Coming home today; will post pictures, stories, etc.
Now that I'm home, telling stories and writing long descriptions isn't so appealing... so tired. Well, I will get it started; maybe more later in the week.
The Sleeping Lady resort (named after a silhouette formed by the mountains) is an amazing place. We first discovered it many years ago by going there for a concert in the Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival series. The lodging is what I call "eco-luxury cabins." The meals are included, served buffet style in a large pine-decor dining hall. The food is amazing, and definitely one of the best reasons to go there. Their chef is world class and many of the ingredients come from their own organic garden. The abundance is overwhelming. For example, dinner one night was curried pumpkin soup, french lentils, roasted carrots, salmon, roast (either or both), pizza, fresh baked bread, salads, cheeses, mounds of fresh berries and other local fruit, 3 kinds of dessert... And you just take what you'd like, self serve except for the hot dishes. It is all finer than the best restaurants I've ever been to. Going on and on about the food -- you see, I need to go cook dinner...
We swam, walked, rode horses, went to an amazing concert by Mark O'Connor, and I had two nice runs in the surrounding rural area. Pretty good for just two days away. We spent zero time in the little tourist town of Leavenworth (Bavarian by law), but I mention it in case anyone is thinking of visiting this place because it's great if you like to shop.
Just a few pictures for now. (Hope the pix come through ok - using photobucket for the first time.) Some of the grounds, the organic garden, the rock pool, Dale Chihuly Icicle sculpture...
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