Spokane, WA

He told me to join him for a free workout at his brand new CrossFit franchise, located inside the Global Fitness on East Sprague in the Spokane Valley. I agreed to meet him there, and had no idea what to expect. That’s part of the fun of CrossFit. Every time you go in, you get an adrenaline rush like you’re showing up for the first day of tryouts for a sports team: you don’t know what’s going to happen, but you know it’s going to be hard, and you’ll feel very tired and a sense of accomplishment afterward.

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, picnic areas, and children toys.

Harmon Park also is home to tennis courts, horseshoe pits and a softball field. They also have a large picnic area and public restrooms.

I am trying to squeeze in as much park time as I can before it get’s 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.

Friendship park not only has your typical play toys, it has 2 softball diamonds, tennis courts, nice walking trails and will soon have a splash pad. My son loves the toys the best, but has recently taken to swinging. His favorite part is moving from swing to swing.

The Pow Wow had people from the Kalisbell, Couer d’ Alene, Spokane, Yakima, Colville and Nez Pierce Tribes. There were dances for golden age women in which only two ladies participated and then golden age men. Judges watched the performance of each dance and chose the best dancers to compete again later in the day from each tribe.

This was the perfect weekend, August 23rd and 24th, to attend the 12th Annual Buggy Barn Quilt Show and Folk Art Sale. The weather was warm, but not too hot and there was a nice breeze on the farm. There were quilts everywhere. Now, this is not your typical quilt show. All the quilts are hanging outside along fences, tacked onto barns and on clotheslines. Walking into the rows of quilts I was amazed at the talent of everyone. The time and effort put into these quilts is amazing.

Sunday August 10th, our family attended the Fairchild Air show at Fairchild Air Force Base in Airway Heights. We went to watch the various planes perform wonderful feats and observe the power of the big jets. It was the day before my birthday and our youngest son thought it would be a great family outing. The day started out a bit cloudy and threatening rain and we did get a few sprinkles but nothing serious.

Frolf is a clever combination of the words Frisbee and golf. It is not the same as Disc Golf because fancy disc golf discs are not used. In the poor college kid, I have six square feet of dorm room space, version of disc golf players grab their most expendable Frisbee and aim for agreed upon objects. The Whitworth University campus on Hawthorne between Division and Waikiki provides an excellent location for this activity. There are a multitude of unmarked courses, which I will not trace out for you because that would be too difficult, and I don’t positively remember any one. About a week ago I had to give in to a friendly game of Frolf.

On July 19th we loaded up two vehicles and headed to Jump Off Joe Lake. It is above Loon Lake and about 37 miles North of Spokane along highway 395. We should have taken the boat but my son in law wanted to check it out before hauling the boat along.

walking on the Centennial Trail at the Military Cemetery entrance. This can be reach from Government Way at mile marker 28. For us, we went past Spokane Falls Community College and turned right on Government Way and approximately 2 miles later you will see a sign for the Military Cemetery

This year was their 30th year holding the concert and festival. The concert is put on by the Allegro Baroque and Beyond a non-profit arts organization and free to the public. It is always held the last Sunday of July annually. The main events are held in the Lilac Bowl Meadow across from the Spokane Opera House.