We’re back (I’ve been busy) and I’ve posted some photos of our trip and here are a few highlights:
**(I brought my GPS and marked some of our POIs… so for my GoogleEarth / nerd readers, click here to download/open this KMZ into GoogleEarth to get a geographical feel of where we vacationed.)**
- We spent two nights camping along side a small Coeur d’Alene river tributary creek.
- We rode the world’s longest Gondola (located in Kellogg) up to the Mountain Haus, jumped on the the chair lifts and made a short hike up to the Kellogg Peak Lookout.
- Drove to Montana, stopped at the crappy tourist trap/gift shop/mini casino: Lincoln’s 10,000 silver dollar bar (currently up to 46,785) and on our way back we saw a Moose.
- We hung out at the beach (on Lake Pend Oreille) and had a nice picnic.
- We played frisbee golf, were interrupted by a deer and we cooled off in the sprinklers, because it was HOT!
- Made a few trips to Spokane to go to some unique (ethnic food) stores.
- Played many a games of Blokus (Lori’s new favorite).
- Ate a lot!!
We sure did a lot of stuff but there was also plenty of time to relax (cook dinner, watch movies and play games) with our friends and just enjoy being on vacation. I had a great time and look forward to returning there for vacation again.
A HUGE thanks to our hosts Julie, Ian, Haile, Ren and the Dogs (Josie, Dooley & Maggie).
I didn’t realize there was so much to do in Idaho! So are those all old friends you knew from when you lived there or?
Glad to have you back and blogging..
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My oldest friends: Ian and Julie, are who I care to visit with most. I have seen a few other people from high school / living there while visiting since I’ve moved away, but I also enjoy visiting with Ian and Julie’s friends and family, (good folks tend to flock together).
The cities are smaller however there still is a fair amount of city-type stuff to do BUT if you like outdoor-type of stuff then you’ll find you not have enough time to do them all.
If you haven’t allready, check out my digital scrap book (the GE KMZ file referenced above) and then turn on other layers like google earth community, shopping… gives you a decent perspective of the area.
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