We headed up to my parents cabin for a few days. We decided to hike the Snoqualmie Tunnel. The girls were excited when Grandpa suggested hiking through a dark tunnel with flashlights.
It was longer than we expected- 2.7 miles. And, we heard A LOT of complaining from a certain middle child (not me!). Granted, it was very cold, even with our jackets. But it was also really neat! It's an old railroad tunnel. It used to be a train that would bring skiers from Seattle and Tacoma to the slopes, but the train rides ended in 1949, so now it's just a really fun hiking/biking trail.
When you get to the end of the tunnel, you are rewarded but a beautiful meadow type setting. We were grateful to be out of the tunnel to warm up for a few minutes before we headed back.
Surprisingly, we didn't hear nearly as much complaining on the walk back, and the walk back seemed much shorter. I wonder if that's a coincidence- less complaining, much more pleasant walk. Hmmm...
About half way through this very dark tunnel, I realized I had dropped my sunglasses. Oops! I quickly said a prayer and went back, and thankfully found them pretty soon. Thank goodness for answered prayers!
A cute selfie:
Then, for the fireworks we headed over to Cle Elum. I love going to fireworks in this small town- you geet there about 20 minutes before the show, and there's still plenty of parking and seats. There's a great 20 minute show- and they really do a fabulous job- then you wait 30 seconds to get out of the parking lot, and head home without any problems.
Happy 4th of July! Our country has a lot of problems, but I am still grateful for this great country of ours!
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