Monday, April 25, 2011

Welcome to Washington


We made it. We pulled out of our little overnight spot at the Monaco factory in Eugene and traveled the 140 miles north to Kalama, Washington. We have arrived! This leg of our journey was over. Even Duchess was happy she wasn’t going to have to travel for a while. Well, we told her she wouldn’t have to and I’m sure she understood. She hadn’t seen real grass in months but it didn’t take her long to make herself comfy on it.

Traffic on Saturday morning was light. It was another gorgeous day. The sun was shining and the sky was blue. It’s amazing how much a nice day can make everything seem so beautiful. Every time we return here from the desert of the Southwest we are in awe of the beauty. This time of year it is especially beautiful with spring flowers, tall evergreen trees and lots of flowing rivers. As my dad would say, it’s definitely God’s country!

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I-5 outside of Salem

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Oregon I-5 heading towards Portland

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Portland, Oregon -- an old stomping ground

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Interstate bridge over the Columbia River crossing from Oregon to Washington

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Washington Rest Area -- Many rest areas have RV dump facilities

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Heading towards Kalama

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Little town of Kalama

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Duchess and her favorite thing to lay on --- grass

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Let the good times begin!

4 comments:

  1. It really is green and pretty. The desert is in bloom and it also is green but there is green and then there is GREEN. Looks like a great place to settled for a few weeks. Have fun. Miss you guys.

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  2. Thanks for the pictures..now I'm really looking forward to heading that way. Looks very similar to our neck of the woods back east.

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  3. Its also green here in virginia and the flowers are in bloom. We leave here on Wednesday and will be at our summer location by Thursday.

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  4. Yea...so glad you are home. Looks like a great spot. Enjoy and RELAX!

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