90/DSC_0146_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Everyone has to go see the Golden Gate Bridge when in San Francisco, it happened to be the 75th anniversary of the bridge.  We drove over the bridge on the red bus and got off and walked a bit, just to say we did it. <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZZhFp9paH94/UIXBAbEUMBI/AAAAAAAA4rw/wUILASZzHp4/s1600-h/DSC_0142%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0142" border="0" alt="DSC_0142" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MAh8suFKuJk/UIXBCN3CW9I/AAAAAAAA4r4/dFmdcQ2dIlA/DSC_0142_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6sRiHN3hvFw/UIXBEb_r7zI/AAAAAAAA4sA/6bbdo68Yw0o/s1600-h/DSC_0143%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0143" border="0" alt="DSC_0143" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uJaEriBSKZM/UIXBGpdWVNI/AAAAAAAA4sI/vuZ76b8FavI/DSC_0143_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>That is one large cable.  </p> <p>We drove thru the <a href="http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&sugexp=les%3B&gs_nf=3&cp=18&gs_id=24&xhr=t&q=tenderloin+district&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&oq=tenderlion+distric&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=88754f5032d57cf2&bpcl=35466521&biw=1280&bih=585">Tenderlion District</a>, which they recommended tourist stay out of.  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haight-Ashbury">Haight Ashbury</a> is another neighborhood with a colorful past and still a great place to visit.  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Park">Golden gate Park</a> has so much to off with museums and the Japanese Tea Garden.  Nob Hill was another area we drove through.   The tour took 3 or 4 hours with getting off and on.  </p> <p>The tour started and ended at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_39">Pier 39</a> a large tourist attraction.  After our bus ride we stopped at Pier 39 for a late lunch at Market Pier Cafe. Lunch was wonderful, Mike had clam Chowder in a sour dough bread bowl and I had Cioppino is a fish stew, with dungeness crab, clams, shrimp, scallops, squid, mussels and the catch of the day. It was to die for.  </p> <p>  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tiFWZUFxAZc/UIXBIQkbjGI/AAAAAAAA4sQ/ZVUn2RcCkFc/s1600-h/DSC_0181%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0181" border="0" alt="DSC_0181" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xNhSxWTidtc/UIXBJ3sJpSI/AAAAAAAA4sY/xJ7zfiHum60/DSC_0181_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BISGAXg3dL8/UIXBLWSfbAI/AAAAAAAA4sg/jUanOZJLdVw/s1600-h/DSC_0178%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Pier Market San Fransico" border="0" alt="Pier Market San Fransico" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHT4ZB_W_BhpBUEWXbbpvQwp6GgbIjD4pZbdG5tq-eTzd8hXUUqgy8vvADHEhSv6p7m4s0be1YEhHqY58zb6MhGRzultDSDErtyqrd0wd62ooV0bWhgmd51UuwTu3tETF8qWQPww_jxpjP/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CbJZAkXlR64/UIXBOxdodlI/AAAAAAAA4sw/d_YFf3qSf_w/s1600-h/DSC_0183%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0183" border="0" alt="DSC_0183" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gZXAfhWSOD0/UIXBQjuIpaI/AAAAAAAA4s4/_NI1iy8KcL8/DSC_0183_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> </p> <p>What a surprise to see a huge merry go-round on the pier.  We did a little more walking on the pier and watched the street performers.  </p> <p>It was getting late and we wanted to home before 8pm so we hopped on a bus back to the BART station to catch our train back to the MH. </p> <p>Another wonder full day filled with fun and love. </p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-16073174750756391572012-10-21T15:34:00.001-05:002012-10-21T15:34:30.619-05:00Our First Day In San Fransico<p>Wednesday October 10th 2012</p> <p>We are staying at the Fairgrounds in Antioch CA for 2 weeks, just a parking lot with full hooks for $17.00 a day.  It is about 30 miles north of San Francisco. We will be taking BART (Bay Area Rapid Transportation) into town, just a couple of bucks, no hassle, no finding and paying for parking.  It is about an hour each way, but it was a nice time to sit back relax and read a book.  </p> <p>Mike’s younger brother Owen has lived in San Fran. for many years, it has been about 15 years since we last saw him.  Owen met us at the BART station in town, and we spent the day having a personal tour guide.  </p> <p>Walking San Francisco may not be easy with all the hills and stairs, but we managed to keep up with Owen.  </p> <p>We left the BART station and headed to Union Square.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0mYlwFDE2To/UIRY2xSPh1I/AAAAAAAA4ks/hrtf8yJaxfk/s1600-h/PA100229%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Mike and Owen in Union Square" border="0" alt="Mike and Owen in Union Square" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vwEJWJh2ffg/UIRY4ZkhMtI/AAAAAAAA4k0/Gpcxpp90zSA/PA100229_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Mike and his brother Owen.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-38pQ09UBH5c/UIRZwWLcWEI/AAAAAAAA4k8/TOYTatc7RVw/s1600-h/DSC_0007%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="China town Calif" border="0" alt="China town Calif" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fcodRXhZXRA/UIRZxngBPeI/AAAAAAAA4lE/oxZ7sVFhw7Q/DSC_0007_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Zp-tvyM12CE/UIRZzoFPv7I/AAAAAAAA4lM/j60AB2vS2Sg/s1600-h/DSC_0015%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0015" border="0" alt="DSC_0015" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fY5YcVope9o/UIRZ09VcVzI/AAAAAAAA4lU/-VRrfExNGVw/DSC_0015_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UjfRjzsR9lQ/UIRbrnuu8KI/AAAAAAAA4lc/CBR8ibKj7Yw/s1600-h/DSC_0010%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="China Town San Fransico" border="0" alt="China Town San Fransico" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DFfp7qmPZ_U/UIRbtUyl6LI/AAAAAAAA4lk/xwdsdQOQ6uU/DSC_0010_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--iK_Nu3drsY/UIRbvLGF1bI/AAAAAAAA4ls/l108r9xXUh8/s1600-h/PA100233%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="China Town" border="0" alt="China Town" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yLHKm5GDrPI/UIRbwcy_XYI/AAAAAAAA4l0/vhBFryptJFs/PA100233_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>From Union Square we walked to China Town, a very hopping place, lots of people.  </p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SF_Transamerica_full_CA.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/SF_Transamerica_full_CA.jpg/250px-SF_Transamerica_full_CA.jpg" width="250" height="435" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest building in San Francisco and one of its most iconic. Although the building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, it is still strongly associated with the company and is depicted in the company's logo.   It is 850 feet tall, upon completion in 1972 it was among the five tallest buildings in the world.</p> <p>The tower has no public access except for the first floor lobby, thus visitors cannot go to the top for a panoramic view. </p> <p>A few statics on the building,<a href="http://www.emporis.com/building/transamericapyramid-sanfrancisco-ca-usa">Transamerica Pyramid</a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-abJyH-dEJ_E/UIRbxytxCtI/AAAAAAAA4l8/Xq3EyVhCZno/s1600-h/PA100236%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="St. Peter and Paul churchSan Fran" border="0" alt="St. Peter and Paul churchSan Fran" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mLg6aQD7Lcs/UIRbzFwRjvI/AAAAAAAA4mE/wKIVqeUcWJM/PA100236_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jMvN3DneJXc/UIRb2M3kqJI/AAAAAAAA4mM/7O2lJ7dKnVI/s1600-h/PA100239%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="St Peter and Paul Church San Fransico" border="0" alt="St Peter and Paul Church San Fransico" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hqr5hkdpJqU/UIRb3BOajQI/AAAAAAAA4mU/qo80MX1D-3Y/PA100239_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-RzGzeZGX7bc/UIRb4-MOOYI/AAAAAAAA4mc/Q1aGKRto6yM/s1600-h/PA100238%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="St Peter and Paul Church" border="0" alt="St Peter and Paul Church" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cbs6IrNZ-_o/UIRb6ACSFsI/AAAAAAAA4mk/jQxeQzZ-l_s/PA100238_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sts._Peter_and_Paul_Church,_San_Francisco">Sts Peter and Paul Church</a></p> <p>Saints Peter and Paul Parish in the neighborhood of North Beachand across the street from Washington Square.  A beautiful church inside and out, the church has some of the most beautiful stained glass I have ever seen. </p> <p>From here we walked to up Telegraph Hill to Coit Towner, I think Owen was testing us to see how much stamina we have.  Not once did I break down and whine. Of course I new we would stop at the end of the day and have a glass of wine.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Xvfzsql0rFY/UIRb7pM6VNI/AAAAAAAA4ms/OKPf3z0tOdU/s1600-h/PA100241%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA100241" border="0" alt="PA100241" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Z1F-vgzTSMU/UIRb8tGCcgI/AAAAAAAA4m0/yOft5Qizcno/PA100241_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Q-8Bn7pnY_E/UIRb-qZd76I/AAAAAAAA4m8/dNOYcE-SXfw/s1600-h/PA100242%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA100242" border="0" alt="PA100242" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nZH7wVTptOU/UIRb_tqSZLI/AAAAAAAA4nE/taMmD1FDvIY/PA100242_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Bm2tcnroJzo/UIRcBHIr4WI/AAAAAAAA4nM/1TGidvMsfjo/s1600-h/PA100246%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA100246" border="0" alt="PA100246" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-R0xMu3v28AY/UIRcCYu7W9I/AAAAAAAA4nU/4f8ls-8acOI/PA100246_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The Coit Tower is built on top of the 285ft high Telegraph Hill, which is situated between Fisherman's Wharf and the Financial District. In 1850, a pole with movable arms on top of the hill was used as a signaling station. The wooden arms were adjusted to signal the incoming of ships. In 1853 it was replaced by an electric telegraph station, hence the hill's name.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-e334sV4g8RE/UIRcD4V_1kI/AAAAAAAA4nc/ygtz0yGViq4/s1600-h/PA100252%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Coit Tower" border="0" alt="Coit Tower" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6e8qcsNAMCs/UIRcFEgQyBI/AAAAAAAA4nk/dM7f7INuFxM/PA100252_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ItHnVyHc2rc/UIRcGtrFlzI/AAAAAAAA4ns/R4RInK6pkzo/s1600-h/PA100253%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Murals in Coit Tower" border="0" alt="Murals in Coit Tower" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qQretzX52Dg/UIRcH20HROI/AAAAAAAA4n0/mxefVoxu0BQ/PA100253_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <img alt="Coit Tower, San Francisco" src="http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/sf/kveus4401p.jpg" width="133" height="200" /></p> <p>The Coit Tower was built in 1933 with funds from Lillie Hitchcock Coit. She was an eccentric who was best known for her support of the local firemen. When she died, she left one third of her fortune for the beautification of the city. The result was the Coit Tower, which is both a memorial for Lillie Hitchcock Coit and for the San Francisco firemen. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DgkVQO06mEA/UIRcJcslxtI/AAAAAAAA4n8/5iDUwo1TYwA/s1600-h/PA100253%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Murals in Coit Tower" border="0" alt="Murals in Coit Tower" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-W_qZ9O50Cyo/UIRcKvp-nUI/AAAAAAAA4oE/uN4-3-icBgE/PA100253_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gMWTIqDSsr4/UIRcMV1LVzI/AAAAAAAA4oM/jzlUgeLSzoU/s1600-h/PA100254%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA100254" border="0" alt="PA100254" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dXY61tDXd4s/UIRcNVUQ2tI/AAAAAAAA4oU/-vSS3nhxhjo/PA100254_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The interior of the tower has a number of murals, most of them depicting life in California during the Great Depression. The murals are the result of a project that was part of the so-called 'New Deal' in which the federal government initiated a large number of projects aimed at creating as many jobs as possible for the unemployed</p> <p> <br />In total 25 painters and 19 assistants worked on the project, which shows - among many other scenes - a bank robbery, a scene from the harbor and a look into a department store. At the time several of the murals caused controversy as they were deemed too left wing. Thanks to their historic significance the murals are now protected as a historical treasure.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPX3zMGRwiHw_tmCqIMwdzNinG3kj_8xf_maKlXBKTKf7_NSAqEqfz4VVfRWnni11v6wRgqROJwAfKYh3FIhrbKZR-yFrkYe3Qn4eC-9Zn2u3f9Rf8MI0H44l_Rf9U0Ta4ftZ2n0P6YYk/s1600-h/PA100257%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Alcatraz" border="0" alt="Alcatraz" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UuO8ZEfoS-g/UIRcQnMnk4I/AAAAAAAA4ok/N7NSTBOTlUc/PA100257_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eGleN2R1pug/UIRcTeflcRI/AAAAAAAA4os/1_cif_us78E/s1600-h/PA100264%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA100264" border="0" alt="PA100264" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qYu9U4PK5BA/UIRcVFt5gVI/AAAAAAAA4o0/HjoW4Wtgt7g/PA100264_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>At the top of the Coit tower is an observation platform with spectacular 360° views over San Francisco.  Alcatraz Prison and Pier 39.  </p> <p>That was enough sightseeing for one day, we stopped for a glass of wine in the Italian neighborhood, from there hopped on a bus back to the BART station.  Thanked Owen for a great day.   </p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-39663808348824338802012-10-19T15:34:00.001-05:002012-10-19T15:34:24.072-05:00Triple D and Hot Air<p>Santa Rosa California  Oct 7th and 8th 2012</p> <p>Mike is a big fan of Dinners Drive-Ins and Dives, also known a Triple D.  Guy Fieri the host of the show travels the country stopping at small out of the way restaurants featuring them for his show.  Guy also owns 4 or 5 restaurants of his own, one of those restaurants is in Santa Rosa California, Johnny Garlic’s, a pasta grill.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Z2NN1RmieDQ/UIG40NDHAFI/AAAAAAAA4iQ/uiPtnr6xNPs/s1600-h/PA070476%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Santa Rosa CA" border="0" alt="Santa Rosa CA" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1U91jhgTBb0/UIG41dlhpoI/AAAAAAAA4iY/3L5Ow8b0ghk/PA070476_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aldHxryo3uw/UIG44Z2Ln9I/AAAAAAAA4ig/tOmCD4m97W4/s1600-h/PA070491%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Mike and Sandy Johnny Garlic's restazurant Santa Rosa CA" border="0" alt="Mike and Sandy Johnny Garlic's restazurant Santa Rosa CA" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-X0G3Dnk3EKA/UIG458-EmhI/AAAAAAAA4io/BrtgKXiYLvE/PA070491_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-o__vlzy82nA/UIG48DuLoHI/AAAAAAAA4iw/p9XYZbGk4mg/s1600-h/PA070493%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Johnny Garlic's Restaurant in Santa Rosa CA" border="0" alt="Johnny Garlic's Restaurant in Santa Rosa CA" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PmKVHX-PeYo/UIG49stpE6I/AAAAAAAA4i4/TuQI6bZniz0/PA070493_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Our waitress posed with me to take a picture of the giant menu. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PM9Zl0CxymI/UIG5AJt4zjI/AAAAAAAA4jA/5j8N32ZRi-Q/s1600-h/PA070477%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Mike and Sandy at Johnny Garlic's Santa Rosa CA" border="0" alt="Mike and Sandy at Johnny Garlic's Santa Rosa CA" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-azn8n66tkAw/UIG5Cg1DgwI/AAAAAAAA4jI/w6lCg-Vp8Gs/PA070477_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ipvelksfg4g/UIG5Fzu0uNI/AAAAAAAA4jQ/cNnr2eGfgiY/s1600-h/PA070480%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA070480" border="0" alt="PA070480" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-R6zVrnRrkeg/UIG5IZw96hI/AAAAAAAA4jY/qxO8yFl5HqQ/PA070480_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The food was delicious the atmosphere was great and the staff was outstanding.  