Today we headed into the Mt. Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest to hike to the ice caves. The path to the caves is a relatively easy one. The path/boardwalk is very well maintained. It was a cool 46 degrees when we got there. Luckily we had brought our jackets because we were both wearing shorts. There are plenty of signs…
What a week!! This assignment is taking some getting used to. This hospital is huge compared to any place I’ve been before. I have to make about 75 u-turns during the day because I’m going the wrong way. Luckily, all of the staff has been super nice and helpful. Once the weekend got here we decided to try a couple…
On this past Sunday we decided to explore a little bit before Carolynn started at Providence. So I found three places that would appeal to both of us. One was a lighthouse, which we did not stay at, as the parking was $4 an hour. Since we haven’t had income in 5 weeks, I decided that we would come back…
We finally made it to Everett! 6200 miles, 15 states, and 5 weeks after leaving Seaside. Montana was a beautiful state to drive through. The fall colors were amazing. The drive across Washington was pretty boring and unremarkable. We hit tons of traffic coming into town. The city life is going to be a little different than what we have…
We made it! A lot more driving than planned, but we made it. We got into the park and stopped at the first visitors center to use the restroom and to get a sticker for the cargo box. As we got out of the car we noticed that there was a herd of elk on the lawn. When we came…
Today, we got up nice and early to head to Yellowstone National Park so that we could have most of the day to explore the park. When we walked out of the hotel, it was flurrying just a little and it was starting to stick. Little did we know it was just a preview of what was to come. Lots…
When we left Colorado this morning it was starting to flurry. The lady at the hotel said they may get a couple of inches. The temperatures on our trip stayed between 28 and 33 and it snowed on and off, but nothing too bad. Here are some snowy pictures from the trip. We made a small side trip to see…
We had a longer than expected gap between assignments so we went to N.C. to visit. It was really nice to be able to visit with everyone. We also enjoyed eating at the Mexican food places that we love. My mom made some of my favorite meals for us while we were visiting. Nothing beats a good home cooked meal.…
Today we stopped by Wind Cave National Park on our way back to Colorado. It was only a small detour off our planned route. We did not take a tour of the caves but we did drive around the park and go through the visitor center. One of the main reasons I wanted to go there was for the chance…
After a short tasting at the winery we headed to Mount Rushmore. We got there in the early evening and decided to hang out long enough to see the lighting ceremony. These are the individual presidents. I took these photos through the monocular. The lighting ceremony began with a video about the creation of Mount Rushmore and why the…