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Washington State May 27-30

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I had heard about the beauty of Northwest region for a long time but never visited before.  Until now, Memorial weekend sounded short but in fact it was perfect for us! May 27 We left DFW 7:30 pm Central time and arrived Seattle-Tacoma Airport around 10:00 pm Pacific time.  We took a shuttle bus to the rental area and picked up a small SUV for our trip.  Then we drove to the hotel for our first night. May 28 We started the day with breakfast at the hotel.  Our plan today was to drive to Leavenworth, one of my bucket list! and then continue to Wenatchee for hiking.  I was nervous about the weather as it was raining in the morning.  However, the weather in Leavenworth and Wenatchee was perfect for us.  The scenery on the way to Leavenworth for 2.5 hours was really beautiful!  Leavenworth was a really cute German town surrounded by mountains.  We walked around the town and enjoyed the time there.  We had German foods for our lunch.  Once we finished, we continued walking, enjoying t