We traveled to Farragut State park to spend a few days with our son Darin, his wife, Heather and our grand kids, Elissa and Zachary. Heather's parents, Glen and Nancy were also there. We were "roughing it' for the first time. By that, I mean, we only had water and electric, no sewer. We are spoiled, we like our comforts. For the first time we had to shower in the public showers. We survived.
The main reason we were all there was to go to Silverwood Theme Park. It is the largest theme park in the NW. We went on Monday, the 25th. It was fun, but an exhausting, long day, especially for grandparents. It is actually 2 parks, the water park and the regular roller coaster/rides park.
Denny and I took Elissa and Zachary to do a few geocaches. We had taken them once a few years ago and they enjoyed it. There were several in the State Park. It was great. Zachary found two, Elissa one, Denny two and me ZERO. Oh well, my excuse is that I was the navigator.
Zachary found it under the rock at his foot
Scary...Elissa found this. Very imaginative. Just to the right of her hand you can see the geocache tube. I jumped when I first saw this.
Zachary is holding the cache in his hand, not the paper tube, but the green one. Zachary is 7, Elissa, 10.
They left the day before we did so Denny and I explored the park. It was a large Navel Training Center during WWII.
This statue was built to honor the Navy sailors that trained there. That handsome guy next to the statue was in the Air force, not Navy, but he is a keeper anyway.
They left the day before we did so Denny and I explored the park. It was a large Navel Training Center during WWII.
In the close up, you can see that the face is made up of the men and women of the Navy. I thought it was a cool way to do it.
Farragut State park is on Lake Pend Oreille. It is the 5th deepest lake in the US, 43' ft long and 6 miles wide. The picture below is taken from the beach.
We went to visit some friends of Glen and Nancy's that live on Lake Couer d' Alene. Can you imagine having those views right outside your door everyday! How beautiful
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