It's been a little while since blogging last. Last I left you, we had just gone through Yellowstone. After leaving Wyoming, we entered Montana and our first stop there was Helena.
Helena is the state capital of Montana, so we took a trip to the Capitol building and then to the Cathedral of St. Helena. Helena was just a stop on our way up to Glacier National Park.
Helena is the state capital of Montana, so we took a trip to the Capitol building and then to the Cathedral of St. Helena. Helena was just a stop on our way up to Glacier National Park.
Glacier National Park is in the northwest part of Montana and there is a road through the park called Going-to-the-Sun Road which goes all through the park and has some amazing vistas of mountains, waterfalls, wildlife, creeks, and lakes. I loved it and would like to do it again sometime and maybe camp and hike more throughout the many trails in the park.
The next stop on our trip was Kennewick/Richland, Washington. These cities are in the east of the state which is not what East coast people think of as Washington... it is basically desert out there. The terrain was very brown and dry, but still beautiful. There were a lot of orchards and vineyards there which were irrigated so that they could grow. We stopped there because that is where Dad's Aunt (My grandaunt) Lucy lives and her two children (Dad's cousins Shirley and Brenda) also live there. It was great for Dad to catch up with them and for me to meet them. I also met three of my second cousins there. It was fun meeting them and it was amazing because just talking with them, there was something familiar, like we had known them forever even though we just met them and I realized that it was probably because, since they are family, we have many of the same mannerisms and features (which was fun to see a literal "familiarity")
The next stop on our trip was Kennewick/Richland, Washington. These cities are in the east of the state which is not what East coast people think of as Washington... it is basically desert out there. The terrain was very brown and dry, but still beautiful. There were a lot of orchards and vineyards there which were irrigated so that they could grow. We stopped there because that is where Dad's Aunt (My grandaunt) Lucy lives and her two children (Dad's cousins Shirley and Brenda) also live there. It was great for Dad to catch up with them and for me to meet them. I also met three of my second cousins there. It was fun meeting them and it was amazing because just talking with them, there was something familiar, like we had known them forever even though we just met them and I realized that it was probably because, since they are family, we have many of the same mannerisms and features (which was fun to see a literal "familiarity")
When we left there, we headed up to Canada and spent the day in Vancouver, British Columbia. We just toured around the city and stopped at a few places to take some pictures. Vancouver is where most of the show Psych was filmed, so I made it a point to stop at a few of those locations! Vancouver marked the end of our northwesterly direction on our trip. From here we have a bunch of south to go and then back East after that.
The next day we headed south to Seattle. We went into the city and went to the Space Needle and something called the Chiuhly Garden and Glass. The space needle was cool to actually be there and got a nice view of the city. The Chihuly Garden was an amazing art museum type garden where the artist Dale Chihuly made all of these AWESOME sculptures out of glass. Soooo beautiful!!!
That night I met up with one of my best friends from middle and high school, Amanda. I had so much fun seeing her and reminiscing and finding out about what she's doing these days and just laughing.
Our second day in Seattle, we headed downtown to the Public Market which was a fun experience. It reminded me a lot of Camden Town in London. The first ever Starbucks is there right near the market, so I popped in for a tall coffee :) There are so many different little shops and eateries around the market, it would be easy to get lost for hours going into the shops and seeing all the shiny things. Another cool thing about the market was that there are a few seafood stands and they throw the fish around like you see in movies about the 1920's. Then we headed to a park and got a cool view of the city.
The next day we headed south to Seattle. We went into the city and went to the Space Needle and something called the Chiuhly Garden and Glass. The space needle was cool to actually be there and got a nice view of the city. The Chihuly Garden was an amazing art museum type garden where the artist Dale Chihuly made all of these AWESOME sculptures out of glass. Soooo beautiful!!!
That night I met up with one of my best friends from middle and high school, Amanda. I had so much fun seeing her and reminiscing and finding out about what she's doing these days and just laughing.
Our second day in Seattle, we headed downtown to the Public Market which was a fun experience. It reminded me a lot of Camden Town in London. The first ever Starbucks is there right near the market, so I popped in for a tall coffee :) There are so many different little shops and eateries around the market, it would be easy to get lost for hours going into the shops and seeing all the shiny things. Another cool thing about the market was that there are a few seafood stands and they throw the fish around like you see in movies about the 1920's. Then we headed to a park and got a cool view of the city.
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| Montana State Capitol Building |
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| Clouds coming over the mountains of Glacier National Park from a distance. |
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| St. Mary Lake at Glacier |
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| St. Mary's Falls at Glacier |
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| Beautiful Canyon in Glacier |
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| Red Rock overlook in Glacier |
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| Lake McDonald |
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| Snoqualmie Falls in Washington. Used in the TV show Twin Peaks |
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Pier in White Rock, just outside of Vancouver. This was the pier used in Psych.
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This is the first chance I have been reading from my computer so I can say - wow! All of your pictures (in this post as well as all the others) look like postcards. [Side note: I typed and deleted "your pictures look fake" about 4 times just now...haha. I mean they look fake in a good way. Wait. What I mean to say is... now my side note is taking up more than the original thought. Huff! *Zac eyes and nostril flare*]
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