Fall Foliage Train Tour in Beautiful Ione
Fall is my favorite time of year, so when I heard that the North Pond Oreille Valley Lions Club offered a Fall Foliage train tour in September and October, I informed my family that we were going to go. I had never been on a train and I love looking at the different colored leaves of fall so I figured it would be really fun. The fall train tours take place on Saturdays and Sunday for 3 weekends in a row. The only weekend we had available was the first weekend, so we planned the trip for that weekend. There are 3 tours per weekend-day: 11:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm. We originally planned on the 1:00pm ride, but by the time I tried to make reservations (less than a week before) that ride was sold out, so we opted for the 11:00am one instead. Read the rest of Fall Foliage Train Tour in Beautiful Ione »
It has been awhile since a date night has actually entailed getting dressed up, dropping our son off at the babysitters, and going to a restaurant with meals that comes in courses. On this evening though we decided to use our gift certificate and go to Anthony’s at Spokane Falls. It was the perfect week to make a reservation and sit outside along the rive and have a quite dinner. Anthony’s is the perfect restaurant to take in the view of the Spokane River. It sits at 510 N. Lincoln Street and overlooks the Spokane River. 
I’ve always been more of a sports competitor than a fitness junkie. However, recently, I noticed I wasn’t exactly metabolizing food the way I used to in high school and college. In short, I was getting fatter. This not only affects the way I perform when I play sports, but (like everyone else) it affects how I feel about myself. Since I enjoy outdoor and athletic activities, I realized I needed to do something consistent to keep my body in athletic shape as I get older. I’ve tried running a few times a week, but it gets boring. I’ve lifted on my own at the gym, and then stopped going, but kept paying the bill out of guilt. This time, I knew I needed something revolutionary. 
This weekend my husband and son went to Harmon Park, 6018 N. Regal Street (Market & Bismark) to play while I was out of town. Harmon Park is located on the north end of Hillyard and has so much to do and see. Harmon Park is home to a skate park, softball field, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, picnic areas, and children toys. 
I am trying to squeeze in as much park time as I can before it gets too cold. This week has been the perfect week to forget that fall is right around the corner. We have spent many days this summer playing at Friendship Park (631 E. Greta) in North Spokane. This is a great park located off of Standard and Greta and consists of 12 acres of childhood fun. 
On a recent Saturday in late July we enjoyed a picnic at Jump Off Joe Lake, and on our return home our daughter had a surprise treat for us. As you drive along Highway 395 headed South from Jump Off Joe Lake 
Today was Family Free Day at the Spokane Interstate Fair sponsored by KSPS and The Spokesman Review. My girlfriends and I decided it would be the perfect day, weather included, to take the kids to the Fair after the nap time. However, I did not anticipate that everyone in Spokane would also have the same idea. 
I always know fall is coming quickly when corn is ready to pick. And for our family, no place is better to pick corn than Carver Farms (9105 N. Idaho Road, Newman Lake, WA). A couple of weeks ago on our way home from Idaho, we came home through Rathdrum on Trent and made a quick stop at Carver Farms for some fresh corn. 
This past Saturday, August 23rd, my husband, two of my granddaughters and myself packed a picnic lunch and went to Riverfront Park to watch the annual Pow Wow. There were several Indian nations gathered to share in dance, food, drumming and contests. My granddaughters had fixed up their own costumes in anticipation of participating in the pow wow dancing 
