Archive for August, 2010

Ok so we are the first to admit that our last post of Portland and Seattle was one of those ‘you had to be there to enjoy it’ kind of situations. Thanks to those who read it. They are nice cities but lets leave it at that and continue onto our next place which was San Francisco. We drove from Portland along the West coast of the US, most of which is the state of California.

After our magnificent experience in Yellowstone National Park we got back on the road and headed towards the west coast of USA. The drive, along a long one was stunning at times. The Cascade range in Washington State was particularly beautiful. Seattle was the next major city on the journey. Located right up the top left hand side of mainland US, extremely close to the border of Canada and Vancouver. We only spent a day here but we got a feel for most of the city from the Space needle which gave us a great view of the city. We highly recommend a visit to this 184 metre high tower that has become the symbol of Seattle.

From the beautiful Rocky Mountains we made our way through Wyoming to Grand Teton National Park (NP) and then into Yellowstone NP. It was actually like having an entree before the main. Grand Teton was beautiful in its own right but not nearly as amazing as its bigger neighbour. We had our own thoughts and expectations about what Yellowstone would be like but they were surpassed but what we saw.