We finally were able to have a meal at Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney. The atmosphere was beautiful and very New Orleans. We were seated in the Parasol Room and got ready for our first taste of Lousiana cooking. Now keep in mind I have never been to Louisiana so I am writing this from the point of view of a person that has lived her whole life in the West and most of it in the Pacific Northwest. Zach and I shared two dishes because we wanted to get a good sample of the eats here. He ordered Jambalya and I ordered a salad with Crawdads (crayfish) on it. The crawdads were very good, but there was not near enough of the meat on the salad to be able to really enjoy it. ... read more

The hardest place to find in Walla Walla was the children's museum. Don and the girl that rang up our purchase at the fort were kind enough to give us detailed directions on how to get there. Once we finally found it, it was worth it. It is not very big on the outside, but the space on the inside is well used. I like this place better then the Palouse Discovery Science Center as it is not all science, there are a lot of imagination opportunities here. Admission is 4.00 a person and includes use of the whole facility. As I overheard the girl at the front counter tell one of the parents, "Nothing here is off limits". Kids can play in the kitchen/Italian resaurant, the doctor's/vet's office or in the construction room. There is ... read more

Okay and now back to heading the opposite direction of the directions that I was given in the Walla Walla blog entry. The only place that I had really good direction to before even entering Walla Walla was Klickers. Klickers is known for their strawberries throughout the region and they have been recommended to me to try. Last summer I did try some Klicker Berries that were cut up and in a tub, but I didn't really care for them. So I thought that I would try them directly from the farm. However, the strawberries are expensive even directly at the farm and I did not even think to try any. Looking back I should have bought a small container to at least try the product fresh. The only thing that I had on my mind ... read more

As we were running ahead of schedule on our way to Walla Walla, I decided to try and fit Palouse falls into our day trip as well. The trip up there was much longer then it seemed on the way back, most likely because I had no clue as to where we were going or how far it was. All in all, we were back on highway 12 on our way to Walla Walla again within 45 minutes. To get to the Palouse Falls you have to travel by the town of Starbuck and beyond Lyons Ferry on the Snake river. Lyons Ferry looked nice as we drove past it and includes a number of camping spots and also the fish hatchery. If you are looking to go camping in this area Lyons Ferry has more ... read more

I know that I haven't been traveling very far away from home here lately, but I am trying to get to know my hometown. Besides most of the people that read this blog don't live where I do and some of you might be interested in learning about the mysterious Idaho. Well a writer can always hope, right? I live in the town of Lewiston, which is just across the river from the Washington town of Clarkston. Names sound familiar? They should, the two towns are named after the explorers Lewis and Clark, who travelled through our valley on the way to the Pacific Ocean. This area is rich in early US history, Old West Stories and Native American Tradition. So you never really know what blog I may come up with next for this area. ... read more