Today I combined two of my favorite things-volksmarching & hiking-into a Yoh! event at the Snoqualmie Falls volksmarch. It was a bit disappointing because the viewing area of the lower falls was closed due to construction. If we had known that was the case, we probably wouldn't have driven the hour+ up there. Those volksmarching people tricked us! We did get to see some of the falls & some cool trains that were part of the Northwest Railway Museum.
After the volksmarch we stopped at the east side of Tiger Mountain off Highway 18 for a quick picnic lunch & some hiking. It was a really beautiful area and we spent about an hour on the trails. I wish we had had more time to hike. This will definitely be going on our list of future Yoh! hikes.
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| Corey pretending to be a hobo. The trains were her favorite part of the day. |
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| Gondola Car |
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| Tank Car |
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| Corey & Kassia in front of the switcher. |
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| Heisler |
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| Steam Crane |
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| 3-Truck Shay. Say that three times fast! |
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| Box Car. Who knew there were so many different train names? |
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| View of Snoqualmie River as it heads to the falls. |
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| My favorite picture of the day of Corey & Kassia on the bridge. |
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| Beautiful covered bridge which goes to a parking lot area. |
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| Cute & clever writings on the stairs. |
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| May is Rhody month & a few were blooming. |
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| The upper falls were beautiful, but incredibly hard to photograph because the fence kept us way back from the edge. I had to take the pictures with my arms raised above my head, so they were a bit crooked at times. |
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| Near the end of the volksmarch we walked through the town of Snoqualmie. Here is the school district administration building. |
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| The city hall was really modern looking which was a bit out of place in this historical little town. |
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| Corey couldn't get enough of the trains! |
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| The Mallet |
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| Corey & I by the volkssport flag. |
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| At Tiger Mountain |
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| We saw this really cute Corgi on the trail. He had been mountain biking with his owner so he was a wee bit muddy. |
3 comments:
Cool trains! I can tell Corey really loved the trains. I loved your pictures of the falls and the city of Snowqualmie looks very quaint. The more I see all the places you visit, the more I realize that there were so many things we never saw in Washington.
Oh, and I forgot to mention the rhodies. When we went house hunting in Washington, it was May, and I remembered being awestruck by the beautiful flowers blooming everywhere. I thought I was in a tropical paradise or something. Little did I know they only bloomed in May! :) I do miss the rhodies though. Rhodies don't do well here! Too hot!
I love Rhodies, too, but do hate that their bloom time is so short! -Susan
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