Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Two long days
Two Long Days
Who would know it would take us so long to get to BC. After two 6 hour driving days we are now within a few hours of the border. Monday we left Millis and drove back roads north and east through Oregon. The country was lovely but largely devoid of human habitation. Finally we crossed into Washington and spent the night in Walla Walla. Tuesday we drove through the Palousse (one of the tidiest places we have ever been—every farm yard was neat as a pin), into Idaho and north through Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint. We found this small new resort by a lake—the owners used to work at Pioneer Trails in Anacortes.
I have lately begun collecting the mottos/ slogans of small towns. My favorites so far:
Long Creek (one shabby café and a PO) “Brigadoon of the Blue mountains” and Ponderay (yes, it’s spelled that way) “Little Guy with a Big Future”.
Who would know it would take us so long to get to BC. After two 6 hour driving days we are now within a few hours of the border. Monday we left Millis and drove back roads north and east through Oregon. The country was lovely but largely devoid of human habitation. Finally we crossed into Washington and spent the night in Walla Walla. Tuesday we drove through the Palousse (one of the tidiest places we have ever been—every farm yard was neat as a pin), into Idaho and north through Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint. We found this small new resort by a lake—the owners used to work at Pioneer Trails in Anacortes.
I have lately begun collecting the mottos/ slogans of small towns. My favorites so far:
Long Creek (one shabby café and a PO) “Brigadoon of the Blue mountains” and Ponderay (yes, it’s spelled that way) “Little Guy with a Big Future”.
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