With the leaves slowly changing from green to spectacular shades of red and yellow, it makes us think about Oktoberfest in Leavenworth. Sure, we could be thinking about hot apple cider, soup and dreaming about the warm summer days again - but Oktoberfest is an event not to be missed!
It's not just for beer lovers - it's three weekends of fun entertainment for the entire family including bands, musical troops, great food, arts and crafts, bounce houses and clowns and even a parade every Saturday through the village. As you're planning your weekend getaways in October, don't forget about Oktoberfest Oct 3-4, 10-11 and 17-18. There's still openings at our Leavenworth home here: http://vacationhousedestinations.com/dtlMbrPropPUB.cfm?propID=1013 so plan your getaway soon, before all the bratwurst, beer and German chocolate cake is gone!
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Travel Statistics
According to the Travel Industry Association (TIA), the non-profit trade group that represents the U.S. travel industry, Americans are expected to take more than 327 million leisure trips during June, July and August this year. That’s equivalent to 109 million trips a month, 3,554,348 trips per day and a skosh over one trip for every man, woman and child in the United States.
Thought those numbers were amazing! Vacations are important to take time off and refresh. Hope you're making the time to take one of the 327 million trips that are up for grabs :)
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Thought those numbers were amazing! Vacations are important to take time off and refresh. Hope you're making the time to take one of the 327 million trips that are up for grabs :)
www.vacationhousedestinations.com
Monday, June 30, 2008
Top 9 Washington Coast Attractions
Every day our members discover new and exciting places on their getaways. We want to thank Bob K. and his family for sharing their favorite places along the coast!
Top 9 beachside attractions
Lake Quinault - Rent a boat, dine at the Lodge, drive around the lake, drive to mountain viewpoint (Higley Peak), several short hikes: rain forest, ancient cedar tree, historic homestead, moss-draped maple grove, giant spruce tree.
Point Grenville - Undiscovered gem of the WA coast: seastacks, wide sandy beach, hidden volcanic beach
Taholah - Wonderful beach with rocks of Cape Elizabeth, mouth of Quinault river, massive spruce driftwood piles, pretty forest, view down to Point Grenville. (Taholah and Point Grenville require a tribal beach pass: $15 per family per day.)
Copalis Rock - Isolated seastack rock reached by 4 mile walk or drive down the beach. Nearby is the Copalis State Airport, where planes land right on the beach.
Kalaloch Coastline - Spectacular Ruby Beach, massive driftwood piles, tree-lined cliffs, miles of empty beach.
Hoh Rain Forest - Astonishing moss covered trees, beautiful drive along Hoh River, bring an umbrella
Quinault Beach Resort - Casino and restaurants
Ocean Shores - Rent electric boat on Duck Lake, ride horses, rent beach buggies, drive your car on the beach, fly kites, sand castles, many summer festivals, shopping
Westport - Catch a boat tour for whale watching, ocean fishing, ocean-going seabird watching, or a harbor tour. Historic lighthouse is tallest in Washington state. Many fine beaches with hills of sand for kids to play on.
Top 9 beachside attractions
Lake Quinault - Rent a boat, dine at the Lodge, drive around the lake, drive to mountain viewpoint (Higley Peak), several short hikes: rain forest, ancient cedar tree, historic homestead, moss-draped maple grove, giant spruce tree.
Point Grenville - Undiscovered gem of the WA coast: seastacks, wide sandy beach, hidden volcanic beach
Taholah - Wonderful beach with rocks of Cape Elizabeth, mouth of Quinault river, massive spruce driftwood piles, pretty forest, view down to Point Grenville. (Taholah and Point Grenville require a tribal beach pass: $15 per family per day.)
Copalis Rock - Isolated seastack rock reached by 4 mile walk or drive down the beach. Nearby is the Copalis State Airport, where planes land right on the beach.
Kalaloch Coastline - Spectacular Ruby Beach, massive driftwood piles, tree-lined cliffs, miles of empty beach.
Hoh Rain Forest - Astonishing moss covered trees, beautiful drive along Hoh River, bring an umbrella
Quinault Beach Resort - Casino and restaurants
Ocean Shores - Rent electric boat on Duck Lake, ride horses, rent beach buggies, drive your car on the beach, fly kites, sand castles, many summer festivals, shopping
Westport - Catch a boat tour for whale watching, ocean fishing, ocean-going seabird watching, or a harbor tour. Historic lighthouse is tallest in Washington state. Many fine beaches with hills of sand for kids to play on.
