Join us for a half day tour of regional apple orchards as part of the conference agenda. Pre-register for an additional pre-conference tour in Seattle touring the Pike Place Market, the Space Needle and Chihuly Garden and Glass and or a post tour hike.

Please go to registration page to sign up for pre/post conference tours.

Excursion 1 – Pre-conference Seattle Tour

Show Me Seattle Tours will pick you up Sun Jun 22 at Airport Hotel Hilton Seattle Airport (17620 International Blvd Seattle) at 8am and take you on a half day tour returning you to the airport hotel by mid afternoon.  This allows for flights with a stop-over in Seattle. The hotel/pick up is just over the skybridge (10 min walk) from the airport. The tour will include

Space Needle

Seattle’s iconic point of view since 1962. A 605 foot tall landmark constructed to symbolize the space age aspirations for the World’s Fair. The tower offers a 360-degree view of downtown, Mt Rainier, Puget Sound and the Cascades.

Chihuhly Glass and Garden

Chihuly Garden and Glass is a museum in the Seattle Center showcasing the studio glass of Dale Chihuly. Dale Chihuhly’s works are showcased at more than 200 museums worldwide.

Pike Place Market

Founded in 1907 the market is one of the oldest and largest continuously operated public markets in the United States. More than 220 independent shops and restaurants, 70+ farmers, 160+ craftspeople.

Cost

$175 per person

Excursion 2 – Post Conference Cascades Hike

We will leave after the conference in a 12-passenger van arriving in the evening in Wenatchee WA. Bright and early the next morning we will set out for a moderate hike. We plan to go to Lake Valhalla a beautiful alpine lake. The hike is 6.3 miles with 1,364 feet of elevation gain generally taking about 4 hours to complete. June will be wild-flower season. If there is snow on the trail we will choose another hike.

Make sure to bring a hat, water bottle hiking boots or good hiking shoes, long pants and bug spray for mosquitos, sunscreen and warm clothes.

Your tour guide will be Tianna DuPont (conference host).  

After the hike we will bring you to Seattle Seatac airport to fly home.

Limit 11 participants.

If you would like to stay and hike longer in the Wenatchee area there are shuttles from Wenatchee to Seattle/Seatac airport 6 times per day.

Agenda

Fri Jun 27

11am-1pm         Drive to Wenatchee

1pm                     Lunch in Wenatchee

2-6pm                 Free time in Wenatchee to visit the market, downtown, river trail.

6pm                    Dinner Wenatchee

Sat Jun 28

8am                     Leave to hike

9am-2pm           Hike with lunch

2:30-3:30pm      Shopping Leavanworth

3:30-5:30pm      Drive to Seattle. Drop at airport and airport hotels

Cost $350

Includes van transport from Kennewick to Wenatchee, to hike, to Seatac airport/ surrounding hotels, dinner Fri Jun 27, hotel Fri June 27, breakfast, lunch and dinner and snack Sat June 28.