Daily Archives: October 6, 2015

Leavenworth’s Bavaria

Leavenworth is a treat!  We’ve been hearing about this Bavarian village for a long time and today we visited!  It’s about a 45 minute drive from Wenatchee, up in the mountains.  It was a beautiful drive and a delightful destination! … Continue reading

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Picking Apples in Quincy

President Lewis is getting quite used to hearing me say things like:  “Stop the car.  Turn around.  Go back!” as I whip out my camera and head out of the car and off the road.  He’s patient and good.  Today … Continue reading

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Wenatchee and the Famous Historical Skookum Indian

We stopped for some Great Mexican food in Wenatchee at La Fuenta’s.  YUM.  While we were eating, some LDS visitors introduced themselves and told us about all the things to see and do in Wenatchee.  At the top of their … Continue reading

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Wild Horse Canyon

On one of the scenic turnouts, after crossing the big bridge over the Columbia River, we went to investigate some wild horse sculptures up on a mountain ridge.  We’d seen them from the road, but had never stopped.  Today we … Continue reading

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Vantage Petroglyphs in the Ginko Petrified Forest State Park

While visiting the Ginko Petrified Forest State Park, we noticed a trail that went about 60 feet down the bluff to some Indian petroglyphs.  Here’s what we found when we hiked down.  Spectacular history preserved!    These petroglyphs are on … Continue reading

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The Ginko Petrified Forest State Park

We turned off the main road to go find this Ginko Petrified Forest State Park, and on the way passed this gift shop with some magnificent pieces of petrified wood (and a few dinosaurs!).   This piece below was amazing.  Look … Continue reading

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Our Very First P-Day: Road Trip!

My Dad and his wife, Kris are here in town for the week.  We’ve taken our first P-Day!  We took them on a road trip around parts of the mission and saw a few things we haven’t seen yet.  In 12 … Continue reading

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