It was a wonderful experience, we would go back anytime. </p> <p>We park in a Kmart parking lot for the night, this was our first Kmart. </p> <p>While we were eating breakfast the next morning we kept hearing this whoosh sound coming from outside.  Look what we found.  We love hot air balloons.  Our kids bought us a ride for Christmas a few years back and we flew over the St. Croix River Valley.  Our second experience was in southern Spain, I had booked a flight over the internet before we left the states, it turned out to be the highlight of our trip.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-neUL6Q20wOM/UIG5Ks3jipI/AAAAAAAA4jg/i0yNFNkiPYE/s1600-h/PA070495%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA070501" border="0" alt="PA070501" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ACszVnz7B3g/UIG5TprL21I/AAAAAAAA4kI/e_6NFbtndMo/PA070501_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Talked to the pilot and it was his first time in a Kmart parking lot also.  </p> <p>Still living our dreams. </p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-45745440321321437952012-10-19T12:59:00.001-05:002012-10-19T12:59:10.723-05:00Glad We Did It, Will Never Do It Again In A MH<p> </p> <p>Highway 1 on the California coast was not built for a 38 foot motorhome pulling a truck.  The views were breath taking and so were some of the switchbacks and hairpin turns, many times we had to stop and let oncoming traffic go by.  We would do it again in a heartbeat in a car.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ALj0KQ2haOU/UIGUB1FLsnI/AAAAAAAA4dA/nw4-WV8ij9Q/s1600-h/PA060380%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060383" border="0" alt="PA060383" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZfMe_HOKayU/UIGUJulCIyI/AAAAAAAA4do/c_QK3EDc7Jg/PA060383_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qEWs9FPJees/UIGULHNDo5I/AAAAAAAA4dw/-R_gLyIV8cg/s1600-h/PA060387%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060387" border="0" alt="PA060387" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ePDNkTEqA3k/UIGUMZqG_6I/AAAAAAAA4d4/EN0SvMr6T9c/PA060387_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eYbI87Olk4s/UIGUOfsZtgI/AAAAAAAA4eA/hFfIYOD767M/s1600-h/PA060393%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060393" border="0" alt="PA060393" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9oU7bLdN4cQ/UIGUP8QYhaI/AAAAAAAA4eI/AKL83ECHX3M/PA060393_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-E6I1DhzmZZ0/UIGURpFV__I/AAAAAAAA4eY/_fglz0oAfZ8/s1600-h/PA060396%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060396" border="0" alt="PA060396" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YZck223QrDk/UIGUS4tMFyI/AAAAAAAA4eg/XEhGnCjKzVQ/PA060396_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>I could post hundred more pictures, but this gives you a good idea of how beautiful this area is.</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3YYSxNh68qE/UIGUUJNKgVI/AAAAAAAA4eo/PDEEoXVpZ0U/s1600-h/PA060408%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Ocean Cove Campground" border="0" alt="Ocean Cove Campground" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oYvNB3DBIxs/UIGUVQzSQmI/AAAAAAAA4ew/SMu6WYDkLJQ/PA060408_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Q4SH2E_jCuU/UIGUXGtFKtI/AAAAAAAA4e4/CHHJENnOFSY/s1600-h/PA060410%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060410" border="0" alt="PA060410" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NiWE50n0QFg/UIGUYLiAJzI/AAAAAAAA4fA/svcZitD0SuI/PA060410_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--6WmhXy20pw/UIGUZnPK4GI/AAAAAAAA4fI/3K5moJwpZig/s1600-h/PA060424%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060424" border="0" alt="PA060424" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OJISe9AwetY/UIGUaw9ErwI/AAAAAAAA4fQ/f8WoiCwQ0xU/PA060424_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Our campsite at Ocean Cove, $20.00 a night, no hookups, the view was well worth the money.  </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2LU20LS6da0/UIGUciESbhI/AAAAAAAA4fY/pbWgc1-6ulc/s1600-h/PA060399%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060399" border="0" alt="PA060399" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gmbvw8eKAXE/UIGUd3hI4kI/AAAAAAAA4fg/VOzUlIfkBf8/PA060399_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Q0a_0SKF7PM/UIGUfjIvZXI/AAAAAAAA4fo/DDIkxUVqF6k/s1600-h/PA060430%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060430" border="0" alt="PA060430" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6dqTlMd0wKw/UIGUhFkNY8I/AAAAAAAA4fw/dqnqv8IwVSU/PA060430_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Y3jVk20-jM8/UIGUjrxCR8I/AAAAAAAA4f4/QHCgq09-Qow/s1600-h/PA060470%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060470" border="0" alt="PA060470" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MYwUpOxg6Rs/UIGUlgUG4yI/AAAAAAAA4gA/eeOkd4Tx1Xk/PA060470_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>I was up early, it was a perfect morning, no wind just a light breeze and the temp was mild. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3-rpi2n_ILE/UIGUnZ_utgI/AAAAAAAA4gI/WaRqvButXxA/s1600-h/PA060452%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060452" border="0" alt="PA060452" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9-KJT04dCzE/UIGUoYCwRZI/AAAAAAAA4gQ/C4DmGNHJKq8/PA060452_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8OVJ40EGKy4/UIGUqB2sPBI/AAAAAAAA4gY/yhh93BiVInI/s1600-h/PA060431%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Fog coming in" border="0" alt="Fog coming in" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PFxbKQe0XFg/UIGUrXBMAfI/AAAAAAAA4gg/jI4FwFKsdBk/PA060431_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Then the fog started rolling in, that was pretty cool, never saw that happen before.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2QVijuiv5kQ/UIGUtZzMeZI/AAAAAAAA4go/XluDOD31h5Q/s1600-h/PA060456%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Pelican Ocean Cove" border="0" alt="Pelican Ocean Cove" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FokoqoOaPbs/UIGUug5IEHI/AAAAAAAA4gw/E8bcw-5q-JA/PA060456_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9LTzLmPKteY/UIGUwD8D36I/AAAAAAAA4g4/wYUTwS40y54/s1600-h/PA060463%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Buzzard at Ocean Cove" border="0" alt="Buzzard at Ocean Cove" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-d7ytQoZRHII/UIGUxYARavI/AAAAAAAA4hA/UE6pJxxHsIQ/PA060463_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GtqaxP7vVbc/UIGUzOdJyBI/AAAAAAAA4hI/Lrxs7qm7xNs/s1600-h/PA060469%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060469" border="0" alt="PA060469" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jiHggCG4FOU/UIGU0q3pEqI/AAAAAAAA4hQ/Cpj40yZzd7E/PA060469_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>A little wildlife, can you call birds wildlife?  A pelican and buzzard posing so pretty for me.  Stormy thought she could pose just as good as the birds.  I think she had other things on her mind with the birds. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8LGwo4L8NLw/UIGU2asN1NI/AAAAAAAA4hY/1VPGuRnuDkc/s1600-h/PA060470%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060470" border="0" alt="PA060470" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-s83oZlAEuFA/UIGU4dZLLTI/AAAAAAAA4hg/WO7X5OGHU4Q/PA060470_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-i1PQG4Je7nY/UIGU59D2ynI/AAAAAAAA4ho/Nn_zXawzIN8/s1600-h/PA060474%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA060474" border="0" alt="PA060474" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yGDthiTpRq0/UIGU7Napy0I/AAAAAAAA4hw/3TQugAXPmbo/PA060474_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Ocean Cove campground had the it factor for us, no amenities, but oh the views.</p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-78681894104076971862012-10-17T14:24:00.001-05:002012-10-17T14:24:43.578-05:00California Here We Come, Are We Confused<p>Thursday October 4th 2012</p> <p>The day started a little off, I dropped an earring down the bathroom sink.  Mike thought I should just get a nose piercing and everything would just be fine.  Not going to happen, he took the drain apart and found the missing diamond earring, life is good again.  Back on the road.</p> <p>Our first stop in California was Smith River National Recreation Area in Six Rivers National Forest.  Mike’s brother Owen suggested a stop here to see the rare California Pitch Plant (Daringtonia californica).  It is a carnivorous plant.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_VrFHRdIZPg/UH8CKEtaSMI/AAAAAAAA4Zc/ve3DkShOwuo/s1600-h/PA040328%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA040328" border="0" alt="PA040328" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tUdGiOJImdY/UH8CUyPtYiI/AAAAAAAA4Zk/z4OP5fgVRns/PA040328_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Yh5o5sCmY2g/UH8CWyLCj6I/AAAAAAAA4Zs/OE2N22Ul9po/s1600-h/DSC_0004%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0004" border="0" alt="DSC_0004" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4RoSRdq40XA/UH8CYTypzBI/AAAAAAAA4Z0/ug4XpVRKDn8/DSC_0004_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZQrVJKuDR-I/UH8CZheKrLI/AAAAAAAA4Z8/Kcd9jmP29d8/s1600-h/Darlingtonia_californica_ne1%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Darlingtonia_californica_ne1" border="0" alt="Darlingtonia_californica_ne1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-j6sYWe9m0nc/UH8Cbbcl_WI/AAAAAAAA4aE/rfUzI-JG-2s/Darlingtonia_californica_ne1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Can you see why the plant is sometimes called a Cobra Lilly?  The plant grows in a limited range Northern California and Southwest Oregon, in bogs with cold running water.  What a beautiful plant, we were so lucky Owen told us about this area, we would never have thought to stop and check it out.</p> <p>Our next stop was Gasquet CA.  The only reason we stopped here was to see this fountain..</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JnegX8n_rKg/UH8DbSxNajI/AAAAAAAA4aM/Jajo4zt3yeg/s1600-h/PA040333%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA040333" border="0" alt="PA040333" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qQ_oEpvME0g/UH8Dd4VpIjI/AAAAAAAA4aU/9F6FgDmTuWI/PA040333_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We stopped to take a picture and then wanted to find out more about it.  Mike asked a few people in the store next to the fountain, but nobody seemed to know anything about it, other then it had been there for ever. </p> <p>Mike read about a roadside attraction called Confusion Hill in one of our travel books, and wanted to stop and check it out.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kPGoGZ0mnB8/UH8Df5AeH4I/AAAAAAAA4ac/r4MToSmwtjQ/s1600-h/PA050366%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA050366" border="0" alt="PA050366" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YXIc-gxbKS0/UH8DhWpM0xI/AAAAAAAA4ak/B29GqIlxbeY/PA050366_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7l9qcQYVOyY/UH8DjFY9tOI/AAAAAAAA4as/As7YXTPFw7U/s1600-h/PA050344%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA050344" border="0" alt="PA050344" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yaLbpa2tg6I/UH8DqP3Jj4I/AAAAAAAA4a0/WbSOAyH4zFY/PA050344_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Confusion Hill was built in 1949 in the Redwood Forest on Highway 101.  </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TfmdqgGkBHY/UH8Dr58Wl3I/AAAAAAAA4a8/qIpIYG4RakE/s1600-h/PA050343%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Shoe House Confusion Hill" border="0" alt="Shoe House Confusion Hill" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7-SFBiQRocM/UH8FixzES1I/AAAAAAAA4bE/Dpy9rgxJuV0/PA050343_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>  </p> <p>The Redwood shoe house was a float in a parade in 1947, then moved in 1950 to Confusion Hill.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gwGMvkXRpVo/UH8Floepb7I/AAAAAAAA4bM/wjCGeeIU0LA/s1600-h/PA050354%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA050358" border="0" alt="PA050358" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Wn-t8xihNBY/UH8FxSaYEGI/AAAAAAAA4b0/Z3gsKsCHk68/PA050358_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Gravity House.  You feel as if your standing strait, but it looks as if your at an angle.  I had to leave it made me very sick to my stomach.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1CDFKYhc1Zo/UH8FziXsx1I/AAAAAAAA4b8/4FDYT_buyB8/s1600-h/PA050346%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Confusion Hill CA" border="0" alt="Confusion Hill CA" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Tsbyf59LMZc/UH8F1DGA9xI/AAAAAAAA4cE/ZQVtBAZjo9M/PA050346_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dVhPKn1kvGk/UH8F3PFwnxI/AAAAAAAA4cM/oCwAR2VGrJw/s1600-h/PA050347%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA050347" border="0" alt="PA050347" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_Dgx01TtRgI/UH8F5Yx9fOI/AAAAAAAA4cU/WfM5iEtBofM/PA050347_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YfVfR5kg46M/UH8F88mZUzI/AAAAAAAA4cc/5nX2ck1Ie7w/s1600-h/PA050361%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA050361" border="0" alt="PA050361" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fjnx_g7C-rM/UH8F-WwHVVI/AAAAAAAA4ck/7jlM3jGeVN0/PA050361_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The Totem Pole is a chainsaw carving done in 1992, it stands over 40 feet high.  </p> <p>It was just a fun place to visit and spend some time.</p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-55111612021411768342012-10-10T13:00:00.000-05:002012-10-10T13:00:01.900-05:00The Oregon Coast to Brookings Highway 101<p>Sunday September 28th, 2012</p> <p>When we left McMinnville OR we drove to highway 101 on the coast.  There is a million state parks, beaches, and state recreation sites.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OUrQ-GJ9fvs/UHS0qHZzRZI/AAAAAAAA4Q8/BTKv8L_clHg/s1600-h/P92700373.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9270037" border="0" alt="P9270037" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nfeeLt6lXq8/UHS0ryELt5I/AAAAAAAA4RE/Zx1RAFshtoc/P9270037_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZNGn0rVa_DY/UHTKbD-4TlI/AAAAAAAA4RU/J9mdgaN9AQE/s1600-h/P92700533.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9270053" border="0" alt="P9270053" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZiyMHr8zBPM/UHTKcuXLh2I/AAAAAAAA4Rc/-A793OEAlpw/P9270053_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We passed through many small towns going down, stopped at many beaches and just had a grand time exploring.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KtdGUFHGciA/UHTKeZo2R3I/AAAAAAAA4Rk/MOjjDuL783c/s1600-h/P92800613.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Mike on the beach in Florence OR" border="0" alt="Mike on the beach in Florence OR" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vjgqTSl3fj4/UHTKgO1QKSI/AAAAAAAA4Rs/VBCJ8KL8Mvc/P9280061_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dPK2vfSkjOc/UHTKhyNdSBI/AAAAAAAA4R0/3X7FMvYRFcc/s1600-h/P92800593.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="The beach in Florence Or" border="0" alt="The beach in Florence Or" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rjb-m6aoaU8/UHTKkf4VolI/AAAAAAAA4R8/KYCHB2MemFA/P9280059_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sAv79D7_W8I/UHTKnOVEyeI/AAAAAAAA4SE/ePyjE_Y4LKg/s1600-h/P92800643.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Wind and fog coming in" border="0" alt="Wind and fog coming in" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uNyRh_NLtlE/UHTKoSFsvmI/AAAAAAAA4SM/JZmVP7ICPdM/P9280064_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>As you can see it was a little foggy and the sand was blowing pretty good.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Uyk9FuDTq5Y/UHTKqUiJa6I/AAAAAAAA4SU/NXnwiCrEuc8/s1600-h/P92800673.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="The beach in florence OR" border="0" alt="The beach in florence OR" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-F_V8-gHk28c/UHTKsMbpzAI/AAAAAAAA4Sc/t5rTyB3DMsQ/P9280067_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-scTHG4DFrMY/UHTKtySj3KI/AAAAAAAA4Sk/lfDmjEE-B10/s1600-h/P92800693.