July 18th Day Trip

Here are a few photos from my trip to Vantage, Washington to see the Frenchman Coulee, and the recently reopened railroad bridge (Milwaukee Road) that is part of the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail in nearby Beverly, Washington. The next leg of the trip took me to Palouse Falls. On the way home, I decided to make a quick stop at Steptoe Butte State Park since I was driving right by it anyway.

 

 

Vacation 2021

 We took our vacation in mid-May this year, and wanted to do something nice since it's quite the year for milestones. My wife and I both turn 50, and we celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary. But then my father passed away after being sick for around two and a half months. So, 2021 has been quite a year.

Tina found a cabin that happened to have a few open days during the week that we had planned to take our vacation. It is located just west of Stevens Pass, and quite important to us, on the green side of the state!  The cabin and the scenery were equally awesome! Here is a link to a page I created about the cabin. Harmony Lodge

I took a hike while there to the west portal of the first Cascade Tunnel. Photos from that can be found here. Cascade Tunnel Hike

When our time was up at the cabin, we stopped at Peshastin Pinnacles on the way to Grand Coulee for a couple of days. I went on a couple of hikes while there, one to Steamboat Rock and Dry Falls 

It was a good vacation, and we hope to return to the cabin sometime because it's so relaxing and calm there.

Themed Meal Experiments

 This year, like most other people have, we've spent more time than normal with cooking at home. It's been very enjoyable. This post will cover what's been going on in our kitchen.