Road Trip - Leavenworth 08-21-2013

We visited Yakima Valley wineries in Yakima Valley in the morning.

Yakima Valley gets more than 300 days of sunshine a year and has more than 60 wineries.  We went to two wineries in Rattlesnake Hills. Wine tasting is an interesting experience. 

From Yakima Valley, we took Freeway 82 and changed to Highway 97.  On Highway 97, we passed Wenatchee National Forest.  The Forest has 2.2 million acres and 135 miles of Cascade Range. Wildlife is abundant such as elk, deer, black bear, mountain goats, as well as other species.  However, we did not see any.

Driving on Highway 97, we suddenly saw a burning truck which packed with hay.  We were so scared.

On Highway 97 near Ellensburg, we saw another surprised – wind turbines.  We really did not expect to see wind turbines again after we passed the Columbia River in Oregon.  But … we saw wind turbines again.  We have to … stop … to … take pictures.   There are 149 wind turbines in Ellensburg and provide energy to about 70,000 homes in the Puget Sound region.

From Highway 97, we changed to Highway 2 to Leavenworth.

Leavenworth is a small "German Village" with population of 1970.  The market square area is about 4 - 5 blocks long and a couple of blocks wide with lots of parking. It offers many interesting shops such as clothing, wood, arts, and tourist trinkets. Don’t forget pastry, bakeries, restaurants, and beers. Oh! Please do not leave Leavenworth without having Pork Hock and German beer!!  It is … delicious!

Today was our last day of the Road Trip.  We are heading home tomorrow.

Bye! Hopefully, I will see you on my travel blog again.  Thanks for reading my blog.