Festival of Lights...

rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
edited December 3, 2009 in Landscapes
In Coeur d' Alene, Idaho every year they have the Festival of Lights. It is hosted by the Coeur d' Alene Resort and is a spectacle to behold. It is a very well attended event. This year we got there nice and early for a good place to view the fireworks and the lights. This year, the weather was amazing and a beautiful clear sky. If you are ever in the area at this time of year, it is an event that you will want to see over and over. It is a family tradition for us. I hope you get a bit of the feel from these pictures.

Ron

1. Before the festivities.
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2. This airplane will give tours around the CDA area.
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3. Fireworks
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8. The lights turned on.
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9. My family.
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"The question is not what you look at, but what you see". Henry David Thoreau

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Comments

  • OrvSalOrvSal Registered Users Posts: 461 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2009
    Great shots! Thanks for the memories, we lived there for 4 years, loved the parades, shoping downtown and late night hot chocalates at the snack bar in the resort by the big fireplace. I never took the float plane ride but spent lots of time on the lake cruise boats. Have you hiked Tubbs Hill? Higgons Point? We want to go back for a nice visit..
    Have a great day!
    Orv

    Thomson, Ga. USA
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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2009
    Thanks Orv! We have hiked around Tubbs Hill. You may enjoy some of these pics and hopefully they will also bring back some good memories:).
    http://ront.smugmug.com/Places/Coeur-d-Alene/Tubbs-Hill-452009/7963445_csHEc#506720844_APvYg

    Ron
    "The question is not what you look at, but what you see". Henry David Thoreau

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  • Sublim3Sublim3 Registered Users Posts: 70 Big grins
    edited December 2, 2009
    Love #3, great shots.thumb.gif
    Mitch
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  • OrvSalOrvSal Registered Users Posts: 461 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2009
    Thanks Ront, I enjoyed your photos on your site, we have visited a lot of the same places too. Was a beautiful place to live. The winters were toooo long and all our family was too far away.
    Have a great day!
    Orv

    Thomson, Ga. USA
    www.Osalisburyphoto.smugmug.com
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2009
    Great shots Ron. I especially like #4 clap.gif
    Dan
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  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2009
    #4 for me too :D

    The reflections in the water and the weird green makes it :D
    Creativity's hard.

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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2009
    Thanks for the comments all. I do appreciate them all!!

    Orv, you are sure correct about the winters!! I am really hoping not to have a repeat of the last 2 years. They were way to long and way too much snow.
    Tubbs Hill is a great Hike. Beautiful scenery!!

    Thanks, Ron
    "The question is not what you look at, but what you see". Henry David Thoreau

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    Nikon D600, Nikon 85 f/1.8G, Nikon 24-120mm f/4, Nikon 70-300, Nikon SB-700, Canon S95
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