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9280069" border="0" alt="P9280069" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RDTn7AnoNIM/UHTKvVFJp-I/AAAAAAAA4Ss/Y7KYJxYzrVk/P9280069_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fAWHyrXu-qo/UHTKwzdb0iI/AAAAAAAA4S0/Sbr5dcXN15E/s1600-h/P92800713.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Sand Dunes" border="0" alt="Sand Dunes" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bEZxtoahI-o/UHTKyGpYTJI/AAAAAAAA4S8/UIXKUWaVjGA/P9280071_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>A restaurant in the town of Florence, with classic cars on the roof.  The sand dunes in Oregon, I was not aware they had sand dunes along the coast of Oregon.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DKmS2vNdTHA/UHTKzg6jTZI/AAAAAAAA4TE/JRk306HBWUI/s1600-h/P93000783.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9300078" border="0" alt="P9300078" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oedbbjG8xRc/UHTK04aZ2iI/AAAAAAAA4TM/uTDz_Gne5lE/P9300078_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DoiJvvDd44M/UHTK3JFLq5I/AAAAAAAA4TU/w9OSgE6an4U/s1600-h/P93000913.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9300091" border="0" alt="P9300091" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bkFVB_W2GxE/UHTK4VRZ-iI/AAAAAAAA4Tc/_unVutN0UGQ/P9300091_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hA-l7UjKqb8/UHTK_1Ky3jI/AAAAAAAA4Tk/yEMGgbqkdrU/s1600-h/P93000923.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9300092" border="0" alt="P9300092" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dfeFXMrJ7_4/UHTLBlIbG1I/AAAAAAAA4Ts/Pp58EJXxWzA/P9300092_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>It is very rocky along much of the coast line.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0BKS4svUs70/UHTLDVGUTYI/AAAAAAAA4T0/UCpKJ7CnRrA/s1600-h/P93000953.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9300095" border="0" alt="P9300095" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uk_ULOf3B8w/UHTLE_RZ1EI/AAAAAAAA4T8/y-qiUEi7SPo/P9300095_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hIdRVR_MzXI/UHTLGr1qWsI/AAAAAAAA4UE/5szLmBxiZwA/s1600-h/P93001243.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9300124" border="0" alt="P9300124" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1OyW2Dv1o7w/UHTLIOBi2DI/AAAAAAAA4UM/6MdIj7uToTU/P9300124_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3Zjy8heY5vk/UHTMhkFfGxI/AAAAAAAA4UU/uZSy1xtroQo/s1600-h/P93001263.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9300126" border="0" alt="P9300126" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vSERyovaN2I/UHTMix6OluI/AAAAAAAA4Uc/ruBPuhW7qbs/P9300126_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We had to stop at Humbug Mountain State Park.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-myoi3Y6TD_o/UHTMkYnMZQI/AAAAAAAA4Uk/pEAjUFYLOng/s1600-h/PA0101573.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA010157" border="0" alt="PA010157" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BYBlJtZDyeY/UHTMlpksG5I/AAAAAAAA4Us/PuAZ2oDanRw/PA010157_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>It took us two nights to follow 101 down to Brookings.</p> <p>Our friends Joe and Mary, who are our neighbors in the park in Apache Junction, live in Whaleshead Resort in the summer.  Whaleshead beach is right across highway 101. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-K9rxgp19TaA/UHTMnzNVTuI/AAAAAAAA4U0/OBSVYRLj5O8/s1600-h/PA0302623.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Whaleshead Resort Brookings Oregon" border="0" alt="Whaleshead Resort Brookings Oregon" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NkX89SU3I6Q/UHTMpYN-dZI/AAAAAAAA4U8/662ej8wf7Hk/PA030262_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PKLxrwn5GE0/UHTMrClvRNI/AAAAAAAA4VE/NZDzLcWJIbg/s1600-h/PA0302643.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA030264" border="0" alt="PA030264" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KwtWJONvVFg/UHTMsrwHDBI/AAAAAAAA4VM/r1_K_SJ_5-g/PA030264_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uvIJ27eyYIc/UHTMuuVL-VI/AAAAAAAA4VU/gHbapAH7ptc/s1600-h/PA0303163.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Our Campsite at Whaleshead Resort" border="0" alt="Our Campsite at Whaleshead Resort" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0TT61N13iIQ/UHTMwcYO7qI/AAAAAAAA4Vc/T-LaiAyyK7c/PA030316_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UvrnfVSYjLM/UHTMyP-wOHI/AAAAAAAA4Vk/paAKXwGOMiw/s1600-h/PA0303173.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Joe and Mary's place in Whaleshead Resort" border="0" alt="Joe and Mary's place in Whaleshead Resort" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TLv_OGmTewg/UHTMzizJo7I/AAAAAAAA4Vs/xe_m8GZKFHo/PA030317_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Our campsite at Whaleshead resort and Mary and Joe’s place. It is a beautiful resort overlooking the ocean.</p> <p>Mary and Joe had dinner for us our first evening with them lots fun and laughs.  We spent a couple of days exploring the area and getting laundry done,</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KFfUAruLDFQ/UHTM1oepNlI/AAAAAAAA4V0/7vtvxvKwZ70/s1600-h/PA0302733.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA030273" border="0" alt="PA030273" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mwnunwlmyOc/UHTM2xPSLLI/AAAAAAAA4V8/TLHv16SSew8/PA030273_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Z5awB56AwKk/UHTM4agvHhI/AAAAAAAA4WE/kFF8GAMRin4/s1600-h/PA0302743.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA030274" border="0" alt="PA030274" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jcuWEqc6_Lc/UHTM5wUGc0I/AAAAAAAA4WM/CovdNiwCffQ/PA030274_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA030278" border="0" alt="PA030278" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8eDZAjgLC-I/UHTM7F7BPRI/AAAAAAAA4WU/ashvNLUMNs8/PA030278_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></p> <p>The rock formation is what the beach is named after, looks like a whales head coming out of the water.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6LZ5ekcOveM/UHTM89qBvhI/AAAAAAAA4Wc/2F-0y0mBKU0/s1600-h/PA0303033.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA030303" border="0" alt="PA030303" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2rJqa-hpbSc/UHTM-GzjSqI/AAAAAAAA4Wk/GxRJ75JmJA8/PA030303_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>You know I love the water and any chance I get I’m in it, by the time we left here I was wet up to my thighs and I loved every minute of it. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZWQV-hLJeyc/UHTM_zcpIuI/AAAAAAAA4Ws/1uQM67v3I40/s1600-h/PA0201673.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Lunch in Brookings Oregon" border="0" alt="Lunch in Brookings Oregon" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-11JgJch4JmU/UHTNBPkuhvI/AAAAAAAA4W0/TiK08ADSsgE/PA020167_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-T9bvnudqaL8/UHTNDuV0OvI/AAAAAAAA4W8/S03qr9FYd4Y/s1600-h/PA0201693.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Fish and chips for lunch" border="0" alt="Fish and chips for lunch" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fT2iMcnupkE/UHTNF9DQvQI/AAAAAAAA4XE/tEUnbpDiLaI/PA020169_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vJ5gG-9NyRo/UHTNIibDD1I/AAAAAAAA4XM/MwWzfwuwfyI/s1600-h/PA0201683.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="The harbor in Brookings Oregon" border="0" alt="The harbor in Brookings Oregon" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xigwvSzSueE/UHTNKl3en2I/AAAAAAAA4XU/sPI9eob1CS4/PA020168_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We had fish and chips for lunch at the Sportshaven Marina in Brookings.  The food was very good and the atmosphere even better.  Have I told you how much we love to eat outside on decks or what ever. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VzunuZEXp0U/UHTNNAzvvrI/AAAAAAAA4Xc/TOi43pLwZtA/s1600-h/PA0201773.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA020177" border="0" alt="PA020177" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9CwWPBFb4ww/UHTNO7Ek8HI/AAAAAAAA4Xk/94mfq3zFrQI/PA020177_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The Tsunami hit the marina in 2011 and did some pretty good damage.</p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4m4nj3vIs5E/UHTNRbqnhUI/AAAAAAAA4Xs/wsYzQuJX9Y8/s1600-h/PA0201853.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA020185" border="0" alt="PA020185" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5ncYVIzi1F8/UHTNTf8IzHI/AAAAAAAA4X0/aHQ4BMMXbHs/PA020185_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mVcUP6gJKzo/UHTNVfqGOKI/AAAAAAAA4X8/lEJ9gMlvexs/s1600-h/PA0202103.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA020210" border="0" alt="PA020210" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qpsMPdan75s/UHTNXY_ZYeI/AAAAAAAA4YE/hWtF2P9Tl8I/PA020210_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-m-h_oljMLMY/UHTNbCIE-JI/AAAAAAAA4YM/OigCLpb5O5s/s1600-h/PA0201907.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA020190" border="0" alt="PA020190" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EE1KXi4z3nQ/UHTNcmHGg6I/AAAAAAAA4YU/ZuZm3r6PrNY/PA020190_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We spotted at another beach in the area, there were three of the fattest squirrels you have ever seen..  There are signs asking please don’t feed the wildlife, but I guess the squirrels really were not wild.  And besides the looked so cute begging.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GheevGBKU5s/UHTNelWwdXI/AAAAAAAA4Yc/AEM4QRJwkmk/s1600-h/PA0201823.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA020182" border="0" alt="PA020182" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XKeXUeAhimo/UHTNf03T1vI/AAAAAAAA4Yk/w28ewbPLiEc/PA020182_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XmnizwT754I/UHTNh9goxnI/AAAAAAAA4Ys/z4XU8PJ_jpA/s1600-h/PA0202533.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PA020253" border="0" alt="PA020253" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WBRwxyg92NQ/UHTNjez5-II/AAAAAAAA4Y0/BH5ljzu357I/PA020253_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0r8B6ThiTBY/UHTNk9IMvbI/AAAAAAAA4Y8/JgrNwqg3Gi8/s1600-h/PA0202187.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Brookings Oregon" border="0" alt="Brookings Oregon" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FIhj1E3XvZ8/UHTNmX4zESI/AAAAAAAA4ZE/aY7ogkX1Rlc/PA020218_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Check out the whirlpool in the second picture.  </p> <p>We left Oregon on the 4th of October time to move on.  </p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-78362399963686687952012-10-09T15:03:00.000-05:002012-10-09T15:43:20.448-05:00Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum<p>Wednesday Sept 26th, 2012 </p> <p>The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, in McMinnville Or,  is home of the world’s largest wooden airplane, the Spruce Goose, as well as 150 other historic aircraft.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tOEJDiRXtp4/UHSAqt3zRVI/AAAAAAAA4NY/rMVf5_XHi7g/s1600-h/DSC_0039%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum" border="0" alt="Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8OZ6v2QjHlI/UHSAsFLC8FI/AAAAAAAA4Ng/rb_MtOc-970/DSC_0039_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yRE3xCiCj2A/UHSAuNhwqUI/AAAAAAAA4No/B_6kRpvbZuc/s1600-h/DSC_0012%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Spruce goose made from birch" border="0" alt="Spruce goose made from birch" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7G8lbvZR6cE/UHSBr49XIFI/AAAAAAAA4Nw/148ekLpJGco/DSC_0012_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>The Spruce Goose is built entirely of wood, due to wartime restrictions on metal.  The largest airplane ever built, and flown only one time. The plane was designed and built by Howard Hughes.</p> <p>The plane made only one flight on November 2, 1947. The unannounced decision to fly was made by Hughes during a taxi test. With Hughes at the controls, David Grant as co-pilot, and several engineers, crewmen and journalists on board, the Spruce Goose flew just over one mile at an altitude of 70 feet for one minute. The short flight proved to skeptics that the gigantic machine could fly.</p> <p>Perhaps always dreaming of a second flight, Hughes kept a full crew to maintain the giant plane in a climate-controlled hangar up until his death in 1976.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jDEuutSdyAM/UHSBuSIDWFI/AAAAAAAA4N4/KhwXN52l4fI/s1600-h/DSC_0001%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Veterens Memorial" border="0" alt="Veterens Memorial" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sLzMcfAonu0/UHSBv6MhPgI/AAAAAAAA4OA/sxPRnazKMPE/DSC_0001_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9VhtS3d7EI8/UHSByHBJoyI/AAAAAAAA4OI/aBwyBO3_bLA/s1600-h/DSC_0002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0002" border="0" alt="DSC_0002" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YcFq5k6JO84/UHSBzncwmFI/AAAAAAAA4OQ/Wt-yoHSX9aA/DSC_0002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Veterans Memorial </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tPjiLtXHYvg/UHSB1nfMDUI/AAAAAAAA4OY/82utZjxYJvs/s1600-h/DSC_0005%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0005" border="0" alt="DSC_0005" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Y8QgOdBGGkM/UHSB3lna6hI/AAAAAAAA4Og/brut0L9Kw8I/DSC_0005_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pDse1GzhO60/UHSB5kwJfOI/AAAAAAAA4Oo/VWT_y-klOmM/s1600-h/DSC_0006%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="designed by Leonordo D patteren after a bat" border="0" alt="designed by Leonordo D patteren after a bat" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JawhmPtzqTQ/UHSB90u0mHI/AAAAAAAA4Ow/TIzS-ai9b28/DSC_0006_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vXqAGiwFAEs/UHSB_zas2TI/AAAAAAAA4O4/6425b3RII3E/s1600-h/DSC_0007%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Leonardo's notes were written uside down and backward had to be viewed in a mirror" border="0" alt="Leonardo's notes were written uside down and backward had to be viewed in a mirror" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SsAg60PuPzI/UHSCBrGYxfI/AAAAAAAA4PA/IMfKxXcty_c/DSC_0007_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Leonardo Di Vinci’s notes on the flying machine were written backwards, they had to be viewed in a mirror. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FGgGPZTw4ew/UHSCD3oP3CI/AAAAAAAA4PI/lf9k86bXTSA/s1600-h/DSC_0004%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Golf cart for transporting handicapped" border="0" alt="Golf cart for transporting handicapped" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iElu6eV5ul0/UHSCIE-lVpI/AAAAAAAA4PQ/7aKy5sgjfoE/DSC_0004_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> </p> <p>A golf cart made to look like a space shuttle for transporting visitors. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZwPDqfqVlfY/UHSCPzy-MLI/AAAAAAAA4PY/EDJOOAQh7eA/s1600-h/DSC_0016%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="first passanger plane built by the Ford Motor Company Tri Plane" border="0" alt="first passanger plane built by the Ford Motor Company Tri Plane" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VEeI8q2Jvfg/UHSCSPZCNyI/AAAAAAAA4Pg/_L9v_cdqf6k/DSC_0016_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>The first passenger plane built by the Ford Motor company.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-l1vftQT_u2Y/UHSCWXXuiQI/AAAAAAAA4Po/zCJme8jne2I/s1600-h/DSC_0033%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Moon Buggy" border="0" alt="Moon Buggy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-slrMhrSDzM8/UHSCaIxHQFI/AAAAAAAA4Pw/9gtSS6aXpS4/DSC_0033_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tLj7B2u3EX4/UHSCceZv-xI/AAAAAAAA4P4/0jTStLDRnpU/s1600-h/DSC_0034%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0034" border="0" alt="DSC_0034" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j7l2u0XPZO4/UHSCfLpq_rI/AAAAAAAA4QE/CDhidSIC82I/DSC_0034_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Moon Buggy</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SxODA7_5Xrw/UHSCgy641UI/AAAAAAAA4QM/96Czd70sapI/s1600-h/DSC_0023%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Blaackbird spy plane" border="0" alt="Blaackbird spy plane" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xbNdLKFxn1M/UHSDJTdzu2I/AAAAAAAA4QU/yBhUVC-cFc0/DSC_0023_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Blackbird Spy plane.