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Only located 30 miles east of downtown Seattle,we took a trip to see Snoqualmie Falls. Snoqualmie Falls is a 268 ft (82 m) waterfall on the Snoqualmie River between Snoqualmie and Fall City, Washington, USA. It is one of Washington's most popular scenic attractions. The Snoqualmie tribes use to come to this location when tribal disagreements or conflict would come about. This is where these Indians would discuss the issue and move towards establishing peace.
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Before I attended Texas Instruments FAE conference I decided to stop by Houston so I could see my Tito Froi and Tita Libeth along with my seven cousins...here is the attempt to name them all:
The Lujan’s took a short trip to Seattle, Washington to visit our good friends Hazel and Fred. It has been over one year since we have seen Hazel though she has been one of Dulcinea’s best friends since highschool. What makes visiting good friends so fun is knowing that when you meet it is as if time never passed. Conversations pick up from where it ended a long time ago and the feeling of connection still exisit. On this trip we were able to celebrate Fred’s 28th birthday with food… LOTS of food. While were were in this rainy city we toured around to see the Space Needle, Alki Beach Park, downtown Seattle, and Lincoln park. The cool thing was that it was my first time to actually go to this west coast city and enjoy the sea food what we so long for when we are in the landlocked state of Colorado. It was an all out pig fest at Salty’s Restaurant which was an all you can eat seafood brunch extraveganza. Well till next time…
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Driving on State Road 150 on the way home from the Great Sand Dunes National Monument in Southern Colorado, I was quickly reminded about a conversation I had with a friend where he mentioned there is a water fall close by the monument. I tried to recall the name, and suddenly a sign appeared saying, “Zapata Falls.” .We turned into the gravel road which seem to lead us to the heart of the an Juan Mountain Range, but it suddenly ended ¼ mile away from the falls. I reached for my water bottle and camera. We began to climb up the marked trail to the falls.
It was definitely an Oasis after having played in the Sand Dunes for about four hours and being beat down by the sun. The trail was rocky and there was a short stint by which you could not avoid having to walk in the water in order to reach the falls.
Here is more about the falls: Zapata Falls is located south of Great Sand Dunes National Monument. The falls themselves are an impressive geologic feature, where snowmelt from the peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Range has carved a dramatic narrow gorge. The area offers breathtaking vistas of the San Luis Valley and the Great Sand Dunes.
The falls area is one of a few known Colorado breeding sites for the rare and elusive black swift, a bird that nests exclusively in the dark recesses and spray of large waterfalls. The area also contains good to excellent quality grassland, woodland, shrubland, and forest communities
