Day 8: Seattle

Well we finally arrived.  We are staying in Lynnwood which is near Mukilteo.  It is chilly here, mid 60s during the day and low 50s in the evening.  I've got some great pictures of the scenery between Spokane (high desert) and Seattle.  There is a spot on the Columbia River which is on the desert side that is really beautiful.  This spot overlooks a Gingko petrified forest. Here is a link to a description of this forest (Link:  HistoryLink.org- the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History -- http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=7396).  Mo hasn't downloaded our pictures, but when he does I will upload them here.  

Day 7: Spokane Washington

We arrived in Spokane, ate at Fridays, and rested.  Tomorrow we get to Redmond and we are all ready to be off the road, especially Gabi.  She is ready to settle into one spot for a few weeks.  Too bad it isn't her new home as yet, but she is tired of guarding every new place we stop. 

Spokane is a pretty city surrounded by mountains.  Nothing unique or interesting to see and do.  Oh well, we are on the road again.

Day 6: Glacier National Park

Today we spent the day exploring Glacier National Park.  We learned that things here don't really open until the end of May or beginning of June because it is still cold and damp here.  Today the temperature ranged from a low of 39 degrees to a high of 55 degrees.  It rained on and off, but still the sights in the park were magnificent.  I will simply put the pictures here for your judgement. 

Day 5: Glacier National Park

We spent the day today driving to Glacier National Park.  The terrain was beautiful the entire length of the trip.  Snow capped rocky mountains all around with rolling hills flowing into the valleys where people farm and/or raise cattle, goats and horses.

Gabi is a real trooper with all the driving.  She is now a travel puppy.

It was another long day so we didn't stop to take a lot of pictures.  I'm exhausted so I will post pictures and more information tomorrow.

Day 4: Billings, Montana continued p.6

As evening was descending quickly we took one last picture to capture the storm that seemed to be coming across the mountains as the sun set.  What a beautiful sight as we made our way to Billings and rest before the next day of our adventure.

Day 4: Billings, Montana continued p.5

After 30 minutes we got back on the road and finish driving through Wyoming and into Montana. We enjoyed the change in terrain which became rolling hills surrounded by snow-capped mountains.  Mo climbed up on a hill to get a good picture.  The first shot is of me in the car to give you an idea of how high he climbed.  The second shot is the view.  WOW!!!  What a view.

As we made our way down the highway we realized that we must be near the Little Big Horn battlefield since we kept crossing the Little Big Horn river.  Sure enough, we saw a brown park sign announcing the Little Big Horn Memorial at the next exit.  We decided to stop and take a look.  Unfortunately the park was closed for the day so we had to look from afar.  Considering everything that had happened on this battlefield, I really felt the presence of spirits walking those fields.

Day 4: Billings, Montana continued p.4

After an hour or so at Mt. Rushmore we got back on the road as we still had over 3o0 miles to get to Billings.  After being on the highway for an hour we decided to stop and let Gabi run around and get some exercise.  We found a spot that looked quiet and safe and we let her out of the car.  She started running around and before we realized what had happened she was running up to Mo with an animal's leg bone in her mouth.  She felt like she had won the prize with that leg bone.  It took quite a bit of work on our part to get that bone away from her without touching it.  YUK!!!!