July 28 - Everett, WA to Spokane, WA

The quilting picture at the top shows how I spent my morning while Ron was at the Reserve Center. Today we drove from Everett to Spokane. Our first stop is always lunch since Ron works all morning at the Reserve Centers. Today we got a burger to go from a little burger stand. They claimed to have the best burgers in town - they could be right. The burgers were delicious! The first part of today's drive was mountainous and filled with dense pine forests. The mountains slowly gave way to some buttes and then quickly became flatter, agricultural areas. We sped past alternating fields of peas, sweet corn, potatoes, alfalfa, and wheat. Now, before you are too impressed with my knowledge and recognitions of farm crops at 75 miles per hour, there were signs posted between the highway and each field. How cool is that?! You'll have to take my word for it's coolness - I was driving and Ron was sleeping. I didn't think he'd be pleased to be woken up to take pictures of crop signs. Pay attention to the size of the cars as they drive past the buttes. Also, take note of the cars crossing the canyon on the elevated roads. I mentioned to Ron that I wouldn't want to be them. He gave me a funny look as he told me our side of the highway was also that high above the canyon. I could've gone all day without knowing that. (I don't know why I didn't just logically figure that out - denial, I guess.) The hard to distinguish, dusty picture is a dirt devil. It would've been easier to photograph with a darker background, but in person it was pretty neat. It looked like a tornado coming from the ground up. There were several of them in a field that we passed. We ate at a microbrewery in Spokane called Shenanigan's for supper and then went for a long walk along the river on the Centennial Trail.