Aaron and I celebrated our 11th Anniversary on August 4th. We took a two day trip that Aaron planned to Washington's Methow Valley. There's many parts of Eastern Washington that I haven't been to so it was lot of fun just to go somewhere new. It was also very relaxing as we didn't take the kids! We stayed in a wonderful little lodge that had a very good restaurant and a private lake surrounded by cabins. This area is popular with mountain bikers and cross country skiers. We just relaxed, ate two wonderful dinners, wine tasted, biked (it's been a long time for me, unless circles in the driveway with the kids count), and enjoyed the scenery. The only caveat was the lack of phone service, a bit tedious for this mommy but everything went fine!
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| The crew all ready to go stay at Grandma's. They're a lot to take on, thanks Grandma and Grandpa |
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| Our room at the Freestone Inn, complete with a porch and Adirondack chairs. We watched a meteor shower! |
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| View from the lake trail. |
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| More views, here on the left is my new vacation home.... maybe someday! |
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| My ill fitting helmet and my rent a wreck bike. It rode okay but was a bit squeaky. |
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| This guy had to move off the trail for us. |
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| The Mazama gas station/coffee bar, clothing store and pay phone (remember those?) |
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| We walked around Winthrop which has a western style main street and a lot of statues like this moderately cheesy guy. I kept thinking how much the kids would like this. |
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| The town of Twisp had this little gem of a gourmet pizza place. |
