During the last few days we seem to have hit upon themes in Washington. Our first theme was a Bavarian one. Leavenworth is not far from Seattle (a few hours) and is a ski resort during the winter. It’s a very touristy place but still a lot of fun. All the buildings are painted with murals and we drank German-type beer while eating pretzels and bratwurst sausages. Yum! Here’s a photo of me standing at the bar.
And a photo of some of the murals and buildings. Even McDonald’s was in theme.
The next day it was a Western theme when we stayed at Winthrop. The town has wooden boardwalks and cowboy and western-type murals. This was also a fun place to stay.
Here’s a shot of the town.
The following day we drove through the Northern part of the Cascades and we had a tree theme going on. The scenery was really pretty and I kept thinking of Lauren Dane’s werewolves running around. They’re probably not situated in that part of the Cascades, but I imagined them peeking at me as I drove past. Here’s a scenery shot to finish my post.
I’ll be back tomorrow to tell you about our trip down the river/salmon and also our bear watching trip. I’m really looking forward to this trip, and luckily the weather is improving.
Happy Labor weekend to everyone in the US.
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August 29th, 2008 at 7:07 pm · Link
Looks like you’re having a fab time. It also looks like a place I’d like to visit.
August 30th, 2008 at 1:39 pm · Link
Wow, it looks like you’re having such a fab time….. you won’t want to come back… especially not with the weather as it is!!
August 30th, 2008 at 7:52 pm · Link
The Pacific Northwest has some very pretty scenery, which I am partial to. Sounds like you’re having a grand time driving around and seeing all the sights.
August 30th, 2008 at 9:45 pm · Link
The scenery is pretty in this part of the world. It reminds me of our scenery with mountains and lots of green!
September 1st, 2008 at 12:53 pm · Link
Oh boy, that’s more Bavarian than any place in Bavaria.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:13 pm · Link
Wow – looks like you had a lovely time. I was passing through Leavenworth over the Labor Day weekend as well!
Hope you’re enjoying the rest of your trip!