Vacation 2011 – Day 15

Did not do any sightseeing, just drove, drove, drove. We left Eagle, Colorado around 8:00 AM Mountain Time. I took some pictures of the ski slopes at Copper Mountain, near Vail, Colorado. I tried to get Loveland Pass where my best friend and her family go skiing but there was too much glare. I spaced …

Vacation 2011 – Day 14

We left the hotel around 8:30 AM Mountain Time. The complimentary breakfast was nothing to sneeze at, I ate my cheesecake from last night, nutritious I know. Daddy went and fueled up while we finished getting ready. It was $3.45 per gallon. The air was brown and Salt Lake City looked dirty. We could find …

Vacation 2011 – Day 13

On August 9, 2011, we headed home. We said good-bye with tears in our eyes and cracked voices. We pulled out of my Great Aunt and Uncle's drive around 8:00 AM Mountain. Daddy asked me to bless our trip before we pulled out and it was hard to pray with out crying. We had such …

Vacation 2011 – Day 12

My dad's cousin volunteered to show us around Kalispell and Glacier Park. We went by the house that Grandma and Grandpa had been married in. Someone had moved it cross town and restored it, it looked real good. Then we stopped at Hungry Horse Dam. The story goes that there was a group of horses …

Vacation 2011 – Day 11

On August 7th, day 11 of our trip, my Great Aunt and Uncle celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary. Their actual anniversary won't be until Novemeber 20th, but because we were there they moved the celebration up a few months. Several relatives came to share in the celebration. One of my Grandma's brothers had five children …

Vacation 2011 – Day 10

I had another nice breakfast of scrambled eggs, hot raspberry tea, strawberry banana yogurt, and an english muffin with cream cheese. We left Walla Walla, Washington at 8:00 AM Pacific Time. There are a lot of wheat fields growing on the steep hillsides. I took a picture of a farmer combining along the hill. We fueled …

Vacation 2011 – Day 9

Our day started around 8:30 AM Pacific Time. The hotel had a really nice breakfast, I had dry cereal, sausage patty, english muffin with cream cheese, and hot chamomile tea. I have become addicted to herbal tea while on this trip, I have found it to be a wonderful alternative to the coffee I used to …

Vacation 2011 – Day 8

We left Arcata, California around 8:00 AM Pacific Time. We fueled up a few miles down the road. We only got a few gallons, though. It was $4.09 per gallon, most we've paid yet. I took pictures of the Trinity River, fog on the mountains, and a steep pass. The fog was so thick we …

Vacation 2011 – Day 7

We started the day around 8:30 AM Pacific Time. We drove back across the river to Horsfall Beach. There were a lot of sand dunes. We watched the waves crash against the shore. I took several pictures and then we went on to the next stop. There was a long and high bridge that went across …

Vaction 2011 – Day 6

We left The Dalles, Oregon around 8:00 Pacific / 10:00 AM Central Time. We followed the Columbia River along  I - 84. The bridges crossing the river are really high so the barges can pass through easily, most raise up in the middle. I took a picture of Bonneville Lock and Dam. It raises or lowers …