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 We spent the day in Spokane…by the way it rhymes with man

Now that I’ve cleared up that pronunciation mystery….

how about I take a moment for a little history.

Spokane was named for the Spokane tribe

who long before the settlers came…across this land did run

The name Spokane carries with it a great significance 

It means ‘Children of the sun.”

With that in our minds and the sun shining brightly we were feeling blessed 

that we happened upon Spokane the same weekend as Hoopfest.

Hoopfest is a 3 on 3 basketball tournament…and for what it’s worth

It’s billed as the largest tournament of its kind anywhere on Earth

24,000 players come from 44 states and 6 countries 

every age, sex, size and ability level you’d ever want to.meet

and Deborah and I spent half the morning watching them compete.

It was also the 50th anniversary of Spokane’s environmentally themed Expo 74 

Which was a huge success from May until November that year

when it bid the world farewell

to celebrate we ate key lime pie…and rode an old wooden carousel  

We walked around the city watching people large and small

enjoying everything Spokane had to offer…including her waterfalls.

We celebrated the city, basketball as well as a 50 year old Expo….

It was a day filled with surprises, wonder and fun…

for two blessed and happy 70 year old…children of the sun.