What I did over 4th of July weekend. (Major Dial-up warning)

So, I arrived in lovely central Washington for a fun-filled time with my lovely girlfriend. We really didn't have any plans - or so I thought! We have actually had very little time to sit and relax. First on the agenda was a trip to the Gorge Amphitheater for the Willie Nelson 4th of July picnic. I've lived in Texas for the past 27 years, and I had to come to WA to go to my first picnic. Here are some assorted photos of our day there. Edit - because Madrone kicks so much ass, we were SECOND ROW CENTER! We could almost reach out and touch the artists!

Here is a shot of the venue itself. Gorgeous!



First up, Amos Lee. Very talented. Even though he was playing for a small crowd, he was really good and engaging.



Next up were Drive-By Truckers! These guys (and lady) never disappoint!



Following DBT were The Old 97s from Dallas. They rocked out!



After them, Son Volt showed up and I got to re-visit my man-crush on Jay Farrar.



Finally, the star of the show - WILLIE! He was terrific!!




After recovering from THAT all-day affair, we decided to head up to beautiful Mt. Rainier.

For those unfamiliar with Washington's license plates. ;)



Here are Madrone and I enjoying the snow (!!!) while the mountain looms over us.



On the way home, we almost literally ran into this big guy. We chased him up a dirt road, and this is the only picture I could snap off before he ran off.




After all of that, some of us were plum wore out. :hi:

I mean, holy cow wow!

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I'm glad you had fun!

I have to agree. Beautiful setting and a great place to watch a show.

That boy is just amazing. Love Willie, too, of course. ;-)

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All the bands were really in good form. I was impressed by the whole day.

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Those are great pictures! Aren't you just the luckiest guy alive to have such a kick ass girlfriend?

Yes...yes, you are!

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:thumbsup:

of course you could have been up here pumping quarters into a Rio Tranny and gotten my head as a prize but that is for DS1 to 'explain' :D

DS1 has outdone himself. :rofl:

All in all, I'd rather get attacked by the elk, though. The pain wouldn't last as long. :D

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Tell Madrone :hi: for me.

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She's sitting right here. :hi:

I saw some really awesome stuff this week to be sure.

give her a :hug: too. :)

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Actually, I gave her a :hug: and a :*

:D

Ya freak!

My parents are out there.

I missed a DU trip to see Sicko on Saturday, and then I worked on Sunday. :(

This weekend makes up for it though. :)

I'm lucky to have had this experience for sure. Back to reality next week. :)

I haven't been to the amphitheater yet; looks gorgeous.

It's lovely, and easy to get to even though it is in the middle of nowhere.

Old 97s, DBTs, and Son Volt! Pretty damn good. And Willie Nelson too.


Very nice. Looks like you had a great time!

Great line up, great venue. I'm glad we went.

Great pics!

You did have awesome seats.....hope your hearing is OK today!

And Mount Rainier!

My favorite mountain of all...

We've been there many times, and even stayed at the Paradise Inn...

It is so freaking beautiful....

Glad you two had so much fun!

Thanks for sharing... :grouphug: