After a great time in Washington we drove through Seatle - the kids HAD to see the Space Needle. Can I just say- We are NOT city people- ugg~! it was a madhouse on a Sunday afternoon in the city. A quick drive by and we're out of there!
Then we dropped Ben off at the airport, -- he went home to work for the week. (what an amazing husband I have! Lets me stay and play while he works!) I wish he could have stayed and played the whole week too- but alas, somehow we have to pay the bills. ;) Then we picked Pam up at the airport. She got to explore the coast with us.
First day- Mount Rainier and Mt St Helens
Mount Rainier National park was beautiful!
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| A cool bridge that we had to go check out |
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| Mount Rainier |
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| Beautiful waterfall we hiked to |
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| I just LOVE the Junior Ranger Programs that the National Parks have! And so do my boys. |
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| Earning Ranger Badges at Mt. St. Helens |
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| Awesome cabin at a State Park in Oregon- Monday night's resting spot |
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| As we passed through Tillamook at lunch time- some boys saw a sign for 2 foot long jerky for .99 and convinced us to stop- what a cheap lunch! lol- we had string cheese and crackers in the cooler to go with it. |
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| Yaquina Head Lighthouse- Cool stop! |
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| Sea Lion caves we stopped at- a favorite of everyone'se |
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| Pics of the Sea Lions in the cave |
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| Pam and the Boys waiting for the elevator to come back to get us |
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| Doodle was excited he got the bunk bed in our cabins on Loon Lake- our resting stop Tuesday night |
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| Happy Birthday Pam! We celebrated Pam's birthday with her at Crater Lake National Park |
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| The Beautiful Lake |
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| Earning Jr. Ranger Badges at Crater Lake |
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| Roasting Hot Dogs over the fire at our final State Park Cabins- La Pine State Park. We had such a great time! Thanks Uncle Dallas for planning a fun reunion for us to go to! Thanks Pam for venturing out on this vacation with me and the boys. |