</p> <p>Evergreen Wings & Waves Waterpark is an educational waterpark that includes ten waterslides (ranging from slides for the little ones to slides for daredevils), a wave pool and a children’s museum to teach students about the power of water. Consisting of classic Evergreen Museum building design, the space features nearly 70,000 square feet and topped by a massive Evergreen International Aviation B747-100 aircraft on the top of the building.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wCr63h2cN5g/UHSMX_ui2vI/AAAAAAAA4Qk/O3LbjF5NbT0/s1600-h/DSC_00413.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0041" border="0" alt="DSC_0041" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XoIQFWytbTE/UHSMZplaWzI/AAAAAAAA4Qs/_VrAzII-ypo/DSC_0041_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>The plane on the top of the building is part of the water slide.  </p> <p>We spent two nights in McMinnville before moving down the coast of Oregon.</p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-55502295028381373322012-10-03T14:57:00.001-05:002012-10-03T14:57:04.438-05:00Visiting With Friends In Lakewood Washington<p>Thursday September 20th 2012</p> <p>We stopped for a few days to visit with friends, Joan and David, who we met about 5 years ago at Big Balsam Lake in northern Minnesota.  If you follow our blog you know we spend most of our summers fishing and doing a little work camping for Gordy and Jackie Davis who own the resort.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-53mUcjhM-4s/UGyX9bEceJI/AAAAAAAA4JM/OYyn45xkCAc/s1600-h/P9210002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Dave and Joan's house Lakewood WA" border="0" alt="Dave and Joan's house Lakewood WA" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVhrj1WM8MgFREhZu827CYPqCaeBl6ydvBn5f71zO3WNWN9T7jwuBltBB1x4DubaxgckmhacZThrpCrn6ph6bNp-xfqhwv09-ZBc8VFn4dWZFJO2EJbG_YV1NXzMlNdTSP5jmYmel5xYn/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>A little driveway camping, luckily their driveway was just long enough for us to fit in.  It was late when we arrived, we got set up and visited for awhile and then off to bed.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wL5UJlzmINY/UGyYB2l5PtI/AAAAAAAA4Jc/y24xJUBP510/s1600-h/P9210004%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Lunch in Tacoma Duke's" border="0" alt="Lunch in Tacoma Duke's" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5vRJF-gasB4/UGyYEKh6tII/AAAAAAAA4Jk/LhWdoFZZJIA/P9210004_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pClCCvxEHq0/UGyYGf9f_XI/AAAAAAAA4Js/6LlKoZkLCHM/s1600-h/P9210005%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9210005" border="0" alt="P9210005" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DnOvW4h2PyE/UGyYIRllSVI/AAAAAAAA4J0/01cCRFC1gF4/P9210005_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2PYjKFo7S5M/UGyYLk8mprI/AAAAAAAA4J8/gwgRAgFBQ6c/s1600-h/P9210006%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Firefighters Memorial" border="0" alt="Firefighters Memorial" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-B3CAc0wpwE0/UGyYNhuL1RI/AAAAAAAA4KE/dI2Uj3M9Dkg/P9210006_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Friday we went driving around checking out the Tacoma area and stopped for lunch,at Dukes along the ocean.  It was to cold to eat on the deck so inside it was.  We all had some form of clam chowder and a salad, everything was delicious.  Next to the restaurant was the Tacoma Fallen Firefighters Memorial had to check that out.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8K7ovrnV46M/UGyYQYcqC-I/AAAAAAAA4KM/FoZwy3m3AJM/s1600-h/P9210016%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Dalias" border="0" alt="Dalias" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rSgjl1HaYgM/UGyYTfiS7yI/AAAAAAAA4KU/ZrgxwqNVMgI/P9210016_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-C6__iWLkhwY/UGyYWUCjUzI/AAAAAAAA4Kc/eDg97nCl0rM/s1600-h/P9210021%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9210021" border="0" alt="P9210021" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PNT_JCH3XAU/UGyYYUVw3_I/AAAAAAAA4Kk/xrfXmHvZnZI/P9210021_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Driving around we spotted this house with all the dahlias, I have never seen so many flowers in one yard.  </p> <p>Friday night David grilled some of salmon Mike had caught in Alaska, he cooked it on a cedar plank and was it melt in your mouth good.  </p> <p>Saturday Mike and David went to David’s gun club and shot holes in paper, Mike really enjoyed killing the paper, he brought it home for me to check out.  Joan and I just hung out at the house while a did some laundry.  It was nice to just relax.</p> <p>Sunday morning Mike and David went golfing, Mike got his first birdie.  He hasn’t golfed in years and was never a avid golfer once every 5 or 6 years maybe.  He came home a happy man.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zQlYT-RgGXg/UGyYbPr-w7I/AAAAAAAA4Ks/pDqZ7h3WAK8/s1600-h/P9230023%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="The Park in Leavenworth WA" border="0" alt="The Park in Leavenworth WA" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wAdgUKIqslg/UGd4GkNBhLI/AAAAAAAA4D0/rUviS9eGrTk/P9170288_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9brI5dgBM8k/UGd4MOdLArI/AAAAAAAA4D8/8MA3MVMVJDk/s1600-h/P9170290%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Flowers everywhere in Leavenworth" border="0" alt="Flowers everywhere in Leavenworth" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Nm0U73SYEko/UGd4OnNv6aI/AAAAAAAA4EE/6IDAJHabJi0/P9170290_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gxvhS2RuHlE/UGd4STWPieI/AAAAAAAA4EM/jPqQjpFTjuw/s1600-h/P9170292%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Town Square in Leavenworth Washington" border="0" alt="Town Square in Leavenworth Washington" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TQZwtZU6T_I/UGd4V7XEQaI/AAAAAAAA4EU/Ya6S2wpiq3Q/P9170292_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Town square with flowers blooming like crazy the middle of September.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eqx2camulH8/UGd4dJb2KRI/AAAAAAAA4Ec/WmcC1_EK0ug/s1600-h/DSC_0095%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0095" border="0" alt="DSC_0095" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tukuQ4J5RqY/UGd4oZufLBI/AAAAAAAA4Ek/h8JK77rMXFI/DSC_0095_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RNK8LUmZqxc/UGd47n8ZqBI/AAAAAAAA4Es/VTASZC-m27c/s1600-h/DSC_0091%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0091" border="0" alt="DSC_0091" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-J_aONdD7RIA/UGd5G-_UuTI/AAAAAAAA4E0/oORzTRKRn1Y/DSC_0091_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Leavenworth was once a little logging town that was teetering on extinction, and through a committed community the town became a Bavarian Village.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-azszQ2CO0Dk/UGd5VXCxkkI/AAAAAAAA4E8/6dCSlSEj3L0/s1600-h/DSC_0098%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Leavenworth Washington" border="0" alt="Leavenworth Washington" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mZpZLFwHNTI/UGd5rPWsgRI/AAAAAAAA4FE/02OP_tmGR-s/DSC_0098_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZWo_z_QdLAM/UGd5zesE3nI/AAAAAAAA4FM/6a52qr1wxs4/s1600-h/DSC_0099%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0099" border="0" alt="DSC_0099" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-l-wxpv589eQ/UGd6AU8m0MI/AAAAAAAA4FU/Cy-lgQ-TiRI/DSC_0099_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-F9QwGVIv3LE/UGd6K_AxyoI/AAAAAAAA4Fc/QPyFOMJ7-yo/s1600-h/P9180306%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180306" border="0" alt="P9180306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1gYNFxP7irPpcWch3zvWjMZ031dVkcKm69FO7fKSf20u5AYO2Tu3nwW8MlqH-M0ZZuXAkPu9-noi93Jp4cZG2fIgNMMy24taJu1J_JgxfIZd8eW3bIpyE6xDnAX2R3cS8jhotr4Hbupo/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>No the first picture is not upside down, the tree is hanging from the ceiling.  I have a friend, Sandy Weis, that has a least 30 trees in her home at Christmas time and a few are always hanging upside down.  The last 2 pictures is a tree in a bowl, snow comes out the top of the tree falls into the bowl and is recycled.  That was my favorite, I would have liked to have that tree but it was over $400.00  You guessed it the town is full of gift shops and restaurants.  Put me in a Christmas store and I can go nuts.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_lYj-Xh5FpI/UGd6fwPrHKI/AAAAAAAA4Fs/zRRlRd3HJNo/s1600-h/P9180303%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Lunch at King Ludwig's" border="0" alt="Lunch at King Ludwig's" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--X6OR93qkr8/UGd6hT_LxOI/AAAAAAAA4F0/DGj0fonXRgk/P9180303_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wzbXSGjvchg/UGd6qW8CeCI/AAAAAAAA4F8/UHHGDS4I51g/s1600-h/DSC_0101%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Lunch at King Ludwigs Leavenworth WA" border="0" alt="Lunch at King Ludwigs Leavenworth WA" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sgYmF2q7qcw/UGd6sxg6ydI/AAAAAAAA4GE/Uma0QLJ_ilg/DSC_0101_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-S9hCSDgRnNo/UGd6vFlXhHI/AAAAAAAA4GM/7U0tWRHOXzw/s1600-h/P9180308%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180308" border="0" alt="P9180308" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AfL2CDab_F4/UGd6w2AgeeI/AAAAAAAA4GU/Hjz7E2LSPw4/P9180308_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We eat lunch at King Ludwig's, a glass of wine and spaetzle, German dumplings,  with onions and parmesan cheese.  Not sure what Mike was looking at, but I think he really enjoyed it. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rRWy_xN0IOI/UGd6zyHxzyI/AAAAAAAA4Gc/ot7b_WgI6vA/s1600-h/DSC_0110%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="After Lunch Smoke from the Forest Fires in eastern WA" border="0" alt="After Lunch Smoke from the Forest Fires in eastern WA" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-D_i-hg8p6Js/UGd61rXHbmI/AAAAAAAA4Gk/0sRYOXAPrEw/DSC_0110_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dyPNOCpCQ9Q/UGd637zADoI/AAAAAAAA4Gs/c4fTr2UDDTg/s1600-h/DSC_0109%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0109" border="0" alt="DSC_0109" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jMgWm4zC8j8/UGd65jubpyI/AAAAAAAA4G0/kDlfxRGevk4/DSC_0109_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>When we walked out of the restaurant the wind had changed, and the smoke from the fires burning in eastern Washington was pretty bad in town.  I have never been close enough to a forest fire to see and feel the effects of the smoke.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uZ8dZfJUcAI/UGd68kmxPeI/AAAAAAAA4G8/9TR14u0FSNk/s1600-h/P9180315%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="I have to get a hand like this for the MH" border="0" alt="I have to get a hand like this for the MH" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0fRPgcg1lp0/UGd6-OC-eHI/AAAAAAAA4HE/uKks_eGB54k/P9180315_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Love the hand holding a bottle of wine, I think I need one for the MH, not the hand but the wine.</p> <p>Living our dream one day at a time. </p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-63666330564265582112012-09-26T19:48:00.001-05:002012-09-26T19:49:20.610-05:00The Great Wheel, Top Of The World And Underground Adventures<p>Monday September 17th 2012</p> <p>Mike and I don't normally spend a lot of time in larger cities but Seattle and New York have been an exception.  We love them both, in fact we are planning another trip to New York in the future.  Seattle was wonderful, it really did not seem like a large city with all the different neighborhoods.  So many things to see and do.   </p> <p>We started at the Space Needle, built in 1962 for the Seattle World’s Fair, during which time nearly 20,000 people a day used the elevators, with over 2.3 million visitors in all for the World Fair. The Space Needle is 605 feet high at its highest point and 138 feet wide at its widest point and weighs 9,550 tons. When it was completed it was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River. It is built to withstand winds of up to 200 miles per hour and earthquakes of up to 9.1 magnitude. The tower also has 25 lightning rods on its roof to prevent lightning damage.</p> <p>The Space Needle features an observation deck at 520 feet, and the rotating SkyCity restaurant at 500 feet. The restaurant rotates 360 degrees and a full rotation takes 47 minutes.  From the top of the Needle, you can see not only the Downtown Seattle skyline, but also the Olympic and Cascade Mountain, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Elliott Bay. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0uafmVd0geI/UGOdMlLZpII/AAAAAAAA34s/cqOWkO_1fNw/s1600-h/P9170161%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170161" border="0" alt="P9170161" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Nc8sQtBs3xo/UGOdQ7AikmI/AAAAAAAA340/ugo0IY4aXKw/P9170161_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-E5K-zF_UpMk/UGOdVfPm0FI/AAAAAAAA348/-BoAIYdMILg/s1600-h/P9170164%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170164" border="0" alt="P9170164" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1g8voPAKSZ8/UGOdZXdbX5I/AAAAAAAA35E/jqTHp4XKw-c/P9170164_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Visitors can reach the top of the Space Needle by elevators that travel at 10 miles per hour. The trip takes 41 seconds, and sometimes tourists can wait in hour-long lines in order to get to the top of the tower. On windy days, the elevators are slowed down to a speed of 5 miles per hour. The Space Needle was designated a historic landmark.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_Space_Needle_Painted_Gold_May_2012.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Aerial_Space_Needle_Painted_Gold_May_2012.JPG/220px-Aerial_Space_Needle_Painted_Gold_May_2012.JPG" width="220" height="330" /></a>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Uin69S_jA2c/UGOdfJXdkJI/AAAAAAAA35M/AWSmAEooLsc/s1600-h/P9160147%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Space Needle" border="0" alt="Space Needle" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bg0QGZwRSrE/UGOdi1f6PHI/AAAAAAAA35U/jYSIJPSKTFs/P9160147_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3igvuhuT_x4/UGOdszZkc-I/AAAAAAAA35c/lZMhKq0vrmo/s1600-h/P9160149%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9160149" border="0" alt="P9160149" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JyPVE_ND8A8/UGOd3YDEPbI/AAAAAAAA35k/eZ3zOsrmH1I/P9160149_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The Space Needle was painted Galaxy Gold, in 2012 for it’s 50th anniversary.</p> <p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-P3B26Wc2Kaw/UGOd8tb4kyI/AAAAAAAA35s/6Ao5WxJGuec/s1600-h/P9170172%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170172" border="0" alt="P9170172" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-grvCiQ8Vv3k/UGOd_eh84sI/AAAAAAAA350/7KMamkQR6XQ/P9170172_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-F3XgCUHg_gU/UGOeCAe_C8I/AAAAAAAA358/UNWM4em89sw/s1600-h/P9170173%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170173" border="0" alt="P9170173" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-B1UdHw0bUzs/UGOeE0znerI/AAAAAAAA36E/o8aBjiwIYhA/P9170173_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We spent a couple of hours at the space needle having lunch and enjoying the view from the top.  </p> <p>Next to the Space Needle is Chihuly Garden and Glass.  The exhibition showcases the work of Washington native Dale Chihuly.  We did not go into the exhibit, but just admired some of the glass work that is featured in the gardens outside.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1pPb11fVIGw/UGOeVQcu4SI/AAAAAAAA36M/xyvvyl5N3CU/s1600-h/DSC_0037%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0037" border="0" alt="DSC_0037" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4Yftbe_AvBk/UGOeY9gAE9I/AAAAAAAA36U/f4vYFOhv5dk/DSC_0037_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5r_3d8zXgj4/UGOelYSnpJI/AAAAAAAA36c/pP8I3PsuLyM/s1600-h/P9160155%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9160155" border="0" alt="P9160155" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Kyo-zDLe2sQ/UGOeqf03TyI/AAAAAAAA36k/2VQTEzKXJs4/P9160155_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Finished with the needle and glass garden, got on the monorail for a ride downtown, the monorail stops only blocks from Pikes Place Market. