Vacation Days 4-5

In spite of the rainy forecast - okay, so there was rain for almost the entire week of vacation - as I was saying, in spite of the rain, we piled into cars and headed out to Snoqualmie Falls on Saturday. The falls were huge - a big gorgeous rush of water. We parked successfully and headed to the viewing platform. The mist and rain combined to make a tremendous amount of spray from all directions, even on the covered platform. It was so bad that I kept my camera put away for the most part, except for this picture from up by the top of the falls.


We followed the hiking trail down, listening to the distant roar of the falls, and we came out on the lower viewing platform. From there we could see a few brave fishermen among the boulders that make up that part of the riverbed. We turned around and hiked back up the trail, stopping to view a couple cool things along the way - a tree growing out of an old cut-down tree stump, and a spring that was really coming up right in the middle of the path.



Then we stopped at the North Bend outlet stores on our way home. We ate our lunches, and I stopped in a store to make a return. We shopped for a little while - I bought some fudge and some socks. Great combination, eh? Then we headed back home.

The weather cleard up enough for the in-laws to want to try some kayaking, so we put them out on Lake Sammammish. I had to run a quick errand, so I didn't go out on the water, but they told me they had a great time. Those little inflatable kayaks from Costco are fun! They're not long and sleek like a hard-shell kayak - they are more like a short canoe without benches. We use them all the time this summer, especially since all of the Carvers up here own one so we can all go out on the lakes together.

Hmmm...I forget - maybe this was the evening we went swimming, instead of Friday night. That's what happens when I write a post a month after the events happened. Oh well.

Sunday was much more laid back. We went to Church, walked home (since Dan needed the car), and took afternoon naps. The weather was actually sunny and beautiful - but it went back to normal and rained on Monday for us. We all ate dinner and played games.