Today, we are taking out the jack-knife couch bed and building a new bed! We decided that Addie needed a better bed and we also wanted some more storage in that back room, so we made the best of both worlds. We used parts from the bed that went underneath the jack-knife couch for the new bed. The new bed was raised 12 inches off the floor, so we could slide totes underneath Addie’s new bed. It was a fairly quick building process for us, and we really like it! How we did it is in the video!
Today we at Newhalem Campground in the Cascades.
We had Verizon and AT&T 4G service.
We also visited Ladder Creek Falls. The falls looked like a ladder, they also “light up at dark”. The board at the beginning of the falls said there was 160 stairs but they “lied”. We didn’t count but it didn’t feel like 160 stairs, there was maybe 60-65 stairs.
We also made a stop at Twede’s Cafe and learned that the cafe was the R&R Diner in the TV show Twin Peaks from the 1990’s. The server was really nice and he joked with us kids. The food wasn’t the best but it wasn’t too bad. The mashed potatoes tasted bagged and bland. I don’t know how you can mess up mashed potatoes but they figured it out.
Newhalem Campground
Marblemount, WA 98267
https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/camping.htm#CP_JUMP_628782
GPS coordinates: 48.670963, -121.260583
Ladder Creek Falls
WA-20, Marblemount, WA 98267
https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/newhalem-area-trails.htm
GPS coordinates: 48.675107, -121.241550
Twede’s Cafe
137 W North Bend Way
North Bend, WA 98045
http://www.twedescafe.com/
GPS coordinates: 47.495208, -121.786925
Today, we are visiting the Empty Sky 9/11 Memorial. This memorial was two long steel walls with names written on them. The names were the people who had connections with New Jersey who died when the Twin Towers came down. It had two metal beams that actually came from the fallen towers. This place was right across the river from New York City. It was very beautiful and we enjoyed our time there.
Empty Sky Memorial
1 Audrey Zapp Dr.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
GPS coordinates: 40.708199, -74.034564
Today, Amber and Dad replaced the RV toilet.
The toilet flusher was getting stuck due to that being stuck after we flushed. We needed to lift the lever back up and that was getting hard so with a swing of a magic wand we fixed the bathroom toilet.
The original toilet cut out in the floor wasn’t even round. The manufacturers “don’t know how to cut a round hole”.
The new toilet is much better than the old one. It has many different spots that the water comes out of around the toilet.
I really like this new toilet
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Today, we have the honor of seeing America’s gem, Niagara Falls! The water was super cool, and there was much to see and do. You can do a trolley tour or a boat tour “Maid Of The Mist”! The boat actually takes you right up next to the falls! You can also do the Cave Of The Winds self tour, which allows you to walk right next to the Bridal Falls on the American side. You can go to the “Hurricane Deck” and stand partly UNDERNEATH the Bridal Falls. A little expensive, as to be expected, but totally worth it.
Maid of the Mist Boat Tour
1 Prospect St.
Niagara Falls, NY 14303
GPS coordinates: 43.086466, -79.068020
Today, we build a truck bed platform.
The Raptor coating attracted butterflies. The Raptor started chipping away after 2-3 months. We built this platform for totes to go under and the ATV to go on top of the platform.
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Today, we visited Cave of the Winds at Niagara Falls.
Up on the platforms, there was probably 3 inches of water on the wood.
My favorite part of Cave of the Winds was the hurricane deck. On the hurricane deck it felt like ice was hitting your face. Amber and I went to the corner where part of the water fall was coming down and we could feel the water from the falls on our backs and shoulders.
Although the water was cold, we had fun. What I can tell you though is that you might want a extra pair of clothes, we did not and we regretted it. Ponchos were provided with the tour.
The platforms beside the falls get taken down every year and then put back up in the spring.
Cave of the Winds
24 Buffalo Ave.
Niagara Falls, New York 14303
GPS coordinates: 43.082376, -79.071029
Today, we did “something different”. We did a Dried Fruit Challenge.
The fruits we tried were dried pineapple, dried kiwi, radish slices, and “Texas Rattle Snake Eggs”.
Dad, of course, with the “rattle snake eggs” scared the boogy man out of us, the pineapple was kinda sour and chewy, the kiwi was just horrible, the radish had no flavor to it all. I think you know how the rattle snake eggs went.
This video is from 2018 and we try a sarsaparilla drink for the first time.
Spoiler alert… it tastes very close to root beer.
Today we visited Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park. It is kinda north of the lake, I do recommend visiting the Tower Falls. As you see, Dad is very thirsty and wanted a drink of the nice water from the falls.
Yellowstone National Park
West Thumb
GPS coordinates: 44.891942, -110.386694