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-RPgzxxuIweQ/UGOeyFxKl4I/AAAAAAAA36s/fYa5RxWyH-Y/s1600-h/P9170176%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170176" border="0" alt="P9170176" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UJIca7m6-Ik/UGOe22gyR2I/AAAAAAAA360/4aVDVc-5Upg/P9170176_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aEZkDmUvlFQ/UGOe9jobTII/AAAAAAAA368/__VlVzhgDNE/s1600-h/DSC_0049%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0049" border="0" alt="DSC_0049" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0Gfx3gu06jQ/UGOfAxE8e6I/AAAAAAAA37E/WcihDpFceyA/DSC_0049_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hEIwKOLYi9o/UGOfE_WMWwI/AAAAAAAA37M/U4o0gl6OCZc/s1600-h/P9170185%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170185" border="0" alt="P9170185" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1YZmNvKkSxc/UGOfKp8fxjI/AAAAAAAA37U/i1-Qv6ylt3E/P9170185_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We sat in the front seat for the view and what a view it was.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-suZpqeEuTqQ/UGOfNxZyugI/AAAAAAAA37c/URIclMTTbbs/s1600-h/P9170186%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170186" border="0" alt="P9170186" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NCmCTJztty0/UGOfS685c1I/AAAAAAAA37k/NjuJOoT0BOA/P9170186_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nI8NokmuHw8/UGOfWm8vCHI/AAAAAAAA37s/lJeLrB3t7uY/s1600-h/P9170188%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170188" border="0" alt="P9170188" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DnBEPSuPkp4/UGOfZA5Y-xI/AAAAAAAA370/LPTfnFqXLRk/P9170188_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>I think it was $2.00 for a round trip if your 65 or older.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kMOwcKAdR3Y/UGOfck1A2KI/AAAAAAAA378/4p00HQ6rPhU/s1600-h/P9170199%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170199" border="0" alt="P9170199" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nHAoekAJ8Qk/UGOff4qGvWI/AAAAAAAA38E/ATdTr0YCjLk/P9170199_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Getting off the monorail we walked the couple of blocks to Pike Place Market, looked around for a bit then headed to the giant Ferris wheel for a ride.  The walked to the harbor, most of it down hill. It was such a lovely day we could have walked for ever.  Good thing it was a nice day we had to wait in line for almost an hour for tickets.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-a-P2zOVCWRM/UGOfibrHnwI/AAAAAAAA38M/zQwTJlJlrqw/s1600-h/577106_471632309534295_796840075_n13.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="577106_471632309534295_796840075_n[1]" border="0" alt="577106_471632309534295_796840075_n[1]" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RcrNnwpIUDo/UGOfk0kBTjI/AAAAAAAA38U/daOz-NuvStg/577106_471632309534295_796840075_n1_.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="369" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://seattlegreatwheel.com/AbouttheSeattleGreatWheel-5">The Great Wheel</a></p> <p>Diameter: 175 feet <br />Height: 200 feet <br />Number of gondolas: 42</p> <p>The wheel’s gondolas are enclosed and have heating and air conditioning so that riders can enjoy this ride all year round. The views are spectacular from all sides—the Puget Sound, Seattle skyline, and mountains was all visible today. At their farthest point, the gondolas are 40 feet out over the water. The gondolas have glass-bottomed floors, too, which makes dangling out over the Puget Sound a little more exciting.</p> <p>At approximately 200 feet high, the Seattle Ferris wheel is quite a bit shorter than some of the tallest Ferris wheels in the world. As of mid-2012, the tallest are: Singapore Flyer at 541 feet, Star of Nanchang at 525 feet, London Eye at 443 feet, Suzhou Ferris Wheel at 394 feet, and The Southern Star at 394 feet.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0RBO8RFfe4E/UGOfpsz08RI/AAAAAAAA38c/laPdH2yeWjk/s1600-h/DSC_0059%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0059" border="0" alt="DSC_0059" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8zIzrQNUNMw/UGOfwEfo0OI/AAAAAAAA38k/bebcDHwq6_w/DSC_0059_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-b76nqAJToUA/UGOf3pJjfwI/AAAAAAAA38s/Eas6_sXZEac/s1600-h/P9170232%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170232" border="0" alt="P9170232" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_FGy-d0bbHQ/UGOf6sUZcBI/AAAAAAAA380/KKN4_MIxmg0/P9170232_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-H59Xe2pmRK8/UGOf-guka7I/AAAAAAAA388/ntjwzaKWEwQ/s1600-h/DSC_0076%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0076" border="0" alt="DSC_0076" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TaUqKqTaXdU/UGOgCLUuf9I/AAAAAAAA39I/cEJbGx_wWNQ/DSC_0076_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>A nice view of the Space Needle and the Football and baseball stadium.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Lm2JYJsNTA0/UGOgIYVJT2I/AAAAAAAA39Q/soJVGDil2DI/s1600-h/P9170222%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170222" border="0" alt="P9170222" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vgPJo39Fu1s/UGOgQk8mnJI/AAAAAAAA39Y/uJEnUmREk8o/P9170222_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AbfRapmd9Hw/UGOgWYgSDhI/AAAAAAAA39g/yuO0SpmzwJA/s1600-h/P9170226%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170226" border="0" alt="P9170226" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QtryZVWdOpw/UGOgaA_A1OI/AAAAAAAA39o/lsHUXkifUto/P9170226_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dI09Fi8GrwI/UGOgevpR-lI/AAAAAAAA39w/f_uOq3LUdFw/s1600-h/P9170228%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170228" border="0" alt="P9170228" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JNn5RK3cnis/UGOghqX4SKI/AAAAAAAA394/X72pnWCltPo/P9170228_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>More views of the Seattle area from the wheel.  </p> <p>One more thing on our list for the day, Pioneer Square and the underground tour.  Walked a couple more miles to tiny Waterfall park.  Pioneer Square is the oldest neighborhood in the Seattle area with Victorian-era buildings huge authentic totem poles and Smith Tower at one time the tallest building outside of New York.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PfIBS8HB9tU/UGOgk2aeHaI/AAAAAAAA3-A/MB8U-lQPAMU/s1600-h/P9170242%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170242" border="0" alt="P9170242" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eVLPnAVsYJE/UGOgndXPR6I/AAAAAAAA3-I/SlelVQbcMNg/P9170242_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ew17S8BgCLM/UGOgqI4MqoI/AAAAAAAA3-Q/Z6E6qB4etW0/s1600-h/P9170272%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170272" border="0" alt="P9170272" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-az8jR1QTdds/UGOgsiDhqII/AAAAAAAA3-Y/FxqBtcDohvE/P9170272_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oW8Grja5cMA/UGOgv4ysl3I/AAAAAAAA3-g/0w_bRWSNmIg/s1600-h/P9170273%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170273" border="0" alt="P9170273" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lSckSJwOcd0/UGOgzGx1PbI/AAAAAAAA3-o/P_q91MAA8eE/P9170273_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>The Totem Pole and the Pioneer Building where we started the tour. </p> <p>The tour begins inside Doc Maynard's Public House a restored 1890s saloon.  </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0wWf4LG4Xsg/UGOg2nhFbcI/AAAAAAAA3-w/eYiFAX9R8tg/s1600-h/P9170243%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170243" border="0" alt="P9170243" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-epfTmYHIFtQ/UGOg7Hs_N8I/AAAAAAAA3-4/5xXaqJosBKU/P9170243_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EOVG7fPUkaM/UGOg-kbSjBI/AAAAAAAA3_A/gkTQn_bEmDA/s1600-h/P9170259%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170259" border="0" alt="P9170259" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ElMDzlckSng/UGOhFb1LrHI/AAAAAAAA3_I/WDDLuKtBI8Q/P9170259_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Vs6Jm4Itvuk/UGOhLdn8W8I/AAAAAAAA3_Q/1-6aVE-D2Uw/s1600-h/P9170244%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170244" border="0" alt="P9170244" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dYU82iUWyYs/UGOhPz92u1I/AAAAAAAA3_Y/-qexbdtYhO8/P9170244_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>At one time the sidewalks were covered with sections of clear glass blocks to light the inside of the underground stores.  Most of the glass has been covered over with cement and what was not covered has turned amethyst in color.  </p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rzm06q0h9a8/UGOhVqHHOXI/AAAAAAAA3_g/zj-7rI1JBnE/s1600-h/P9170245%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170245" border="0" alt="P9170245" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Kv7kWZAQ6kI/UGOhbyhzBmI/AAAAAAAA3_o/xuZLI4wCDlo/P9170245_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nXL7C4ikO24/UGOhg-pQirI/AAAAAAAA3_w/tRY0er23Dkk/s1600-h/P9170252%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170252" border="0" alt="P9170252" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cwHOCNWW-3c/UGOhne1lozI/AAAAAAAA3_4/JtF5fIAnNpU/P9170252_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYEDplxi4Tm9vfqR6WDKIEpNtx4ehO_nU5dzFOdhyIrdoCcKfmKUdRhhHD5AGI1Pg0hKow6cGKvIidazZcFKyAkb_2aXNzI9ef_TPJUMloXtyDWaNy9TVkR1O_B-s7lUo1JYIQgfKZJu7/s1600-h/P9170266%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170266" border="0" alt="P9170266" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-v3x9tIaOZ9c/UGOhyKKfvJI/AAAAAAAA4AI/cvfj8e9pi78/P9170266_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We had a great guide for our tour beneath Seattle’s sidewalks and streets.  As we roamed the passages the once were the main roadways and first floor store fronts our guide had stories of the history of the area.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4ls5WS7taWQ/UGOh26Qok8I/AAAAAAAA4AQ/XyAMuFkTR8I/s1600-h/P9170268%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170268" border="0" alt="P9170268" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eGJkN43ki8s/UGOh7E-5jEI/AAAAAAAA4AY/IqR9WI4bd3w/P9170268_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mKx7kmErCNQ/UGOh-Th_lJI/AAAAAAAA4Ag/TB4pEx0rbpg/s1600-h/P9170262%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170262" border="0" alt="P9170262" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vFONxeaQKzM/UGOiCgxulrI/AAAAAAAA4Ao/MLSicagr32s/P9170262_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Flowers in the alleys, and cow chip cookies. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aoAZnp8vFTU/UGOiHLSF58I/AAAAAAAA4Aw/rcvqes6isQE/s1600-h/P9170277%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170277" border="0" alt="P9170277" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pqBaK-QaWJE/UGOiNZkoJmI/AAAAAAAA4A4/UBhP6vtDac0/P9170277_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>After all our touring we had to stop for some libation, a nice glass of wine was in order before starting back.  After our wine we walked to the downtown bus tunnel and rode the underground bus back to the monorail, jumped  on the monorail and headed to Seattle Center where the car is parked.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-S0PgaWdOxyA/UGOiTVg4AOI/AAAAAAAA4BA/Lxx0O4YySVE/s1600-h/P9170286%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170286" border="0" alt="P9170286" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HLk4Im2iRNc/UGOiXXx9YhI/AAAAAAAA4BI/YdDTShdXtZ0/P9170286_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>What a day, what a town, what fun we had living our dream. </p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-58933321531585976372012-09-26T14:23:00.001-05:002012-09-26T14:23:32.278-05:00Whales And Planes<p>Saturday September 16, 2012</p> <p>We said our goodbyes to Steve and Sandy and headed south toward Seattle.  There were a few more things we wanted to do in the city before leaving Washington.  Mike found a casino close to Seattle to park the MH for a few days. back to boondocking.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TWqoTM3adsg/UGNUDWfJDSI/AAAAAAAA3zY/9TIDcfACh-Q/s1600-h/P91501247.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9150124" border="0" alt="P9150124" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-p6KLBFuCT44/UGNUIBNCHHI/AAAAAAAA3zg/Xez6iWplJaE/P9150124_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CcR6kmm2iTU/UGNUM38D0UI/AAAAAAAA3zo/t6_kurQloJg/s1600-h/P91501273.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9150127" border="0" alt="P9150127" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-L8EryXORbpA/UGNUQHd2NGI/AAAAAAAA3zw/FiVIwyeRK8k/P9150127_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7N3__rBXA8M/UGNUUwWaBlI/AAAAAAAA3z4/TLotNPutO_0/s1600-h/P91501293.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9150129" border="0" alt="P9150129" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nlnXPXpPhZQ/UGNUY4s8LMI/AAAAAAAA30A/R7LXaLaGPWE/P9150129_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Tulalip casino is one of the nicest casinos we have been to.  We didn't spend to much time inside, we did a quick walk thru and it was decorated beautifully, but the grounds we amazing.  </p> <p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4V-L-7aCbjU/UGNUgAIOKeI/AAAAAAAA30I/YRZfgMdrz8M/s1600-h/P91501323.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9150132" border="0" alt="P9150132" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9434WMh9h10/UGNUmS2wLTI/AAAAAAAA30Q/kk0uE1y5DGY/P9150132_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ONkdVklBUuQ/UGNUwJ2GKeI/AAAAAAAA30Y/nCSSbaG0F3I/s1600-h/P91501353.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9150135" border="0" alt="P9150135" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Sa8O-AkOx0g/UGNU0RiGWiI/AAAAAAAA30g/L-ZOtJuh_D0/P9150135_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HkVRCFeKKNg/UGNVCeHUrPI/AAAAAAAA30o/CbwOSpf8oj0/s1600-h/P91501383.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9150138" border="0" alt="P9150138" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-h4ywQq3UHLg/UGNVIrHighI/AAAAAAAA30w/uIchlPkqZEo/P9150138_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Is that a walleye in the middle picture?</p> <p>After setting up the MH we walked over to Cabela’s just in case there was something we needed, and because we did not see enough wildlife in Canada and Alaska we checked out the mounts they have.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VqsO-6NQTb4/UGNVMT1NAaI/AAAAAAAA304/kkji_HhvCkE/s1600-h/P91501433.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Cabelas" border="0" alt="Cabelas" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5Uw_FbDis3Q/UGNVTdLi7oI/AAAAAAAA31A/QVNk5o5q63Y/P9150143_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lo3Kxvmwj2k/UGNVW4DOjkI/AAAAAAAA31I/w0CoMZog4xw/s1600-h/P91501453.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9150145" border="0" alt="P9150145" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4jmiZCrKY-k/UGNVaWcd0mI/AAAAAAAA31Q/GXSMfQ7DygM/P9150145_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Sunday morning we went on the Boeing factory tour in Everett, which was only a few miles from the casino.  </p> <p>The Boeing Dreamlifter is a modified 747-400 passenger airplane that can haul more cargo by volume than any airplane in the world. It is the primary means of transporting major assemblies of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from suppliers around the world to the 787 final assembly site in Everett, Wash. This reduces delivery times to as little as one day from as many as 30 days.</p> <p>.