Today was one of the worst travel days of our trip. Traffic through Seattle was horrific. Then we ran into a motorcyle accident that held up traffic outside of Seattle.
Here we are at end of our trip. Catching the ferry home tomorrow morning.
Some of the things that I will remember from the trip;
All the wild rhodo’s in bloom along the roads in northern Oregon. The large oleandar bushes in bloom with pink, white and shades of red, along the sides of the road and in the medians of California. The lupins and California lilac bushes in full bloom through the Grant’s Pass area. The fields of white or purple clover in bloom in Oregon. All the wild flowers in the desert. The lush fields and pastures. The rivers and the rolling hills, not to mention the mountains. Looking at the rivers, big and small and the waterfalls. The smell of dead skunks on the road and the scent of horse parsnip (like onions) and the fresh pine smell of the trees. The odor of fresh cut hay and of course ,manure.
Seeing all the large herds of sheep, cows, horses and even llamas.
Looking at the jack rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels and those pesky prairie dogs that were on the side of the road.
Seeing working cowboys in the cafe with their spurs.
Also seeing the abandoned farms and rustic wood houses along the roadsides, that make you wonder what happened.
Who knew that rocks came in so many colors, reds to yellows in the canyons and hills.
It’s been a great trip, thanks for following our blog. Looking forward to the next trip.
Thanks and see you soon.
John, Karen, Mickey and Gladys (our GPS)
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