Travel Blogs from Yakima, United States
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Yakima to Meridian
Well it is off to Meridian, I had a great night sleep at Greg and Barbra's house and some wine to seal the deal, slept like a rock, then off to Meridian. Had a good drive but it was a long trip after the flights, had to stop outside Baker City , ...
From Mountains..To Fruit and Wine!
... , and the news in Toppenish, a small town in the valley. Sam and I began corresponding prior to this trip. I obtained his email from the Yakima Valley Visitor's Guide and reached out to him as an expert in the area for where to eat, drink wine, and other ...
Almost ready for take-off
We packed, searched, loaded the Mothership, the fridge & freezer. I don't think we have forgotten anything. Jim will be writing a poem about all my shoes soon. I brought my Rag American Flag quilt and my Star American Flag quilt. ...
Back on the Road Again
... appointment at Cummins in Renton, WA, to have the air filter replaced. They suggested that we continue on to their facility in Yakima, WA, which was right on our way. We called Yakima and found the filter in stock. Our arrival time was right ...
Relaxing in Yakima
... magnificent. It was a pleasant drive. We are ahead of our schedule which is a bonus. Tonight we found the historic area of Yakima and tasted some local wine. We had a great meal in a French Restaurant called Carousel. A little more classy than our Pizza ...
A springtime hike on the Yakima Rim Skyline Trail
... who recommended the Skyline Trail as his favorite place for a spring hike. After doing a little research I traveled to Yakima with my oldest son, Bryan, to give the trail a try. The Skyline Trail is a little hard to ...
The Bodeen's are at Home
... the Mothership a bath and we are ready to head out again. Jim's thinking of going out to Sportsman's Park on the Yakima River (in Yakima) for another overnight. I'm not sure I'm ready but we will see. OK, thanks to everyone who followed us on ...
Making last minute travel plans.
Welcome Everyone! Back by popular demand, suprised me how many people have asked if I was going to post my pictures like my last trip to SE Asia. Well with less than a week tell departure, and no reservations for anything! We are ...
Travel Day
Well woke up a 5am to catch the flight out of Yakima to Seattle. The layovers where perfect, less than a hour! We landed in Lima around 10:45pm and got to our hotel about midnight. The Hotel Antiqua Miraflores was built in 1913 and is located ...
Over the pass and into wine country
Our next stop was Yakima, which is an up-and-coming wine producing area. Washington wines are really coming into their own and Yakima is challenging the better known Walla Walla region. It was a magnificent drive to get there. Rather than take the most ...
Apple Squeezin' Time
... in that the apple orchard who had supplied apples in the past has been replaced by a winery so we went to other family in the Yakima Valley who have apples… Connie was grounded from a recent fall and could not accompany me this trip, so I had to ...
Hmmmm
Not much to say about Yakima. A lovely green winery area but the town is a bit 'hmmm'. LOL. We're on our way to Canada so this was really only a ...
Departing Yakima to Points South
... WiFi and laundry facilities to catch up in both areas. As I mentioned yesterday, we were oblivious to the treasures hidden in the Yakima Valley so we were up and out early zooming down the highway. We are headed southeast down I-82 through places like ...
Count down….
2 weeks and 4 days till take off.. and I already have my bags packed.. I cannot believe we are actually getting on a plane for the first time in my 40 years. This is a much deserved vacation for the both of us. I hope everyone enjoys the posts- ...
Preface to the Ride
... we can do together. We are Dave and Ann. We were married in 1979, are now empty nesters, in our mid-50s, from near Yakima in the south central part of the State of Washington in the USA. We have four children, each living in a different time zone, ...
What a Journey
... wealth and to build better understanding between our "neighbors" wherever we may be. There is a Habitat chapter right here in Yakima! I need to also share a little about a special mission we had as we left for El Salvador. I'm sure ...
Home
We arrived home today to beautiful sunshine and wwarm temperatures for the first time since memorial day. More ...
Planning and Preparing for Morelia Trip
Yakima Rotary Club members are making final preparations for their Rotary International Trip to Morelia Mexico. This group includes: Noel Moxley, James DeGrasse, Jim & Sally Fitch, Patty Dion, Mal Arnett, Russ Mazzola, Scott ...
Planning and Preparing for Morelia Trip
Yakima Rotary Club members are making final preparations for their Rotary International Trip to Morelia Mexico. This group includes: Noel Moxley, James DeGrasse, Jim & Sally Fitch, Patty Dion, Mal Arnett, Russ Mazzola, Scott ...
Day 2 Omak to Yakima
... windmills up on the hills - dozens and dozens and dozens of them. Reminded us a lot of Drumheller or Lethbridge areas. Made it to Yakima around 2, found a tacky little RV park, pulled in and got all hooked up. Roy hooked up while I made lunch. Not quite ...
Yakima -- one night is just right!
Yakima was a necessary stop on the long drive to Bend, Oregon. We were pleasantly surprised to find some great restaurants (e.g. the Second Street Grill, Mel's Diner) and some fun street life at the Hair Show. The golf was only so-so as we ...
Unwhite Christmas
... us slept for a fair amount of it anyway. The trip passed without incident and we arrived in the farming town of Yakima about 8:30pm. Our accommodation in Yakima was the guest room of Matt's dad's apartment tower which was very comfortable for ...
Time with family in YAKIMA
Bill's Mum came from Yakima so we drove the 3 hrs from the airport to see some remaining cousins and relations. Yakima is such a different place to Seattle - rolling dry plains and almost no trees, yet, interestingly, it is becoming one of the ...
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