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YYZppsrCEf8/UGNVeEEDe7I/AAAAAAAA31Y/S1gtPgFAj64/s1600-h/DSC_0029%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0029" border="0" alt="DSC_0029" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tCXbWT8u6Ao/UGNViSjjLoI/AAAAAAAA31g/YXJOtlCczjw/DSC_0029_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>We toured the factory where they build and test the famous Boeing aircraft, the world's number one aerospace company, so they tell us. This amazing 1.5-hour tour showcases the 747, 767, 777 aircraft used worldwide and the Dreamliner which is currently in production, all housed here in the world's largest building. </p> <p>At one time rain clouds actually formed in the Boeing plant before an air circulation system was installed. </p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iTSfaE3KuSE/UGNVlPpMYcI/AAAAAAAA31o/ylXQtBMZ20w/s1600-h/DSC_0024%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0024" border="0" alt="DSC_0024" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nZIU1DTjI1k/UGNVpH6n0nI/AAAAAAAA31w/M_Z5ineWXlE/DSC_0024_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bRQaep6gqUc/UGNVtAsE6II/AAAAAAAA314/xIeeDIPhA3k/s1600-h/DSC_0025%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0025" border="0" alt="DSC_0025" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Kl_oHojvG4g/UGNVxwWmI8I/AAAAAAAA32A/2M9rr8Yq6bU/DSC_0025_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--3wwUdi-O9w/UGNV1j_00nI/AAAAAAAA32I/F13s-EDUjYM/s1600-h/DSC_0026%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0026" border="0" alt="DSC_0026" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WfLhg1DOmGc/UGNV46UcGKI/AAAAAAAA32Q/KGNwb68mZOY/DSC_0026_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-q0T8MDt9nfo/UGNV9YuRSMI/AAAAAAAA32Y/FuC9G5LRhs4/s1600-h/DSC_0027%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0027" border="0" alt="DSC_0027" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HiXwVFxSdsA/UGNWATYE7gI/AAAAAAAA32g/h9zVtJTZ1WU/DSC_0027_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SGBWbCv_9BI/UGNWIiqunzI/AAAAAAAA32o/_oJ63f-bw9Y/s1600-h/DSC_0028%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0028" border="0" alt="DSC_0028" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jLsATxMNXds/UGNWMYcQDiI/AAAAAAAA32w/pAKEvOGJhNA/DSC_0028_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>No cameras were allowed on the tour.  The building is huge, they have everything a person needs, restaurants, post office, dry cleaners, doctors and things I can’t remember, on site. There is someone working on the planes 24/7.   </p> <p>Mike enjoyed the tour more then I did, but it was fascinating.   </p> <p>Another fun day on the road.</p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-83020874379251024732012-09-25T19:27:00.001-05:002012-09-25T21:38:35.445-05:00San Juan Island<p>September 11, 2012 </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DI_CUbiHS0o/UGJK2j3_zcI/AAAAAAAA3vo/ubxwHqQREAI/s1600-h/P9110088%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9110088" border="0" alt="P9110088" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KCp6HFPkki0/UGJK5OFi7wI/AAAAAAAA3vw/te9BQeLeK4w/P9110088_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a></p> The San Juan’s consists of 4 Islands and are part of the state of Washington.  <p>Sandy, Steve and I went to San Juan Island, we left Mike home to recover from something.  We hopped on the ferry in Anacortes at 8:30 and arrived on the Island about 10:30, landed in Friday Harbor.  We went as foot passengers, we were just spending time at the harbors many gift shops, I did add to the economy of the Island, found a few things I just had to have.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SEBcaT4d-D4/UGJK7vNcysI/AAAAAAAA3v4/s4vWHS7pr7c/s1600-h/P9110090%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9110090" border="0" alt="P9110090" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xEPnq4rlO6o/UGJK_zRvxQI/AAAAAAAA3wA/g7hv1giHn0U/P9110090_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1mqpX58qACs/UGJLHRjcCCI/AAAAAAAA3wI/B6Nkn__jQGo/s1600-h/P9110097%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9110097" border="0" alt="P9110097" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-o3P34QSqhuY/UGJLPidbK2I/AAAAAAAA3wQ/Q8mywi1xKFo/P9110097_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7o4gXRol_t4/UGJLZHaVVRI/AAAAAAAA3wY/Ly5UTwl3BKk/s1600-h/P9110099%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9110099" border="0" alt="P9110099" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_nuVnVl5ih0/UGJLfa8He7I/AAAAAAAA3wg/9QCTJSZ3aqs/P9110099_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-S0ekMUKWtww/UGJLjIxbEQI/AAAAAAAA3wo/vD7ZMS8A9bY/s1600-h/P9110109%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9110109" border="0" alt="P9110109" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lJW_B8Lt0sc/UGJLlfg5BbI/AAAAAAAA3ww/QtBSPJadP0o/P9110109_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3z_SwhZPVtI/UGJLomEk_vI/AAAAAAAA3w4/V7LmfHA1pSI/s1600-h/P9110107%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9110107" border="0" alt="P9110107" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MzzgxcIft94/UGJLrQ8QG5I/AAAAAAAA3xA/1vNYRCDESjE/P9110107_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>Our first stop was the Whale Museum.  In 1979, the Whale Museum became the first museum in the country dedicated to the life of whales living in the wild. The building that houses the museum was built in 1892.  The Islands are famous for their resident pods of Orca Whales. </p> <p>The San Juan’s hosts the greatest concentration of bald eagles in the continental United States.  We didn’t see any but I read they have them, I think it was the wrong time of year.</p> <p>We had a very nice lunch on the Island before heading back to the mainland.  It was a warm sunny day, so we could eat down by the water and sit outside.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yXMz2FrAqBI/UGJLv2C2AjI/AAAAAAAA3xI/VVKEjFhIrSM/s1600-h/P9110118%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9110118" border="0" alt="P9110118" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yGscZ94SFTk/UGJLzKFuwLI/AAAAAAAA3xQ/V5imGZYjQEw/P9110118_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uCU9cI2HrUQ/UGJL4-pzfHI/AAAAAAAA3xY/kGuNZJn5SGM/s1600-h/P9110123%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9110123" border="0" alt="P9110123" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9DNKiRJgZWM/UGJL8KXWisI/AAAAAAAA3xg/g39gLM9g0B8/P9110123_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>The view from the restaurant.</p> <p>The two main attractions are Sea Kayaking and Orca Whale watching by boat or air tours.  We were there only a short time, we didn’t have time for either.  </p> <p>It was a fun day in the sun.  </p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-84177029746348065792012-09-22T21:51:00.000-05:002012-09-22T21:51:00.536-05:00Pemberton BC and Nairn Falls<p>Thursday August 30th 2012</p> <p><font size="3">Pemberton is on highway 99 north of Whistler. </font></p> <p><font size="3">The only way into Pemberton until the mid 1960’s was by foot, horse or rail. Electricity came to the valley in 1951 and telephones in 1958. We came by MH, the road wasn't bad just very windy with switchbacks and very steep grades. I drove the truck and Mike the MH, we did have one problem our new parking brake we had fixed in Washington on our way up went out. Mike got the MH so we could drive it but I have my old job back of chucking the tires EVERYTIME we stop.  We will be stopping in Centralia on our way down the coast.  </font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gdV52nSVeno/UFqHm7BJrhI/AAAAAAAA3b8/2ohaMFaj6SU/s1600-h/P90200053.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9020005" border="0" alt="P9020005" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3uYzFtVzSlI/UFqHpN4rZ-I/AAAAAAAA3cE/NChLaYpVIh0/P9020005_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-D0SS1-e0V70/UFqHskobPKI/AAAAAAAA3cM/PG8SXBUrlrI/s1600-h/P90200023.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Inukshuks in Pemberton BC" border="0" alt="Inukshuks in Pemberton BC" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-g1WX0rw1qY4/UFqHui5vXCI/AAAAAAAA3cU/vUDtkmolgoU/P9020002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5EB-O79RrIY/UFqHxO8Pm5I/AAAAAAAA3cg/Xaa9R7fHONE/s1600-h/P82900633.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8290063" border="0" alt="P8290063" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-h2VXvaZfxAk/UFqHzF0JWvI/AAAAAAAA3co/S4SYcNTgvRw/P8290063_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">The rock formation on the right is a Inuksuk, a stone landmark built by humans.  This one on Pemberton cost $12,000.  If you move here you can not plant potatoes, they developed the first commercial virus free potato seed in North America.   </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-k5n8gtI1t1I/UFqH1aeB1zI/AAAAAAAA3cw/9iSuEa3I3aA/s1600-h/P8310111%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8310111" border="0" alt="P8310111" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wP-P7moa9o8/UFqH3XwsrhI/AAAAAAAA3c4/Ut4hCnJ7M2s/P8310111_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-csyHBnJUHeg/UFqH6JfMM3I/AAAAAAAA3dA/DkUG97UXXqk/s1600-h/P8310113%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Nairn Falls Provincial Park" border="0" alt="Nairn Falls Provincial Park" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CAllW_0Lw-I/UFqH7j4sSZI/AAAAAAAA3dI/zGQk5vEFC1A/P8310113_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VLpIIS0i7Is/UFqH-CVNYMI/AAAAAAAA3dQ/p_Fyo3vtH8w/s1600-h/P8310119%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8310119" border="0" alt="P8310119" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-i-0-T3Kiksw/UFqIADpRBCI/AAAAAAAA3dY/YrAIdFtfxV0/P8310119_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Another wonderful provincial park in British Columbia.  We went for a walk first thing in the morning, you could  smell the bacon frying, hear the pancakes sizzling and the smell of maple syrup was in the air.  Oh what a place to be.  We spent a couple of days here just a few miles north of Whistler Ski Resort. </font></p> <p><font size="3"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6ms71xknOQg/UFqICtv9JZI/AAAAAAAA3dg/VEje2L1YEMg/s1600-h/P9020018%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9020018" border="0" alt="P9020018" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BLcfkGJGs2k/UFqIEGlOClI/AAAAAAAA3do/wAKBce9zmUY/P9020018_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6-tgh5n9N5c/UFqIGvFLIjI/AAAAAAAA3dw/_QcnEbBbM4g/s1600-h/P9020019%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9020019" border="0" alt="P9020019" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DbHXQ0ATJeo/UFqIID7QhtI/AAAAAAAA3d4/yqIZb6TYr3E/P9020019_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></font></p> <p><font size="3">Nairn Falls is just a short walk, a little over a mile, on pretty ruff terrain.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-f76RXB2XCuo/UFqIKIpxz-I/AAAAAAAA3eA/hHIfrZDvAJs/s1600-h/P9020006%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8310075" border="0" alt="P8310075" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-90GH36gOjPM/UFqKKiDkXjI/AAAAAAAA3kw/DQHs1AZddro/P8310075_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MFvQqm9n9gY/UFqKMg5hYgI/AAAAAAAA3k4/aVSI7nT60sg/s1600-h/P8310078%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8310078" border="0" alt="P8310078" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FZ8-EPzRKXc/UFqKOcxYwbI/AAAAAAAA3lA/GmzwwSg-PpQ/P8310078_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">There are a couple of very large lodges on the top of the mountain with restaurants and gifts shops.  Most of the town is gifts shops very touristy.  </font></p> <p><font size="3">The Sea to Sky highway going south out of Whistler is a just as steep so once again I drove the truck and Mike the MH. </font></p> <p><font size="3">We crossed the boarder on Sept. 3 Labor Day, the guards asked the usuall question and we were home free.</font></p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-79742259308118089142012-09-22T17:51:00.000-05:002012-09-22T17:51:00.102-05:00Back At Lake Tyee And A Day In Seattle<p><font size="3">We arrived back at Lake Tyee, with Steve and Sandy.  We wanted to decompress a little before heading south.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XKmZS2PDKhE/UFqUzZ53hEI/AAAAAAAA3m0/3GMjnxyN2EE/s1600-h/DSC_0019%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Mount Baker" border="0" alt="Mount Baker" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-O014VzuP69w/UFqU1JDIwOI/AAAAAAAA3m8/MSSu441fuwM/DSC_0019_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5YQMXChjRjY/UFqU4ZFZP5I/AAAAAAAA3nE/uTPGX5fAsAg/s1600-h/DSC_0022%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0022" border="0" alt="DSC_0022" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-e6tOmCKVACI/UFqU6saBthI/AAAAAAAA3nM/jBAhftKyYy8/DSC_0022_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">It was a warm sunny day and a little road trip was planned.  We went to see Mount Baker just a few miles from Steve and Sandy’s place at Lake Tyee.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Our next adventure was to the big city of Seattle, and Pike Place Market.  I had been there about 20 years ago, the place has not changed.  There still throwing fish around the fish market. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0OTMQdZTmRg/UFqU8qeJQbI/AAAAAAAA3nU/GB-_Wq2j1hM/s1600-h/P9100079%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Pike Place Market" border="0" alt="Pike Place Market" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lq1G1izA4PQ/UFqVG_u5mJI/AAAAAAAA3n8/mYc-KfJPC2I/P9090047_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">The guys in the band were only 12 years olds last time I was here.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zLHczNEeaxA/UFqVJHXjKjI/AAAAAAAA3oE/VZs2RgZcTGY/s1600-h/P9100071%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9100071" border="0" alt="P9100071" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ggxQklDmjHM/UFqVK7U-x1I/AAAAAAAA3oM/TYXMdm8hHls/P9100071_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RxfXa3ZBEYU/UFqVNGTA-yI/AAAAAAAA3oU/jimCatmP4w8/s1600-h/P9100073%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9100073" border="0" alt="P9100073" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-w5lE9wSFmww/UFqVPdJly_I/AAAAAAAA3oc/FCpIhncjH_g/P9100073_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Getting ready to throw the fish in the first picture and the white X in the middle of the second picture shows the fish flying across the counter.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YghF1jzJgQo/UFqVR8BCbcI/AAAAAAAA3ok/bLsSo9bOwo8/s1600-h/P9090053%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9090053" border="0" alt="P9090053" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kKPMwnqTIIA/UFqVUSehywI/AAAAAAAA3os/AD5-f6J2b9E/P9090053_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-k-rc-t7UWBo/UFqVWur8qZI/AAAAAAAA3o0/ua3Cx0uyxn0/s1600-h/P9100064%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9100064" border="0" alt="P9100064" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1d1MXssHxPM/UFqVYhAC0lI/AAAAAAAA3o8/hNnfsSJShpY/P9100064_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">I love crab legs, no we didn’t buy any, forgot to bring a cooler with us. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Mrf0qkONu38/UFqVbtCJ8SI/AAAAAAAA3pE/4igZAuKH4Rc/s1600-h/P9090055%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9090055" border="0" alt="P9090055" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yVGe6Sc_Ph0/UFqVdvmcYII/AAAAAAAA3pM/vd8axL6MsDQ/P9090055_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tGBBaryZu2U/UFqVgHoL52I/AAAAAAAA3pU/XO_Re6rkiR4/s1600-h/P9100067%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9100067" border="0" alt="P9100067" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-I5cjYY6wsxU/UFqVh-REzVI/AAAAAAAA3pc/UgMcPfjyAB4/P9100067_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-A2oVdxI7pz4/UFqVkG8JCDI/AAAAAAAA3pk/IocaO_Qsa9I/s1600-h/P9090056%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9090056" border="0" alt="P9090056" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OJkWB_p84gI/UFqVl1iY36I/AAAAAAAA3ps/ywlsegi6TCs/P9090056_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Check out the prices of some of the seafood.  I have never tried Halibut cheeks, but we bought some frozen when we were in Alaska.  The squid and octopus yummy. