2,480 miles!!! We made it! We’re safe and sound in Seattle, WA. Just checked into our hotel room. We’re sad that our trip is exactly at its halfway point. However, we’re excited to see the things on the upcoming agenda – including Tracy’s wedding!
Just one picture today. It’s another one of those “looks like its fake” shots. We visited the Grand Coolee Dam and camped on Lake Roosevelt last night. Kind of a funny place – the whole area is trapped in the 1950’s. The visitor center shows the oldest information film I’ve ever seen. Reminds me of Mr. Hays’ social studies class in 8th grade. The area has all of those cheesy drive-in motels/restaurants. Even the campground was uniquely “antiquated.” It felt like we were in a time warp.
The geography of eastern Washington is fascinating. First of all – the drive from Missoula, MT to C’oeur D’Alene is amazing. Absolutely beautiful. Then you hit eastern Washington and it’s as flat as a pancake – almost like being back in southern Minnesota. However, if you drive a little bit north and hit the Columbia River area – it’s back to being breathtaking. We followed Highway 2 all the way to Seattle. The Cascades are amazing and there is still some snow up in the peaks – just like the Rockies in WY.
It’s very odd driving around in a major city. We’re used to dodging bison and climbing 7-8% grades in the mountains.
We’re off to see some sights and find a cold beer or two. (Speaking of which – Pat or Dennis: Have you guys ever heard of “Moose Drool” beer before? UNREAL! Very good.)
To the New Buffalo bunch – Hope “Shore House” is going well. We miss you guys.
Mark – glad you’re back from Minnesota. Hope everything went well. I’ll give you a call later this week…
Jen & Andy – welcome back from Paris. Sounds like it was an incredible trip. We’re looking forward to an evening of grilling, cocktails & trip stories when we get back. We’ll host – I’m itching to cook again in a real kitchen…
Love you all – we’ll be “on-line” until Monday morning.
Jeff & Amy
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Ahhh….Moose Drool, that’s some good stuff.Make sure you also try Red Hook (any flavor — hit the brewery if you can…I can’t believe I didn’t put that on your “things to do list”) and Alaska Pale Ale while you’re out there. Oh yeah, and Tim’s Cascade potato chips. The salt and vinegar chips are to DIE for.Let me know if you need any more useless snacking information…Have you caught a glimpse of Rainier yet?Love,Jen L. the First
Actually there is some Moose Drool in my fridge right now… good stuff. Becca is an EXPERT on beer selecting from the Pick-n-Save by our house, they have a huge and impressivly stocked liquor department.You must keep a copy of this web log, in cluding the photos and comments in a scrapbook to show your grandchildren.You have so many people vicariously making this trip with you your tent must seem crowded.