Well, it's been a few days since we have updated the blog. None the less, we have been very busy on this trip. On the 4th, our 9th wedding anniversary, we went to check out Snoqualmie Falls, which it turns out is just a few files from our campsite. Though the falls is right next to a resort, it is well preserved.
This area, which is about 20 miles from Seattle, is very built up with housing subdivisions. Though Seattle is a big city, it is very clean. You don't have the litter or waste issues in Seattle that you have in say San Francisco or Los Angeles. Yes, there are homeless folks, but there isn't the 'Waste' or 'Smell' that you find in those other two towns.
For our anniversary dinner, we went to the Space Needle. Wow, that was quite the experience. We had a wonderful view, wonderful food, wonderful service and wonderful company. J The Dining room makes a full rotation every 47 minutes. This allows you to see the view of the city a couple of times during the dining experience. I had looked up on the internet when sunset would be while we were here and scheduled our reservation to be 30 minutes before sunset. That planning sure paid off. We got to see the city by daylight, sunset and then in darkness. The food was very good, though I have to say that the Prime Rib we had in Fort Brag a few years ago is still the best by far. But, you can't beat the view we had from the top of the space needle.
On the 5th, we went to Mount Rainier National Park. That was a phenomenal place. There were snow covered glaciers all over the mountain. It was a perfect day for the drive down there as the remainder of the week got a little cloudy up here. The lumber industry is big up here as you could guess. You can see where there is clear cutting going on, but shortly after it is cut, they re-plant the area with seedlings. The visitors center has a great view of the mountain, but as the storm system was moving in, it was a pretty cool breeze moving down off the mountain and the ranger said they have had snow flurries recently and are expecting more soon.
On the 6th, we went to check out the 'Cabela's Outfitters' store in Lacey Washington. We saw this store on the way in from McMinnville and wanted to see if it was as cool as we thought it would be. Well it was. We could have done serious damage to the checking account while in there, but we got out for less than $10. I know, we are such whimps! J While we were on our way down to the Cabela's, we stopped by Jimi Hendrix's grave site. Not something that we normally would have been looking for, but we stumbled across it while working with 'Maggie' one day, so we thought we would have to check it out. It was very tastefully done. We also made an obligatory stop at Camping World. We have been bothered with a bit of a Black water problem, so we needed to get a flushing hose to clean things out a bit. Of course, we can never buy just one thing at Camping world, but we had a gift certificate for $10.00 so that helped out a bit.
Today the 7th is a bit of a lay-low and catch-up day. I have a few chores to do today and then we will go in search of internet access to update the blog and let Carol get caught up on some school work. We will also see if maybe we can find a dog park that we can take the pooches too and let them blow off some steam. On occasion they get a little bit of Cabin Fever, but all in all have been really good on this trip.
I'll check back in sometime next week, so keep checking the blog! Have a great day and Happy camping.
This area, which is about 20 miles from Seattle, is very built up with housing subdivisions. Though Seattle is a big city, it is very clean. You don't have the litter or waste issues in Seattle that you have in say San Francisco or Los Angeles. Yes, there are homeless folks, but there isn't the 'Waste' or 'Smell' that you find in those other two towns.
For our anniversary dinner, we went to the Space Needle. Wow, that was quite the experience. We had a wonderful view, wonderful food, wonderful service and wonderful company. J The Dining room makes a full rotation every 47 minutes. This allows you to see the view of the city a couple of times during the dining experience. I had looked up on the internet when sunset would be while we were here and scheduled our reservation to be 30 minutes before sunset. That planning sure paid off. We got to see the city by daylight, sunset and then in darkness. The food was very good, though I have to say that the Prime Rib we had in Fort Brag a few years ago is still the best by far. But, you can't beat the view we had from the top of the space needle.
On the 5th, we went to Mount Rainier National Park. That was a phenomenal place. There were snow covered glaciers all over the mountain. It was a perfect day for the drive down there as the remainder of the week got a little cloudy up here. The lumber industry is big up here as you could guess. You can see where there is clear cutting going on, but shortly after it is cut, they re-plant the area with seedlings. The visitors center has a great view of the mountain, but as the storm system was moving in, it was a pretty cool breeze moving down off the mountain and the ranger said they have had snow flurries recently and are expecting more soon.
On the 6th, we went to check out the 'Cabela's Outfitters' store in Lacey Washington. We saw this store on the way in from McMinnville and wanted to see if it was as cool as we thought it would be. Well it was. We could have done serious damage to the checking account while in there, but we got out for less than $10. I know, we are such whimps! J While we were on our way down to the Cabela's, we stopped by Jimi Hendrix's grave site. Not something that we normally would have been looking for, but we stumbled across it while working with 'Maggie' one day, so we thought we would have to check it out. It was very tastefully done. We also made an obligatory stop at Camping World. We have been bothered with a bit of a Black water problem, so we needed to get a flushing hose to clean things out a bit. Of course, we can never buy just one thing at Camping world, but we had a gift certificate for $10.00 so that helped out a bit.
Today the 7th is a bit of a lay-low and catch-up day. I have a few chores to do today and then we will go in search of internet access to update the blog and let Carol get caught up on some school work. We will also see if maybe we can find a dog park that we can take the pooches too and let them blow off some steam. On occasion they get a little bit of Cabin Fever, but all in all have been really good on this trip.
I'll check back in sometime next week, so keep checking the blog! Have a great day and Happy camping.
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Sounds like an EXCELLENT ADVENTURE!!! Looks like the weather has been cooperative too? Glad ms. Roxy continues to do well too. Hi to Lily and Ti too! "woof woo" from Nigel and Bubs !! Talk to ya soon k
Oh Mike says check out McDonalds or Starbucks, they often have wifi. :)
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