We received a warm welcome from Uncle Daniel and Aunt Betty and their family.
Uncle Daniel is a master wood carver and his living room is filled with these creations. The colors come from different kinds of wood.
Aunt Betty has made quilts and more quilts for her children and grandchildren.
They took us on an outing to Mount Rainer. At a rest stop by the way Emily took advantage of the time for a picture with them.
The cloud over Mount Rainer just wanted to stay put. It looked like a gigantic pancake covering the top peaks.
I’m not sure if Claire Bleu saw this sign or not, but …
… she kept veering off the path to get the best pictures.
We saw a lot of beautiful creeks, gorges, and waterfalls.
Cousin Doug fixed, smoked, and carved the pork loin for dinner one evening.
Cousin Doug and Sharon and part of their family
Cousin Phil and Colleen. He reminded me a lot of my brother Oren Jr.
Jim with cousin Elaine and Larry
From Yakima we traveled to Leavenworth, WA …
… and enjoyed being a tourist in this mock Bavarian village
Traveling east we enjoyed the sights of Steamboat Rock near the north end of Banks Lake in the Grand Coulee.
We stopped at the Grand Coulee Dam and enjoyed a very informative talk and interesting facts about the dam.
Mother was a trooper and never complained once. She enjoyed the chatter on the bus, read a couple books, and dozed often. It was such a blessing to have her along.
We arrived at Spokane, WA in the evening and couldn’t find a motel because of some basketball tournaments, so they dropped 6 of us off at the airport and the rest traveled on through the night toward Glacier National Park.
I was one that “jumped ship” and came on home, sorry to leave the bus. The sun was setting as we drove on to Spokane for our flight.
4 comments:
Your Uncle Daniel certainly is a master wood carver. Those pieces are wonderful. I sure have enjoyed our trip with you and your family as I am sure that you did. Really glad for you to make a safe trip home of course.
I've enjoyed "tagging along" on your family trip. Your whole family is a very talented group! The quilts you and your sisters make are true works of art, so it hasn't been surprising to see other equally wonderful art forms other family members have.
I'm sorry you had to leave us. The wonder and awe of this trip hasn't stopped yet! And we aren't tired of each other either!
Enjoyed looking back through your trip out west. Looks wonderful and have enjoyed seeing all the beautiful country you travelled through. Thanks for sharing your trip!
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