Goldendale

Hello world!

As you know my Dad longboards.

What you don't know is that he has wanted to ride down the Maryhill Loops Road since last year when he first heard about it.

I know it has taken my sorry rear much longer than necessary to write up this blog post about our family's trip to Goldendale Washington, but in my defense I did take a LOT of pictures that have needed some sorting through.

I know my mom has done some in depth blogging on the trip, so my post will be more of random pictures of some things we did, the scenery, and what not.

Speaking of which, the scenery was pretty breathtaking!

I had a happy snoozer while I read.

Goldendale has a Drive Through Zoo which we cruised through one day.

The giraffe

And zebras.

Deer were a common sight on this trip, especially this doe with her two fawns.

The Stonehenge World War I Memorial

The Goldendale Observatory



The Skate Track.
The starting point?
See the tree in the far left?
Yep.
That's the start.

The view from the top.

They use UHaul trucks to get the skaters up to the top.

According to my younger sibling, this one had my dad in it, but I can't seem to spot him.

It was SUPER windy the first couple of days.
One had to really hold onto their hat, or wings in my case.

 

 I bought this pair of wings for a costume party I went to as a fairy last fall.

They frequently occupy my shoulders at home.

For Ellie's birthday I decided to wear them as they seem to make a big splash with little girls.

When my dad came home he casually remarked,

"Are you going to wear those to the races? You can be my little fairy!"

So last minute, like the car was loaded and we were getting in it last minute,

I snatched them up and wore them the entire time on our trip.

Some of the other skaters really believed I must be magic as the wings never came off.

On further questioning as to my wearing of them, I simply replied

"Well he may be called the Silver Longbaorder but he zooms by like a silver bullet.

 So I grew wings so I can catch up to him and take pictures as he speeds by."  

A kiss for luck.

 

 

 

And then pretty soon we were saying goodbye to Goldendale with it's white G made from tires, 

 

Adorable houses we would pass everyday,

 

And it's all too few coffee stands.

 

 This guy said "Peace" to every car we passed.

 

 

recipe

 As soon as we had unpacked the car and suitcases and put sleepy kids in their beds,

Mango ice cream was on my list!

 

And that was our trip!


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