Bigger and Brighter Things?

The nights have been cold here but the days are pleasantly warm. To the west I can see a scant amount of snow in the mountains which looks pretty cool. I guess the winters in Yakima are pretty mild which I am looking forward to. No more 2 hour commutes on a sheet of ice with a SUV up the rear end of my car. The winters growing up in the D were mild to the ones I experienced in Grand Haven. After last winter I proclaimed no more and here I am.

I'm looking forward to the trip to Idaho this weekend. I'm due for some R &R and watersliding. Otherwise not much else going on other than the potential for more lucrative employment.

El Feaze Shabazz

Indoor Water Parks

This weekend the fam and I are heading to lovely Kellogg, Idaho (downtown in the pic) and to the Silver Mountain Ski Resort for some mountain fun in the Rockies at the resort's indoor water park. I got a helluva deal on a room at the resort for Sat night so I booked it for my daughter's bday. The wife and I took her to the Kalihari Water Park in Sandusky, OH last year and she still talks about it, so obviously it made some sort of an impression. Should be fun.

My mom and sister flew out the weekend of Oct 10 for Steph's bday. We had a lot of fun. My mom got a kick out of seeing Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams. We went down to the Tri-Cities for a day for the bday festivities and then on Sunday we spent the day in Spokane and Couer d'Alene, Idaho. I showed them where I went to school at for 3 years, the bars I used to enjoy copious amounts of libations at, especially the Bulldog and the Star Bar, and the park Mel and I used to wander around when we first started dating. Was a short but sweet visit.

My brother Scott comes out next month for Thanksgiving and I'm looking forward to that. Last time he was out here he was not old enough to drink. He's going to have a good time I think.

Peace

El Feaze Shabazz

White Pass

I drove through this yesterday on my way home from Seattle. Like I said before one of the most beautiful drives I have ever taken. That would be Mt. Rainier looming over Packwood, WA.

Scenic Byway

I took my mom and sister to the airport yesterday in Seattle and decided to take the White Pass and US-12 home instead of the more traveled Snoqualmie Pass and I-90. US-12 cuts just south of Mt. Rainier and rolls through some of the most breathtaking scenery I have ever had the privilege to bear witness to. Unfortunately no pics but here is a link to a site with pics. My daughter made me laugh too. She was hungry and really wanted to eat at Burger King. I asked her if she saw any Burger Kings in the mountains we were driving through. And said no, but they should build one.

http://whitepassbyway.com/pointsofinterest.html

Bubb Rubb Rollin' G

Too funny for words. For decoration and breakfast I guess.