When we made it to Glacier National Park we were a bit bummed that the road through the park was closed
We still, however, had a great experience. We hiked to Avalanche Lake:
One of the perks of the closed road was that there was a section that was open to bikers and hikers. It was beautiful, and hard, but mostly beautiful.
After Glacier we headed to Seattle to visit Alli and Garrett. Garrett just got a sweet new job and so Alli got to play tour guide, which she rocked by the way! We spent some time at the beach.
Saw some sweet gardens.
Went on an "Underground Seattle" Tour and learned how Seattle was built on-top of its burned first attempt at being a city.
We also took a ferry to an island and had possibly the best pizza I've ever eaten in my life.
It was definitely sad to leave Alli and Garret, between the hot tub and me cry laughing over Super Mario Bro. it was definitely a memorable visit. We could literally sit and talk with them for hours and will definitely be back for another stay. We wish you both the very best in Seattle.
Next we put Stan on a ferry and headed to the Olympic Peninsula.
It was so pretty but it rained....the ENTIRE time!
We hiked to waterfalls.
And played around at the beach.
As you may have noticed I was a tad excited about the starfish but they were amazing!
On the way out of the park we stopped at a rain forest (forgot the name) and saw the Worlds Largest Spruce Tree!
The Olympic Peninsula took a while to win us over - hard to love something when it makes you feel like a wet rat - but in the end we will definitely go again.
For the next few days we will be relaxing in Hood River with Jeremy and Kim. We are loving the family time and the air conditioning!
Oh, you guys are just the best. What an awesome couple you are!
ReplyDeleteNow you've really got me wanting to take our family to see the world's largest spruce tree and starfish. It looks beautiful there!
Can't wait to hear about your next adventure! :)