Tour of the Great Northwest Coast

Renee's folks came to visit from Ohio for two weeks...

Above is our first sunset over the Columbia river on the way to the Oregon Coast.

 Here are views of the "Sea Lion Caves" attraction there.

 Our rented RV slept all nine of us and carried us to places like Sunset Bay, OR

 A couple more shots of the Oregon Coast...

 And here we are standing among the Giants of Redwood National Park

It took all nine of us to hug the tree above - circumference about 50 feet.

 The RV wouldn't fit through this tree so the kids drove their bikes through.

 Can you see the story the rings of this tree tell?  It's about 600 years long.

 Snow and gentle deer are two treasures discovered in Olympic National Park in WA.

 These mountains stand around 5-7,000 feet.

We took a Washington State Ferry ride back toward the mainland via Whidbey Island

 It's great to see God's creation AND great to get home and rest from vacation!

Walla Walla Family History Day Trip

Here is Johanna on the Columbia River where the fort and mouth of the Walla Walla once were.

The Frenchtown Schoolhouse is now a winery. But 75 years ago, this grandpa was a 1st grader there.

There is still displayed inside a picture of Bergevin students who attended in 1961.

Josiah sits in one of the old school desks.  He will go into 1st grade next year in Ellensburg.

Can you tell what the winery name (written on his white hat) means in French? 

The following history is publically displayed at the 'Historic Frenchtown Site' about 5 miles east.

This is a picture of Josiah's Grandpa Joe's Grandpa Joe when he was a baby in 1884.

Our Grandma Maggie always implored us kids to "get your history".  I think we did this weekend.