Gazing at the 270-foot cascading waterfall is the highlight of going to Snoqualmie Falls just outside of Seattle, Washington. Along with seeing the falls. We checked out Twede’s Café made famous by the TV series Twin Peaks and took a ride on a ski lift at Snoqualmie Pass. The falls and the pass are about 40 minutes outside of Seattle. Found right off of Interstate…
Today we explored Seattle’s Pike Place Market where you see the famous fish throwing and took a ferry ride across Puget Sound. We walked down to the market down Pike Street from the hotel. First, we did a photo with the famous clock and sign when we entered Pike Place Market. (main photo) Our family did a trip to the Pacific Northwest seeing Seattle, Portland,…
On our first day in Seattle, we went below the city at Underground Seattle, learned about the gold rush, and went to the top of Seattle’s first skyscraper. Our family did a trip to the Pacific Northwest seeing Seattle, Portland, North Cascades National Park, the Columbia Gorge, and sites in between. This is what we did on our vacation, hope it helps you in planning…
Patriots Trail is a moderate 1.7-mile hike around Greenville Lake through deciduous and a pine tree grove. Located in Patriot’s Park in Greenville, Il., between Troy, Il., and Effingham, Il. along Interstate 70. Starting the Hike We parked by the fort-like playground in the park. We began our walk away from the main area of the park. Passing by a maintenance building we went downhill…
Hike nature trails through woods, along a small creek, and through prairie grass at H & B Bremer Wildlife Sanctuary. The 203-acre wildlife sanctuary is a mile north of Hillsboro, Ill. It includes a wide variety of habitats such as oak-hickory uplands, wooded ravines, and grasslands. Wildlife that makes their home here include white-tail deer, raccoons, opossums, rabbits along with many songbirds. Numerous ponds here…
On Tortola, we rode a tour bus to sugar plantation ruins, visited a historic rum distillery, and then swam at Cane Garden Bay Beach. Road Town First, our cruise ship arrived in the harbor of Tortola’s largest town of Road Town. We walked down the pier and then to a shop and restaurant area near the cruise port. Look for signs for restrooms located here…
Cruising into Charlotte Amalie you come into a crystal blue bay fringed by green mountains dotted with island homes. This was our stop for the day where we explored the historic town, took a sky ride, and ate Latin cuisine at a local restaurant. Starting Our Adventure at Charlotte Amalie First, we left the cruise port walking by numerous shops and restaurants. Then we made…
A stone Spanish fort on a picturesque bay with a green canopy of mountains in the distance surround historic Puerto Plata our destination for a day.
Waterfalls and wildflowers fill the hills found at Valley View Glades Natural Area near Hillsboro, Mo.
Cruise out of Port Canaveral on the Norwegian Escape and visit Caribbean Islands and onboard activities like a ropes course, mini-golf, and water park. (I am first sharing our cruise experience then posts on our island destinations– Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands, and British Virgin Islands. Our experience at Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, which is Norwegian’s Cruise Line’s private island is…
