Took a ride up to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival for a little “color therapy.” It was spectacular as always. We drove around all the gardens (about 16) viewing them from the car, and then spent a few hours in the fields and gardens at RoozenGaarde. Next year I hope to spend the bulk of my time at Tulip Town and view the International Peace Garden. Tulips were first domesticated in the Ottoman Empire and quickly became a status symbol … Read More
Halloween Lunch with the “Zoo Animals” at SAC. Tricker Treater Party at Rob’s
On September 22, we headed over to Eastern Washington to take a 175 mile overnight boat trip up the Snake River with some friends. We stopped at the Ginko Petrified Forest state Park Museum in Vantage and then at Palouse Falls State Park. Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Museum The Ginkgo Petrified Forest Museum is a World Heritage Site founded in 1965 on 7,470 acres of the Columbia River in Vantage, WA. My husband’s second cousin, Prof. F. George Beck, geology professor at Central, … Read More
On August 20, 2017 Chuck and I and a friend, Scott, headed to Madras OR to view the eclipse the following day. We stopped in Goldendale at the Maryhill Museum to view Sam Hill’s amazing, eclectic art collection and then up to the Goldendale Observatory for their 4PM “Solar Show”. Maryhill Museum Upon visiting the Maryhill Museum, founded by Sam Hill, one is first struck by the beautiful view of the Maryhill vineyard and the Columbia River Gorge. Sam Hill was a successful … Read More