2009 Pacific Northwest
Iceberg Lake
It just wouldn’t be right to go to the backpacking paradise that is Glacier National Park without doing some hiking. To that end we decided to hike the 10 miles (round trip) to Iceberg lake. The trail starts near Many Glacier Hotel which happens to be on the opposite side of the park from where … Continue reading
Red Bus Tour through Glacier
Since we were only in the park for a few days, we wanted to see and learn as much as possible. What better way than a guided tour through the entire park on one of the old Red Buses? We struck out at 8:30 on the Crown of the Continent Tour with our guide Matt. … Continue reading
Spokane to Glacier
After a good night’s sleep in the worst hotel of the trip so far (seriously! we had to get maintenance to open our door after we left for 30 minutes for breakfast!) we headed out of Spokane, glad to be on the open road again. The trip from Spokane to Glacier National Park was relatively … Continue reading
Seattle to Spokane
Since we still had tickets to the Aquarium from the City Pass that we wanted to use, Saturday we woke up and went straight there. There is a section of the aquarium where you can touch the underwater sea creatures. Rachel’s favorite was the Sea Anemone. They feel sticky but only because they’re trying to … Continue reading
Mount Rainier and Seattle Harbor
Friday we headed out for Mount Rainier. After seeing the mountain hovering over the city last night at sunset we just had to. It took longer to drive there than we expected, a little over 2 hrs to Paradise but it was well worth it. The scenery and the view of the mountain were fantastic. … Continue reading
