Going Home, June 10, 2011. The ferry Columbia landed on schedule and we disembarked shortly after 8:00 AM, PDT. We had time for an oil change before having a pleasant breakfast with the Sturdivants, Jonathan, Anne and Adam Thurmond. We were on the road by 10:30.
We pulled off the road after an hour or so to make a phone call and Annie spotted a young doe nibbling on tree leaves. After being on the long and lonely roads of Alaska, there was a mild case of culture shock as we navigated busy Interstate 5 and Interstate 90 around Seattle. As usual, the skies in the Northwest were cloudy and a mild rain fell for an hour or so. We finally broke out of the heavy traffic as we turned south to Yakima, WA and on into Oregon. Tonight, we rest in Le Grande, OR. Along the way, we passed by Snoqualmie Ski Resort, where Mikki and I skied twenty years ago when she accompanied me to a lawyer's meeting in Seattle.
The area around Yakima and from there to here is strikingly expansive. The mountains are a gentle, rolling variety, the kind you would expect to see in Wyoming. Here, the rolling hills were framed by a crystal blue sky and puffy white clouds. However, there is more moisture here, so the foothills are richly and verdantly colored. Annie and I both were surprised by the beauty of this land.
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