August 12-17 - Roslyn & Cle Elum, Washington 🇺🇸

Post the summer’s biggest, baddest BBQ we fled to the mountains. Roslyn is located in the Cascade Mountains, 80 miles east of Seattle. The town was founded in 1886 as a coal mining company town and today is a sleepy hollow with a population of only 910 but serving as an important food & watering hole for the nearby Suncadia Resort. For a two-horse town, there are plenty of eateries and cocktail spots. One of our favourites is The Brick, a landmark saloon operating since 1889 and offering brews, pub grub & live music in cheery surrounds. There’s also The Heritage Distilling Company, a craft distillery that is the most awarded in North America by the American Distilling Institute— 6 years in a row from 2014-2019! Another interesting fact is they are majority owned by women and family operated. As a craft distillery they manage the entire process of making their spirits by hand - from identifying & working directly with the farmers growing the grains, to ensuring the purity of their water source, to milling the grains, making their own mash & wort, and running their own custom made stills for the best ”Field to Flask” ethos. If you have time, you can brew your own batch through their customized “Your Whiskey, Your Way” program. Suzie & Grandma shared a few days with us and we enjoyed some great walks & hikes. Later in the week Mark & Jenni joined us with rescue Grandson, Prince. It was great to have time with the kids!

Cle Elum River & Tumble Creek Bridge

Mark, Suzie and Debb at the end of our 7-mile hike

The wildlife was watching with interest as we hiked by

Obviously they’re used to having humans around!

Other interesting wildlife!

Residential neighbourhood in the town of Roslyn