Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Road trip
Let’s Go Visit the Daffodils!
At least virtually! It was a year ago that we went to see the daffodils in bloom in Skagit Valley, the first time ever, though I’ve lived in Washington my whole life! We made the journey 60 miles north of Seattle to Roozengaarde, which… Continue Reading “Let’s Go Visit the Daffodils!”
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Three Port Towns – Two Days!
Yes, it can be done! Quite easily in fact if you live in Seattle. We were looking for a quick getaway and decided on Port Townsend, a charming Victorian seaport on the Olympic Peninsula. We headed north to Edmonds to take the ferry to… Continue Reading “Three Port Towns – Two Days!”
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Columbia River Gorge and Multnomah Falls
Whatever time you spend at the Columbia Gorge will not be enough; you will wish for more and plan future visits even as you are leaving. According to the visitcolumbiarivergorge website, “Just taking a drive through the Columbia River Gorge is an experience in… Continue Reading “Columbia River Gorge and Multnomah Falls”
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Dreaming of the Road to Hana
We had a crazy electrical storm with lots of rain here Saturday night and this morning is gray and overcast. So it’s time to get away to tropical Paradise. You can come along too! 🙂
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A Trip Through Grand Coulee Country
You’ve no doubt heard of the Dam – the largest hydropower producer in the United States and one of the largest concrete structures in the world. But there’s more to Grand Coulee than the Dam. “Appropriate as the word grand is for the dam,… Continue Reading “A Trip Through Grand Coulee Country”
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Scenes from the Oregon Coast – Yachats, Devil’s Churn and Face Rock
I promised I’d be back with the second half of our trip down the Oregon Coast but I’m afraid it will have to be the middle third instead, as there’s too much more to tell! (Here’s the first part of the story in cased… Continue Reading “Scenes from the Oregon Coast – Yachats, Devil’s Churn and Face Rock”
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Highlights from the Oregon Coast!
It was a rainy trip down to the Redwoods those three days spent on the Oregon Coast. Though it had been sunny and dry all month, the forecast changed the week we were to leave. Whatever. We packed raincoats and umbrellas and headed… Continue Reading “Highlights from the Oregon Coast!”
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Walking Midst the Tallest Trees on Earth
I’m talking about the Redwoods of course! We recently returned from a trip to Northern California, home to the Coast Redwoods – and my oh my – those are SOME TREES! The drive there was magnificent too, south on Hwy 101 along the beautiful… Continue Reading “Walking Midst the Tallest Trees on Earth”
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A Road Trip and Daffodils
There’s nothing better than a road trip and after a long winter we were overdue. So we headed north to Bellingham, my old college town near the Canadian border, and one of our favorite places. The drive was wonderful, especially as we stopped by… Continue Reading “A Road Trip and Daffodils”
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A ‘Wow’ Road Trip on Maui
On our first trip to Maui a few years ago we were advised by friends who knew the island well to take two road trips while we were there. They traced them on the map for us and pointed out the best things to… Continue Reading “A ‘Wow’ Road Trip on Maui”
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