<VV> 2005 Convention: Portland

[Dennis & Debbie Pleau]

Don't bash Coeur d'alene, that's where my parents met.  They've been 
married 48 years, right after my father got back from the Pacific Theater.

dp


At 03:15 PM 6/24/2004, WadeHalsey wrote:
>NicolCS@aol.com wrote:
>
>>Kinda reminds me of a visit to Mitchell, South Dakota. The tour guide 
>>asked me "Is this your first time out west?"  I explained that I had driven
>>  two days EAST to get to Mitchell. > She was baffled!
>>Portland is 350 miles for me.  I'm delighted about the locaton and hope 
>>to meet many of you there. Perhaps my place could be a gathering point 
>>for a caravan.  Just find your way to I-90 (It starts in Boston) and go 
>>west.  You'll find our place in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (the actual end of 
>>the earth)  Craig Nicol
>
>We passed through Coeur d'Alene 3 or 4 years ago while on vacation. The 
>location of the end of the earth is a little north in my opinion-----The 
>"Going to the Sun Highway" in Glacier National Park is the actual 
>location. Also Choteau, Montana, a tiny place, which had a great little museum.
>
>The mountain peaks seemed to directly overhead and who knows how many 
>thousand feet up. It would have been even more spectacular in a 
>convertible! We covered over 3,000 miles in a rental Malibu on that trip, 
>including crossing Montana.
>
>That wasn't our only trip "out west" but definitely the drive in Glacier 
>Park was one of the most memorable---
>
>Wade Halsey