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nCo0PywrFN4/UFqVoBEj6ZI/AAAAAAAA3p4/wKMLLqi0qps/s1600-h/P9090057%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9090057" border="0" alt="P9090057" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-A37Gm5prL7A/UFqVqLbIFQI/AAAAAAAA3qA/Nl-UQwynWtM/P9090057_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2IRa6bjvwwI/UFqVseP9jZI/AAAAAAAA3qI/Px95mC7ha4c/s1600-h/P9100068%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9100068" border="0" alt="P9100068" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-G4VZo13Bnmw/UFqVueKfnTI/AAAAAAAA3qQ/RQcNsj0bvFs/P9100068_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ul5L4I6KsPs/UFqVw9kwTqI/AAAAAAAA3qY/1T23Ux8VdvA/s1600-h/P9090058%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9090058" border="0" alt="P9090058" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GjSwkPqSodQ/UFqVyxvSecI/AAAAAAAA3qg/CjlQk-ouzbg/P9090058_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">I bought a head of the broccoli rahanesco, never heard of it and really weird looking, not bad tasting, I would not buy it again.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiSka2l0u9Y8HL-MnQdXCzhXN-2_JWC30qjnvIBlx5RzKMREy7KJeTGx63bri6sJTEBRXET6Vn3CaFkKDmacEFcrvrZDijXsWB_6YKaPCodj8lUfEVjxiaKzzNlrYPf_TXGWIPS6bx1RN/s1600-h/P9100062%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9100062" border="0" alt="P9100062" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-a0Nysu7hKWQ/UFqV24u2ySI/AAAAAAAA3qw/EfiH3zz-6dw/P9100062_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p><font size="3">Lunch at the market.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-grORC9Hr7cw/UFqV5eMxs7I/AAAAAAAA3q4/HB8MttJ6MZA/s1600-h/P9090049%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9090049" border="0" alt="P9090049" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rW50p3Pqyds/UFqV8HT-pPI/AAAAAAAA3rA/2fuu6fMKe48/P9090049_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-psPVWAbNhs4/UFqV-rElrgI/AAAAAAAA3rI/fOHkOtDo10s/s1600-h/P9090052%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9090052" border="0" alt="P9090052" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-P5i_yFgEpNk/UFqWA5Nma6I/AAAAAAAA3rQ/o1Fp9nfOxNQ/P9090052_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p><font size="3">Mike and his sweet tooth, after lunch you need desert.  No drooling on the counter.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XXjrq8FFoEg/UFueU72Q83I/AAAAAAAA3to/GJ6St5khNlo/s1600-h/P9100074%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9100074" border="0" alt="P9100074" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p8_4XnqIltA/UFueXTjWNSI/AAAAAAAA3tw/E5j05Vt5zSE/P9100074_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Does the pig have lipstick on ? Does Mike have lipstick on?  Why would he kiss a pig?</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IvfgCx1m75s/UFqWD3C-7jI/AAAAAAAA3rY/0y65PJTQDG8/s1600-h/P9100077%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9100077" border="0" alt="P9100077" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GDlrKgoGdMM/UFqWFsh2NaI/AAAAAAAA3rg/dI3E1tjDYLg/P9100077_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">That was our day at the market.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NcjAO6Befs4/UFqWIUQ3uwI/AAAAAAAA3ro/isfqRLlRKAA/s1600-h/P9100084%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9100084" border="0" alt="P9100084" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KG_KiJwitIY/UFqWKCofYRI/AAAAAAAA3rw/Psp2nUBXBfg/P9100084_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">What's wrong with this picture?  This was on our way back to Lake Tyee, a truck is being towed, but driving down the freeway at first glance sure looked different.  </font></p> <p><font size="3">Another fun day of adventure. </font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"> </font></p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-56056165574773617312012-09-20T16:56:00.000-05:002012-09-20T16:56:00.377-05:00A Short Stop In Burns Lake<p>Monday August 27th 2012</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-w1jfFLUERkc/UFo_jaMzzcI/AAAAAAAA3YM/ihssUmwE6zE/s1600-h/P8270043%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8270043" border="0" alt="P8270043" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eMrNTs9c_xw/UFo_l3Mu-kI/AAAAAAAA3YU/qL1E17d-Rf0/P8270043_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-v_xPZYYZEZw/UFo_oTawzzI/AAAAAAAA3Yc/VwHU0dTz4m8/s1600-h/P8270041%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Burns Lake BC" border="0" alt="Burns Lake BC" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Wp7RYIYzWpo/UFo_qPaaX5I/AAAAAAAA3Yk/DM4K-i4N6ns/P8270041_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Have you ever seen anything like this?  There is one coming into town and one leaving, I thought it was pretty cool.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Md1Q8ycKgc4/UFo_sNNC-LI/AAAAAAAA3Ys/MPtc9e-UqEk/s1600-h/P8270050%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8270050" border="0" alt="P8270050" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bzuF2u_hl5E/UFo_t-44tfI/AAAAAAAA3Y0/lAeblCwl4y0/P8270050_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Xia96dTfKxc/UFo_wNXh9KI/AAAAAAAA3Y8/-HYmLMoin2Q/s1600-h/P8270047%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Burns Municipal Campground" border="0" alt="Burns Municipal Campground" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZI1IoEHOv-o/UFo_x_hAWfI/AAAAAAAA3ZE/_Rb6HcF13kc/P8270047_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Another Municipal campground, free and you can stay 72 hours.  The spaces are small but when your only spending the night no big deal.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tj9LMEFei4g/UFo_z9-Q50I/AAAAAAAA3ZM/kqWMW_Hi7Ok/s1600-h/P8270058%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8270055" border="0" alt="P8270055" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RFRHA1zdnDs/UFpAFyBfr7I/AAAAAAAA3aU/eiNCR3l7Uf8/P8270055_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">There were four stations with 4-5 pieces of equipment at each one. </font></p> <p><font size="3">It was a fun little town to spend a night.  </font></p> <p><font size="3"> </font></p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-62614378093722906982012-09-20T16:30:00.000-05:002012-09-20T16:30:00.537-05:00Moricetown Canyon And Falls<p>Monday August 27th 2012</p> <p><font size="3">A short stop on our way to Whistler BC.  Moricetown Canyon and Falls is on the Bulkey River, near the town of Smithers, for centuries a famous First Nations’ fishing spot.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NKTK5Z1wy8E/UFo5k4H-DwI/AAAAAAAA3TM/YblMVdvI27U/s1600-h/DSC_0004%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8270015" border="0" alt="P8270015" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zZNH-IilDyk/UFo54yrpfSI/AAAAAAAA3UU/hrOSrMkcT14/P8270015_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-l5O78KgfRLQ/UFo57iCAmBI/AAAAAAAA3Uc/y5eOtVFMt20/s1600-h/P8270017%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8270017" border="0" alt="P8270017" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Q9blHijS-LM/UFo59BSmK7I/AAAAAAAA3Uk/lcscEBdYtyY/P8270017_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">The fishermen have safety ropes tied around there waist.  Once they catch a fish big enough to keep a runner comes with a white canvas sling and carries the fish back to the people that club it on the head, not sure if they kill them our they are just knocked out for a short time.  I really don’t want to know the answer to that.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UnQ0pqgzwYE/UFo6QkR1oBI/AAAAAAAA3Us/e2h9lBiprB4/s1600-h/P8270028%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8270035" border="0" alt="P8270035" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DiN3dH8iVYU/UFo6edPa62I/AAAAAAAA3VU/ZBZC1jYngnQ/P8270035_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">The dip netters did throw all the smaller salmon back in the river.</font></p> <p><font size="3">You could watch from the top of the cliff or walk down to the river if you don’t mind doing a little rock climbing.  Mike stayed on top at first but later came down to the river where I was.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cWMk-Zt3_dc/UFo6h7btInI/AAAAAAAA3Vc/dRaP45FnLjA/s1600-h/DSC_0005%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Moristown Canyon and Falls" border="0" alt="Moristown Canyon and Falls" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-V1MGjdCjml0/UFo6jvnk52I/AAAAAAAA3Vk/qETE6KPzKKU/DSC_0005_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9DbO_wDc61s/UFo6nM9ZH9I/AAAAAAAA3Vs/l3S1SB5BZrI/s1600-h/DSC_0022%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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We stopped and watched for about an hour.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4QjDK8P3uEA/UFo6vvtAmpI/AAAAAAAA3WM/_swimOy1zTc/s1600-h/DSC_0055%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Frazer Lake BC" border="0" alt="Frazer Lake BC" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xgl_bHV8s4I/UFo6xyODyQI/AAAAAAAA3WU/SSec_34sGSk/DSC_0055_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GRW94pPLmBc/UFo6z1i4lPI/AAAAAAAA3Wc/Kn5-whra2xo/s1600-h/DSC_0056%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Frazer Lake BC" border="0" alt="Frazer Lake BC" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-G56JB9Z2xe0/UFo62I2fMEI/AAAAAAAA3Wk/6wub9bLpkAA/DSC_0056_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Mike stopped in Frazer Lake BC for a picture of the worlds largest fly rod and not sure what the significance of the bull and rider is.  Mike is taking a nap as I write this blog, I don’t want to wake him, I appreciate our time alone.</font></p> <p><font size="3"> </font></p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-27889878357226222052012-09-19T15:55:00.001-05:002012-09-19T15:55:25.739-05:00Hazeltons And Totem Poles<p>August 23 thru the 26th</p> <p><font size="3">We spent 4 nights in this area just catching our breath. We have traveled from Apache Junction AZ to Hazleton BC for a total of 8700 miles.  </font></p> <p><font size="3">The Hazeltons consist of New Hazelton Old Hazelton, South Hazelton located on the Buckle and Skeena Rivers in Northern BC.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Kik6v_2BN0E/UFovTRNXLCI/AAAAAAAA3MM/9mKR6Y-Aj_4/s1600-h/DSC_0007-001%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0007-001" border="0" alt="DSC_0007-001" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-llfPGgisTxE/UFovU8rvIBI/AAAAAAAA3MU/5UKnpCIEoVs/DSC_0007-001_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Oa82U7uCXjU/UFovXdfzFXI/AAAAAAAA3Mc/hS-GjwM2DFU/s1600-h/DSC_0005%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0005" border="0" alt="DSC_0005" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-US_ynEILUa0/UFovZODXUlI/AAAAAAAA3Mk/o_kU8RDfICI/DSC_0005_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Hi7VLQdbFBM/UFovcMlrIVI/AAAAAAAA3Ms/vm-1ZHCnnsM/s1600-h/DSC_0003%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0003" border="0" alt="DSC_0003" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3MlMkJp6zEA/UFoveAptQ1I/AAAAAAAA3M0/_2dRngiBE5U/DSC_0003_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HP_tgi2AVpo/UFovg9goWPI/AAAAAAAA3M8/1jv0X_ludOg/s1600-h/DSC_0001%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0001" border="0" alt="DSC_0001" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NYmALtuweKQ/UFovig5jZBI/AAAAAAAA3NE/2FuaY68EDNA/DSC_0001_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GHTkEUbSRoM/UFovljw206I/AAAAAAAA3NQ/Vv3CqaqwFkw/s1600-h/DSC_0014%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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The Hagwilget Canyon on the Bukley River is one of the most photographed spots in Canada.</font></p> <p><font size="3"> </font></p> <p><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uInny0JOq0c/UFowtrBiD9I/AAAAAAAA3Qg/iJbK57DOXsM/s1600-h/P9240043%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9240043" border="0" alt="P9240043" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-u4Nislku34k/UFowveXEfMI/AAAAAAAA3Qo/t651Qd-M1Zc/P9240043_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cv8_1wSjypI/UFowxm3FYVI/AAAAAAAA3Qw/ixPm3SsLxzA/s1600-h/P8250054%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8250054" border="0" alt="P8250054" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-w6wxFPZJ-_o/UFow0Mh-TVI/AAAAAAAA3Q4/BoLIeOVmu-Y/P8250054_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BUPUUhLCttU/UFow47NPUwI/AAAAAAAA3RA/0NLhxyVLmYc/s1600-h/P8250058%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8250058" border="0" alt="P8250058" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-guccbDlmfKI/UFow7FJ_V6I/AAAAAAAA3RI/OJDbgPl5nF0/P8250058_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></font></p> <p><font size="3">As you can see Mike had no problem relaxing in the sun, and we did have some beautiful days here.</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7aAWjRn9kchXiqBdLVbyN4Hv2AyJpicMprt6HIVBd5_leupcagZvozigKkZdgendhPEv_Yjobw8XHbJbvdoZq_r_lvCKjGPTizO-qy1lO4r55avYpgoWKorJ40JYbwU5iWau1YMS_Fx-/s1600-h/P8240058%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P8240058" border="0" alt="P8240058" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bPdW6ituBr8/UFoxKfHiMUI/AAAAAAAA3RY/ynGx1GwZdSs/P8240058_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">One more picture of a bear across the river from us.  </font></p> <p><font size="3"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7GiDKQlkunE/UFoxM7jsRbI/AAAAAAAA3Rg/cByIkTb5oVM/s1600-h/P9220031%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9220031" border="0" alt="P9220031" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kNwvQ1_Lqp0/UFoxO0eT1eI/AAAAAAAA3Ro/qHVkjldRX_U/P9220031_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></font></p> <p><font size="3">This is also the area where we split with Sandy and Steve, they headed back to Washington for appointments and we stayed behind for a few more weeks.  </font></p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-38359204355742080002012-09-19T14:45:00.001-05:002012-09-19T14:49:36.533-05:00Stewart BC and Hyder Alaska<p>August 20th – 22nd 2012</p> <p><font size="3">Our campsite in Rainey Creek Municipal Campground,Stewart BC, was a Hobbit Habitat, the absolute best site we had on the whole trip.  It was like parking in a movie set, everything was kind of eerie, there were lagoons on both sides of us, moss covered trees and ferns everywhere, small caves for the hobbits to live in.  It was wonderful sitting outside in the evenings imagining what goes on in the habitat after dark.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tIUrCcNibA4/UFodxwJzOvI/AAAAAAAA3CE/dhPS1RG7GPs/s1600-h/P9200237%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9200253" border="0" alt="P9200253" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GiyaRTKGRXE/UFoeM5ERLMI/AAAAAAAA3DM/g0lMSCqM5wI/P9200253_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_1ecp4B4_B8/UFoeO58b9LI/AAAAAAAA3DU/DI0_cB-N_A4/s1600-h/P9210114%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9210114" border="0" alt="P9210114" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-graOyMJhH44/UFoeQ_FV3dI/AAAAAAAA3Dc/wXOcgZA7GJA/P9210114_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Lucy also liked the place, although she had to stay on her leash she did do some exploring. </font></p> <p><font size="3">The first night were here we headed to Fish Creek Wildlife Viewing Area, located 3 miles north of Hyder.  You can easily observe the bears, grizzly and black bear, fishing in the shallow water for dog and pink salmon. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3ds-y5yiINQ/UFoeZvA-L5I/AAAAAAAA3Dk/j-MeCe5hS7I/s1600-h/P9210072%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9210072" border="0" alt="P9210072" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UCxCJyFGi0c/UFoec_6fX2I/AAAAAAAA3Ds/jxQIlgk-DYU/P9210072_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DkC7MIMeYrM/UFoeeycSwEI/AAAAAAAA3D0/vhpa5jtzat4/s1600-h/P9210073%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9210073" border="0" alt="P9210073" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zB74PKZs2cY/UFoeruSm3eI/AAAAAAAA3D8/CTtx2civ2Hs/P9210073_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Your above the creek on this viewing boardwalk, makes it very nice to watch the bear and not be involved.  The bears just pretty much ignore the humans.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZQK-XQoQqTI/UFoeuLaRBNI/AAAAAAAA3EE/EcwtIdLwDZU/s1600-h/P9200274%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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Check out the claws on the last picture, pretty mean looking.  </font></p> <p><font size="3">We took hundreds of pictures of the bear, but I will only post a few.  Sandy and Steve spent more time watching the bear and I think they took thousands. We feel so lucky that we were able to observe such a sight.  It is truly amazing to watch them up close.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yZ748aZvoYo/UFofFpJvkvI/AAAAAAAA3Fk/kzv_Y065zEI/s1600-h/DSC_0010%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0010" border="0" alt="DSC_0010" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Zrl8ArdC81A/UFofHJMbBJI/AAAAAAAA3Fs/Wq16Rx3u8dw/DSC_0010_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sCiuH8Ymnog/UFofMK2peLI/AAAAAAAA3F0/FoSDXgQKTRM/s1600-h/DSC_0002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0002" border="0" alt="DSC_0002" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vGeKn-4GlJU/UFofNyroaeI/AAAAAAAA3F8/CMTUwKKgvsE/DSC_0002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5juxSPZ3xNk/UFofPy7bzOI/AAAAAAAA3GE/_3g-HvPMLvY/s1600-h/P9210089%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0019" border="0" alt="DSC_0019" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7UPTE_nmbio/UFofedd1JJI/AAAAAAAA3Gs/6opw7rso5FY/DSC_0019_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xhHhyA3TpsE/UFofgxxBqtI/AAAAAAAA3G0/jHPM0U8EJyI/s1600-h/P9210078%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9210078" border="0" alt="P9210078" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-h_CNIVh4iH8/UFofijH17oI/AAAAAAAA3G8/Sb4A6WPrbUg/P9210078_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NN4IwGeoDwE/UFoflVtbRMI/AAAAAAAA3HE/T05uMQ-yMxk/s1600-h/P9210098%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9210098" border="0" alt="P9210098" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VGaiyLPh9Jg/UFofnERDO4I/AAAAAAAA3HM/cOLJdUcboeE/P9210098_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lXCjdbOBijw/UFofpTCQP9I/AAAAAAAA3HU/xi7ETqtqHd4/s1600-h/P9210082%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Salom Glacier" border="0" alt="Salom Glacier" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pX6-LNIvRl4/UFofsGwzkkI/AAAAAAAA3Hc/OyypOcTUP8Q/P9210082_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3">We had not seen enough glaciers so we took a day trip to Salmon Glacier, the fifth largest in Canada.  Guess what the road was narrow, dirt and ruts and under construction. </font></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JaWsip7VEqs/UFofyrd4CmI/AAAAAAAA3Hk/NmImR0HFR1Q/s1600-h/DSC_0006%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Road to Salmon Glacier" border="0" alt="Road to Salmon Glacier" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZJF2Qco_KkE/UFof2C3dTUI/AAAAAAAA3Hs/ZFjKlcqxRTo/DSC_0006_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XZ2-KNPbups/UFof4HNBqyI/AAAAAAAA3H0/u9hHJHuoKk4/s1600-h/P9210103%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Road to the Glacier" border="0" alt="Road to the Glacier" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dBYjfU57lPk/UFof6HLuVCI/AAAAAAAA3H8/6UM7QSyoQhg/P9210103_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">The road is really much worse then it looks.  We had our truck, I would not recommend using a small car. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ebDyD72Mua8/UFof-XTgH-I/AAAAAAAA3IE/LDtJZzMrmgk/s1600-h/P9210023%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Hyder AK" border="0" alt="Hyder AK" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cCkaOESQ-Vc/UFogJUcjC8I/AAAAAAAA3Is/uyHKjQoefsE/P9210028_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rgjjqddL-xg/UFogNlRLn4I/AAAAAAAA3I0/gZIPoUZacX0/s1600-h/P9210032%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Hyder AK" border="0" alt="Hyder AK" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ncvoFuvMMP4/UFogO_-798I/AAAAAAAA3I8/9_u5XUcrido/P9210032_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Stewart, British Columbia is 2 miles away by road. The ferry that used to connect Hyder to Ketchikan stopped running in the 1990s, leaving the only public transportation between Hyder and the rest of Alaska is a floatplane that arrives twice a week with U.S. Mail.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZjW_5MIy95U/UFogSCv7jvI/AAAAAAAA3JE/LiMtBmuUpX8/s1600-h/P9210051%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9210051" border="0" alt="P9210051" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JK3GcwnJp0A/UFogTrY9cGI/AAAAAAAA3JM/xQvmKZYTHAw/P9210051_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yk2sGY2Gnmg/UFogV8Mx5hI/AAAAAAAA3JU/4cXxKncvEY0/s1600-h/P9210040%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Hyder" border="0" alt="Hyder" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5oC5tUpnFnM/UFogXSGA09I/AAAAAAAA3Jc/C0XxV0mZug0/P9210040_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Cqk_ahZ9QrI/UFogZqiiy3I/AAAAAAAA3Jk/PQqg9mpg2iQ/s1600-h/P9210042%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9210042" border="0" alt="P9210042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lGHQvdQFMV8okYu-Lnd_k9FmzyGv0mJwgJvRsuhNIrzvRj2ROwH9zneYLxOPHoWF_XseFeUC-PAbk9uayBmTkRh9fWuEY7ILavoLrbvhpARy0xg5Zl6gz0y5RnjGJX70NHOsEXYGZeky/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">This is pretty much what the town of Hyder consists of.  They do have a couple of gift shops that are open and a small village with a population of about 75.  </font></p> <p><font size="3">Stewart is a little larger with a population about 500.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-46P9F7Dsi9M/UFoghFVIDjI/AAAAAAAA3J0/GWPScP2ygeA/s1600-h/P9210008%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stewart" border="0" alt="Stewart" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eWTu2NMTSgY/UFogjPiR2YI/AAAAAAAA3J8/vPbO4VSIFmI/P9210008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tXM6p8rgLZw/UFogla9H1BI/AAAAAAAA3KE/P_HDBXYZ5Lw/s1600-h/P9210009%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9210009" border="0" alt="P9210009" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cVTycJIeSJw/UFogne-XafI/AAAAAAAA3KM/M3Iq8UOziqs/P9210009_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hqxdv8qke1M/UFogptahzoI/AAAAAAAA3KU/N0XehLP7OfY/s1600-h/P9210010%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stewart" border="0" alt="Stewart" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KZw0ampmOys/UFogrnwX-2I/AAAAAAAA3Kc/cOXYxBwdSxk/P9210010_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Anyplace that has the best buns in town has to be good. Love the grocery store with the shopping carts on roof, and then the house so many empty rotting homes and business in this part of the country, really everywhere we travel.. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fmhGfnFLygE/UFogtjLeGjI/AAAAAAAA3Kk/PgGyAhn4468/s1600-h/P9210006%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Stewart" border="0" alt="Stewart" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-U1E8Qb6zrD0/UFogvcYbNVI/AAAAAAAA3Ks/ibDLJfoQ338/P9210006_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">The lawn art.  </font></p> <p><font size="3"> </font></p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-83182683009745988492012-09-04T17:20:00.000-05:002012-09-04T17:20:00.183-05:00Following the Cassiar Highway Jade City, Dease Lake And Telegraph Creek<p>August 17th thru the 19th 2012</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nQ-Buq5NxpU/UEOtEdTMMQI/AAAAAAAAyO0/JXPYIoNlitk/s1600-h/P91700053.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170010" border="0" alt="P9170010" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VeofFBy6fMg/UEOtJeZwaEI/AAAAAAAAyPc/OgONN4r53kA/P9170010_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Not really a city more of a highway community made up of the jade business, we watched a jade cutting demonstration while here.  The Cassiar Mountain range supplies 92% of the worlds jade.  Most of the jade exported to China and then the items they make with the jade are imported back to the US.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-siyHddsKTxA/UEOtLIaxmlI/AAAAAAAAyPk/DtdCIA1uWPg/s1600-h/P91700073.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9170007" border="0" alt="P9170007" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ONTPxYVaT9o/UEOtMjytGJI/AAAAAAAAyPs/mRQAeATj_kQ/P9170007_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Mike was fascinated by the electric rototiller. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CO6HKJCIevo/UEOtN3nvyYI/AAAAAAAAyP0/5Rq5o89KN98/s1600-h/P91902063.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180035" border="0" alt="P9180035" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-URVA4joNF0c/UEOtsvo6fYI/AAAAAAAAyRg/rWumtqEBqy8/P9180035_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-INRxt01oMV8/UEOtue6eCiI/AAAAAAAAyRo/izJpkgSJ_wk/s1600-h/P91800333.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180033" border="0" alt="P9180033" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-v6cNKQ-7ixo/UEOtvV9Yb-I/AAAAAAAAyRw/TcvNRN6QMGk/P9180033_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-H9p1i8KxXCQ/UEOtxMRG5CI/AAAAAAAAyR4/UU2vpBrF9Wc/s1600-h/P91800383.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180038" border="0" alt="P9180038" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-unW6SySz-fs/UEOtx9viQyI/AAAAAAAAySA/HXJe4y2nPK0/P9180038_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Our campsite was right on the lake, the guys really didn’t get much fishing in, but we sure enjoyed our evenings around the campfire. </font></p> <p><font size="3">From the campground we took a side tour to Telegraph Creek which was built in 1921 and not improved on since then.  Settlement of the are grew with the discovery of gold on the Stikine River in 1861.  Efforts to establish a transatlantic telegraph line also brought attention to the area in the 1960s.  </font></p> <p><font size="3">The scenery along the narrow gravel road is remarkable, with views of the Grand Canyon of the Stikine River and Mount Edziza.  The road is only 70 miles long but takes at least 3 hours to travel one way.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EMUxE9pHqY8/UEOtz0LiyGI/AAAAAAAAySI/YsCULJQO7cc/s1600-h/P91800403.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180055" border="0" alt="P9180055" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_wlgFJI99aA/UEOvOniCztI/AAAAAAAAyS4/vkmtRh6On70/P9180055_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Guard rails were not found on this road.  </font></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bwwLB2ZHIb4/UEOvP3OiqkI/AAAAAAAAyTA/Kjam0bkXoy8/s1600-h/P91800443.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180044" border="0" alt="P9180044" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-btvuTns2uvQ/UEOvQlGMnSI/AAAAAAAAyTI/78aSxzLrjWM/P9180044_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-y35sNZfT6Ik/UEOvST_U59I/AAAAAAAAyTQ/0Y4oZ2-jZe0/s1600-h/P91800507.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180050" border="0" alt="P9180050" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DEfV7gtqugM/UEOvTa7qBtI/AAAAAAAAyTY/OIi7bAPRmDM/P9180050_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">As you see from the GPS the road was really windy.  The Tuya River.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HiEBx3SM-gE/UEOvVMogoBI/AAAAAAAAyTg/oMPbpnJK4JI/s1600-h/P91800713.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180071" border="0" alt="P9180071" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d6jSAZw-woo/UEOvWDahAtI/AAAAAAAAyTo/v6uVl5T1Mdk/P9180071_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hd1tVEpMLRc/UEOvYCW7EUI/AAAAAAAAyTw/fMUrj1uywO4/s1600-h/P91800853.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180103" border="0" alt="P9180103" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-C15scbvxZkw/UEOvjeckWkI/AAAAAAAAyU4/dkGp8Ww-UW0/P9180103_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs06u4Mu3Jeaus9Z9tW6-QWN8P2ipSD1q1hxQSNTRzI5kJhsvJSpfp7HPaSV_rvhq5mdfo8YjbsbIoK-VJ127JFoyHmzNNnjk4_1sVKn-T04zsglB7Af8-BIa0tF00oQjnHQV1PwxszNm/s1600-h/P91801093.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180109" border="0" alt="P9180109" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yBNESstuq14/UEOvl7D9l0I/AAAAAAAAyVI/9Od2XhIVJKw/P9180109_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">The First Nation People hold some of their ceremonies near this rock, it is a scared area for them.  The day before we were here they had a wedding take place on the shore of the river in front of the rock.  We spent some time here talking to an elder of the First Nation.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-s_YDCE7xv_A/UEOvmz1QJhI/AAAAAAAAyVQ/NFk0dSgYanM/s1600-h/P91801193.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9190187" border="0" alt="P9190187" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uVDtfAb_J30/UEOvtXYOHOI/AAAAAAAAyV4/Twb14R3tn4c/P9190187_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">More views from the road to Telegraph Creek.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TJftCZidaqM/UEOvukccoWI/AAAAAAAAyWA/wsQjtZ5pF7Q/s1600-h/P91801293.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180129" border="0" alt="P9180129" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-arAnIWcmyJY/UEOvvYsOHYI/AAAAAAAAyWI/WeHk-GMVXck/P9180129_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UsoQ7TTjN2k/UEOvxb4TTxI/AAAAAAAAyWQ/D71y5WJRWVY/s1600-h/P91801303.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180130" border="0" alt="P9180130" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Cv-4G3brLxs/UEOvy_RqDfI/AAAAAAAAyWY/yMMKzBJJ0jo/P9180130_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-N0VJsKxrf50/UEOv0jeUvOI/AAAAAAAAyWg/cLJ377hO7KI/s1600-h/P91801583.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180158" border="0" alt="P9180158" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yV4nbQQlPq0/UEOv1ZnctjI/AAAAAAAAyWo/ZsD2D-whFpc/P9180158_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Sj0Bd4FXtrU/UEOv2s4eWUI/AAAAAAAAyWw/rJukzTbURyw/s1600-h/P91801403.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9180140" border="0" alt="P9180140" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XvbWACDrDfo/UEOv3cDuFEI/AAAAAAAAyW4/b_R1ueW1nQg/P9180140_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Mike and I love to go into old churches and this one was very nice on the inside.  More places for Mike’s sister to choose from, my favorite is the house that need a little work done on the roof. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BjIP4FCtBG8/UEOv6CEzAyI/AAAAAAAAyXA/AVwMZM0rmo0/s1600-h/P91901633.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9190163" border="0" alt="P9190163" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tO_8IUG21AE/UEOv7yiobBI/AAAAAAAAyXI/5nqghyo7q7o/P9190163_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p><font size="3">We met these guys toward the end of the road, very friendly, they came right up to the open window of the car. </font></p> <p><font size="3">Another wonderful day on the road.  </font></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3">  </font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"> </font></p> Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546337513301732579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196063742786356491.post-73486353756606096182012-09-03T17:21:00.000-05:002012-09-03T17:21:00.495-05:00Carcross<p>August 13th 2012 </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PeibZY_ybik/UEOnAlC5ZJI/AAAAAAAAyAA/ufUlxJ1wJq4/s1600-h/P91600633.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9160066" border="0" alt="P9160066" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JB5PLe4DqCo/UEOnGCWN6tI/AAAAAAAAyAo/-P0BLej13Jw/P9160066_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p><font size="3">Carcross a little village we stopped at, who would have thought you would find a desert in Alaska but we did. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2LwQd0QmH2k/UEOnIRrjJ3I/AAAAAAAAyAw/G1_FxKCwT1c/s1600-h/P91302193.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P9130219" border="0" alt="P9130219" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qrN_ARzZZ_s/UEOnJcTSZyI/AAAAAAAAyA4/fjdGYZyk230/P9130219_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Y2bvUTRcjpg/UEOnK12cd-I/AAAAAAAAyBA/CFcmouKmzPk/s1600-h/P91302243.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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