Castle Rock

We live at the base of Castle Rock.  If you look really close, you can see Doug and the grandkids on Castle Rock.  They like to hike up to the top in the spring and summer. The deer come down and wander through the neighborhood in the late evening. You can hear the coyotes howling at night and in the latter part of January and early February, the Great Horned Owls look for mates.  Last year, there was one perched on Doug & Cindy's chimney.

Below is a photo of our house taken last winter. We have a  great view of the lights of Wenatchee. We may go to the icicle festival in Leavenworth today.

Leavenworth is a Bavarian themed tourist village about 20 minuites from here. They have many events scattered throughout the year which attract tourist from all over the world. We went to the Salmon Festival and Oktober Fest.  Many tourists come for the big  lighting festival at Christmas time, making it a fun holiday trip.

The holiday decorations are put away and we are all ready for an early spring.  Hope it comes soon.  Jim wants to play golf.  The kids want to play soccer and I want to enjoy sitting outside on the deck again.