Summer time at the beach
The North Beach area of the Washington Coast is about the beach!!
There’s so much to do - hiking, beachcombing, sunbathing, having a campfire, watching the sea birds and flying a kite.
Some great walks include: the Griffiths Priday bird sanctuary park at Copalis Beach, Joe Creek at Pacific Beach and Pacific Beach State Park to the Stairs at Ocean Crest Resort.
A great side trip is to Point Grenville, on the Quinault Reservation. A beautiful stretch of truly natural beach with arches, haystacks, etc.
Surf kayaking is particularly good at Pacific Beach, with easy access from the State Park day use area.
Surf fishing is good almost everywhere along the coast, but access is best at Ocean City, Roosevelt Beach, Pacific Beach and Moclips.
There’s so much to do - hiking, beachcombing, sunbathing, having a campfire, watching the sea birds and flying a kite.
Some great walks include: the Griffiths Priday bird sanctuary park at Copalis Beach, Joe Creek at Pacific Beach and Pacific Beach State Park to the Stairs at Ocean Crest Resort.
A great side trip is to Point Grenville, on the Quinault Reservation. A beautiful stretch of truly natural beach with arches, haystacks, etc.
Surf kayaking is particularly good at Pacific Beach, with easy access from the State Park day use area.
Surf fishing is good almost everywhere along the coast, but access is best at Ocean City, Roosevelt Beach, Pacific Beach and Moclips.
Ocean Shores Calendar of Events
There's some great events coming up at Ocean Shores. Let our Ocean Shores property be your home away from home as you're exploring Ocean Shores.
July 3, 2008 Ocean Shores Independence Day Picnic - Celebrate our Nation's Independence Day with this 4th Annual community-sponsored picnic on Thursday, the 3rd.
July 4, 2008 Fire O'er the Water - Watch as Ocean City lights up the night sky with fireworks on the 4th.
July 12-13, 2008 Big Weekend Triathlon & Footfest All "Trifreaks" welcome to participate in this 2nd annual event! Activities feature 1/2 Iron Triathlon, Olympic Triathlon, Sprint Triathlon, Half Marathon, 10k Run, and 5k Run.
July 25-27, 2008 Sun and Surf Run - Get your favorite Harley T-shirt and join over 2,000 motorcycles at the Convention Center. Enjoy stunt riders, a motorcycle parade, a bonfire & fireworks on the beach, and vendors. Visit www.sunandsurfevent.com
September 5-7, 2008 Arts and Crafts Festival - 40th annual event. Visit one of Western WA's largest indoor & outdoor handmade arts and crafts bazaars. 1,000's of unique items are showcased by gifted artists and talented craftspeople. Admission is free.
September 27-28, 2008 Paddle the Shores - Attention kayak, canoe, and paddling enthusiasts. Paddle Activities on the lakes and canals of Ocean Shores. Poker Paddle, races, seminars, boat demonstrations and a participant picnic on Sunday.
October 3-5, 2008 Whale of a Quilt Show - Sea-Gals Quilters show offers vendors, handmade quilts, demonstrations, and quilted items. The show is judged and prizes are awarded. Free admission.
November 7-9, 2008 Dixieland Jazz Festival - Jazz bands from around the United States and Canada join together to offer over 100 hours of live jazz at several venues throughout Ocean Shores. For more information visit http://www.users.techline.com/diggindixie/
November 28-30, 2008 Winter Fanta-Sea - Over 70 arts and crafts booths feature thousands of unique handmade items just in time for the holidays! Bring the kids, Santa will be there to listen to all of your Christmas wishes.
December 12-13, 2008 North Beach Singers Christmas Cantata - The North Beach Singers present Yuletide favorites to bring in the Holiday Season. Admission is free.
July 3, 2008 Ocean Shores Independence Day Picnic - Celebrate our Nation's Independence Day with this 4th Annual community-sponsored picnic on Thursday, the 3rd.
July 4, 2008 Fire O'er the Water - Watch as Ocean City lights up the night sky with fireworks on the 4th.
