Hiking along Hwy 2

Since it's been such a great fall, and it's not like either one of us are working (ha ha ha) we have to get out and enjoy the day. Today I had Dewey show me some of his favorite spots in Leavenworth and then we did some hiking to a past fishing spot. Here are some of the photos that I took along the way. Enjoy!

Leavenworth, WA

Guten Morgan! (That's German for Good Morning) - So today I thought I would give you a photo tour of Leavenworth: Here we go:

As you come into Leavenworth on Hwy 2, you'll notice that even outside the city limits things start to look a little different...... Once you get to town, everything takes on a Bavarian theme - even national signage such as Starbucks, Wells Fargo, and Napa have changed their logos to fit the town.

One block off Hwy 2 through town, is the Bavarian Village - a tourist attraction of sorts that has kept the town alive.


It's 12+ blocks of Coo Coo Clocks, Nutcrackers and Wiener-schnitzel fun!




When you get tired of the crowds and folks dressed in their lederhosen, you can take a stroll down to the River Park:


A great trail that goes over the river and through the woods......



Hope you enjoyed seeing part of town. Next up: Views from a hike we took last week!

Road Trip Out West - Part 3

Today we drove from Cody to Bozeman, MT, which may not be far on the map, but it took us all day as we spent it driving through Yellowstone National Park. We entered the park on the East gate and drove the loop to exit from the North gate. Unfortunately, the road through the middle of the park with the waterfall was closed, so we didn't get to see it, but we did see Old Faithful Somehow we timed our arrival just right so we didn't have to wait longer than 10 minutes to watch it. It was also nice to tour the park in the off-season so we didn't have to contend with a lot of other park visitors! The photos attached are of our trip through Yellowstone. We had beautiful weather for the entire trip - and the fall colors were amazing coming through the hills and mountains.

The last day of driving was Bozeman to Leavenworth, WA. I'm not going to do a separate post as we didn't take any photos and there weren't any notable stops. It was about an 8 hour drive and I have to admit we were both pretty sick of being in the car at this point. The Jetta may be great on gas mileage, but it's not made for long road trips! We arrived in Leavenworth around 7:30, so it was the next day before I got to check out any of the scenery. I will have that coming in another post, along with photos of the house we are renting this winter.

Thanks for reading!

Road Trip West - Part 2

Day 2 of our Road trip took us from Spearfish, SD to Cody Wy.

Our first stop of the day (after breakfast at Perkins) was Devil's Tower, Wy.

Again, wish we had more time as there were some great hiking opportunities around the area. After that, we trekked through the great state of Wyoming. Not a whole lot to see, so Dewey caught up on some sleep.

We stayed at the Irma Hotel in Cody. It's a historical hotel in downtown Cody built by Buffalo Bill himself. The oldest feature of the hotel is the bar in this photo which Buffalo Bill ordered and had shipped over from England.

The hotel was a fun experience even though we didn't have a pull cord on our toilet. (I was looking forward to that!)

The next morning, we had breakfast at the Irma Restaurant which is part of the hotel.

During the summer if you stay here, you can see live re-productions of gun fights nightly.