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Northwest '08 Trip 1 -
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Northwest '08 Trip 2
September 2008 found us off for two weeks with Chris and Bonnie for our
third vacation to the Pacific Northwest. After a night in Seattle, we
drove to North Cascades National Park where we relaxed for two days at
the Freestone Inn Ranch. Our next stop was the Grand Coulee Dam, the
largest concrete structure in the U.S., where we toured the museum and
the power plant inside the dam. After a night in Coeur d'Alene ID, it
was on to Farmington WA where we stayed with brother Chuck and Kerma for
three days. Cousin Melissa, husband Kevin and their 2 children came up
from Boise for an overnight visit. Some of Kerma's family (of the Nez
Perce tribe) also visited for a day. We relaxed and ate well at Chuck's,
a diet of salmon and buffalo burgers! Finally we moved on down the
Columbia River and stayed for a night at the Bonneville Hot Springs
Resort, where we made good use of their soothing facilities! The next
morning, we hiked Mt. Hood and the beautiful Multnomah waterfalls. Then
it was on to the splendid northern coast of Oregon for four days at a
rental house right on the ocean in quaint Cannon Beach. We relaxed, took
walks and of course I took lots of photos! Our last day found us hiking
majestic Mt. Rainier before returning to Seattle for our flight home.
Needless to say, we had a great vacation!
Links of
Interest:
North Cascades NP
Freestone
Inn
Grand Coulee Dam
Columbia River
Mount Hood
Bonneville Hot Springs Resort
Oregon Coast
Cannon Beach
Mount
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