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Wow, you guys!! What an amazing trip we just took to Spokane, Seattle, Cour D'Alene and Portland!! What a beautiful part of this country!
We went to visit my son, Michael, his wife Gabby and. of course, Logan from July 27th- August 7th. They live in Spokane and we took some trips that we will never forget while visiting!!
I think I will just do this trip report in photos:
Mike and Gabby
Me and Gabby
My favorite 7 year old!
Spokane Falls
Gabby, Muffin, Logan and Kristen ( Gabby's sister)
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It's been decades since we visited my dad's relatives in Spokane and toured that area of the U.S., but I agree it's difficult to find more spectacular scenery anywhere else in the country. Sure do understand your excitement about seeing this part of the country!
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I can tell from all the smiling faces that everyone had a great time.
We did!!
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Looks like you all had a ball!
We did!!
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It's always wonderful to spend time with family and grandchildren are the best kind of family.
The absolute best!!
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It's been decades since we visited my dad's relatives in Spokane and toured that area of the U.S., but I agree it's difficult to find more spectacular scenery anywhere else in the country. Sure do understand your excitement about seeing this part of the country!
It was breathtaking!!
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Loved following you along on Facebook! Glad you had a great time!
Thanks, Marnie!!
In summary, we flew into Spokane and spent four nights at the Stratford Suites. This hotel was just a hotel, but the beds were comfy, it was clean and Logan stayed with us! We were literally down the street from Mike and Gabby.
The first night we just chilled after a long day of travel. Gabby made a terrific dinner and it was wonderful to see everyone. The next day, we went to some parks and visited Spokane Falls. Then we went to Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, which was about 45 minutes from Mike and Gabby. This was a lovely resort town on a lake. We got delicious homemade ice cream here and did some window shopping and walked along the lake. Then we went to go see The Secret Life of Pets in 3D, which was terrific!!
The next day, we went to see Finding Dory. Logan loved it, but the adults thought it was kind of silly. Then we went to a lovely dinner at The Onion. Great food, great beer and a nice chance to walk around downtown Spokane. On Sunday we left for Seattle and spent two days there. We stayed at the Marriott Seattle Waterfront which was lovely!! Seattle is a fun town and we had gorgeous weather!! We ate dinner at The Crab Pot and went to the Aquarium. We loved both!! We also went to Pikes Place and the Space needle. Seattle rocks!!!
For the next two nights, we stayed at Great Wolf Lodge and had a ball!! This was, of course, Logan's favorite stop! We, being the awesome grandparents that we are, bought him a package with a Magic wand and fun quests to play with it. He loved it and became a Master Magi!
The next day, we spent a night in Portland. We loved Portland! We went to Mt. St. Helens. I will post some pictures but they really do not do it justice. It is truly majestic! Then we headed back to Spokane and spent two nights at Mike and Gabby's. We took Logan back to Omaha, spent the night there and then headed home.
This was truly a fabulous, relaxing, beautiful vacation!! I hope you enjoy these pictures!!
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Sounds like a great trip and loving the photos! Amazing to see Mt. St. Helens as I'll never forget, when I was pretty young in 1980 and when the volcano lost over 1,000 feet of it's height with the explosion! We even received ash from the explosion here in CT...not a lot, but shows the intensity of it! Enough to sweep with a light dusting!
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Sounds like a great visit. I know you miss being closer to them but I'll say it again - an excuse to visit DL with Logan! Those pics were beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Such a wonderful trip for all of you! Some incredible scenery, too!
Thanks, Cam! it was!
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Sounds like a great trip and loving the photos! Amazing to see Mt. St. Helens as I'll never forget, when I was pretty young in 1980 and when the volcano lost over 1,000 feet of it's height with the explosion! We even received ash from the explosion here in CT...not a lot, but shows the intensity of it! Enough to sweep with a light dusting!
Mt. St. Helen's was amazing!!!
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Great photos - sounds like you had a great itinerary, with something for everyone.
It was a wonderful trip!!
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Great pictures! Glad you all had a great time!
Thanks, Marnie!!
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Sounds like a great visit. I know you miss being closer to them but I'll say it again - an excuse to visit DL with Logan! Those pics were beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you had fun in the PNW! It is pretty here. I've nevr be to GWL, did you think it was worth the cost?
It"s not a place we would ever go without Logan. It was pretty expensive but he LOVED it and that made it worth it to us!! I will say there was plenty for him to do but everything does cost extra.
We got a paw pass that included a lot for around 80 bucks. The other big expense was food. The food was delicious but it was not cheap either! It was perfect for just two nights!!
P.S. You are lucky to live out there. It truly is beautiful!!
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