July 12-13, 2008 Big Weekend Triathlon & Footfest All "Trifreaks" welcome to participate in this 2nd annual event! Activities feature 1/2 Iron Triathlon, Olympic Triathlon, Sprint Triathlon, Half Marathon, 10k Run, and 5k Run.
July 25-27, 2008 Sun and Surf Run - Get your favorite Harley T-shirt and join over 2,000 motorcycles at the Convention Center. Enjoy stunt riders, a motorcycle parade, a bonfire & fireworks on the beach, and vendors. Visit www.sunandsurfevent.com
September 5-7, 2008 Arts and Crafts Festival - 40th annual event. Visit one of Western WA's largest indoor & outdoor handmade arts and crafts bazaars. 1,000's of unique items are showcased by gifted artists and talented craftspeople. Admission is free.
September 27-28, 2008 Paddle the Shores - Attention kayak, canoe, and paddling enthusiasts. Paddle Activities on the lakes and canals of Ocean Shores. Poker Paddle, races, seminars, boat demonstrations and a participant picnic on Sunday.
October 3-5, 2008 Whale of a Quilt Show - Sea-Gals Quilters show offers vendors, handmade quilts, demonstrations, and quilted items. The show is judged and prizes are awarded. Free admission.
November 7-9, 2008 Dixieland Jazz Festival - Jazz bands from around the United States and Canada join together to offer over 100 hours of live jazz at several venues throughout Ocean Shores. For more information visit http://www.users.techline.com/diggindixie/
November 28-30, 2008 Winter Fanta-Sea - Over 70 arts and crafts booths feature thousands of unique handmade items just in time for the holidays! Bring the kids, Santa will be there to listen to all of your Christmas wishes.
December 12-13, 2008 North Beach Singers Christmas Cantata - The North Beach Singers present Yuletide favorites to bring in the Holiday Season. Admission is free.
Pacific Beach Calendar of Events
If you're looking for upcoming activities at Pacific Beach, look no farther - and of course we have one of the finest homes in Pacific Beach as your home base for all of the upcoming events.
Here's what's coming up:
August 23,24 Copalis Beach Duck Race. Copalis BeachRubber ducks are purchased and floated down the Copalis River for prizes.
August 30th and 31st Is the KELPERS WEEKEND! Featuring the Kelpers Parade on Sunday the 31st starting at 12noon from Moclips. The weekend begins with the Kiddies Parade on Saturday at 12noon on Main street from the Post Office to "The Wacky Warehouse"-After the Kiddies Parade on Saturday the Moclips VS Pacific Beach "TUG of WAR" will be on the beach. We will also have a street dance on Saturday Evening. There will be all kinds of VENDORS on Main ST. SAT.& SUN. Also the "SHAKE-RAT RENDEZVOUS"-We hope you can come to enjoy the festivities! Contact 360-276-4727 for more information.
September 5-7th, The 2008 Kite Festival The festival will be at Pacific Beach State Park.
October 27th KXPB 89.1fm hosts a Halloween party at the Pacific Beach resort and conference center.
October 31st Haunted House. Pacific Beach resort and conference center.
December to New Years Christmas Lights “Babes in Toyland”
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Latest Fuel Cost Report
There's an interesting gas price study out by the EPA that I read in the June 16th BusinessWeek. While it's getting more painful to fill the tank lately, the EPA says that the price we're paying now as compared to June 2007 isn't much more. The report compared the cost of driving round trip to destinations this year, vs last year at the same time. The results were very revealing - end result is that it doesn't cost much more to drive to your favorite vacation spot this year vs what it did last year.
From the report - how much more this year it costs vs last year roundtrip: (By Car/By SUV)
Los Angeles to Las Vegas: $15.04/$20.01
Denver to Grand Canyon: $42.51/$56.55
Chicago to Memphis: $29.75/$39.58
Atlanta to Orlando: $24.46/$32.54
Montreal to New York: $21.23/$28.24
From the report - how much more this year it costs vs last year roundtrip: (By Car/By SUV)
Los Angeles to Las Vegas: $15.04/$20.01
Denver to Grand Canyon: $42.51/$56.55
Chicago to Memphis: $29.75/$39.58
Atlanta to Orlando: $24.46/$32.54
Montreal to New York: $21.23/$28.24
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