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Tntitanfan

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 06:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
My dad was stationed in OR on military duty in the mid-50's. In every letter home he talked about what a beautiful place it was, so I would certainly like to return for a longer visit!!

Tntitanfan

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 08:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bump -

Tntitanfan

Friday, November 15, 2002 - 06:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
We continued to be thankful that we had almost $150 worth of "free" Shell gas -

10/6/02 Sunday to Seattle
The weather improved a bit, and so we were hopeful of being able to see Mt. St. Helen. The movie and display at the visitor center were very interesting, but - alas - it was too cloudy to see the mountain itself.

Our motel was only two blocks from Seattle Center which was like a small country fair with kiddie rides, game stallls, etc. today. There is also a museum, children's theater, the Space Needle and a monorail.

10/7/02 Monday - Seattle
What a shock on our way to the elevator to look out the window and see our bus waiting!! We scampered on down and were off for an interesting day with an excellent guide. Downtown we saw Pioneer Square and the Pike St. Market where I would have liked to have more time. We drove by the docks where the strilke was in full swing.   We followed Union Lake shore past ferries and docks and shipworks. We saw the "Working Man" statue outside the Art Museum downtown and "Waiting for the Interurban" in Freemont.

We stopped at the Crittenden Locks to see the fish ladder - with no fish - and a couple of boats lock through. Back on the bus we toured a couple of upscale neighborhoods and realized just how hilly this place really is.

When we returned from the tour, we walked up to Seattle Center to find a power outage and NOTHING happening!

10/8/02 Tuesday to Coeur d'Alene
I crossed my fingers and took off early to Seattle Center to see if the monorail was back in service. It was, and I was able to take a speedy ride downtown and back before our departure.

It was a gorgeous day to travel - lots of sun and beautiful skies. Near Vantage. WA, we crossed the Columbia River and a few miles further along pulled off the road to enjoy the view back along the Columbia River Gorge AND a magnificent metal sculpture along the hilltops entitled "Grandfather Lets Loose the Horses" which depicted a herd of mustangs being cut loose - truly art on a grand scale!!

An unexpected treat in C d'A was a magnificent Chinese dinner at Top of China. What a wonderful melting pot our country is!!

Pcakes2

Friday, November 15, 2002 - 09:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh Tnt, I wish I had been paying attention to the Road Trips thread, as you probably drove right by my house. I live in Santa Rosa, and even though it's only a few minutes away we still go to the Russian River throughout the summer. Burke's canoe trips are great!

Butter & Tess...don't ya miss it?

Egbok

Friday, November 15, 2002 - 08:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Pcakes! I'm a Russian River Rat alumni!!

My family took some camping trips there when I was a young teen. About 10 years ago, I took my husband and kidlets camping there and they loved the area as much I as did as a kid! If I remember right, we stayed at or near Duncan Mills. Yes, the Russian River area is gorgeous!!

Tnt, I'm glad you got to compare the Russian River with the Gallatin River. I totally agree with you, they are very similiar but I bet the Gallatin's water temp is much, much colder..brrrr!! I'm still trying to catch up with reading all about your fun road trip. I'm enjoying all the posts you have shared with us. Thanks so much!!

Tntitanfan

Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 05:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Warning - There is going to be a test at the end!!

Egbok

Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 07:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Tnt!!

Tntitanfan

Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 07:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Typing as fast as I can to bring you a new - albeit somewhat boring - installment tomorrow!!

Lancecrossfire

Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 07:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks TnT--looking forward to it. Your trip doesn't have to be pure excitement--good to see you have fun and enjoy the fun times and relaxing times :)

Tntitanfan

Monday, November 18, 2002 - 06:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
10/9 Wednesday to Bozeman
It was amazing how much difference one day's travel made in the time it got light. We usually got up in the dark, but on this day it was actually light!

We drove a long day - for us - not getting in until 4:30. Fortunately the fitness room was well equipped with stepper, treadmill, bicycle, and spa so we could work out the kinks from sitting so long.

The sky and scenery were spectacular all day long. Barbara spotted a herd of
buffalo; I had thought they were cows!

Today's trip over the Continental Divide was much less scary than the previous version in the RV!

10/10 Thursday to Gillette
What a pleasure to find that the usual continental breakfast became a hot, cooked-to-order breakfast at this motel!! Breakfast is not a part of my usual life, so I doubly enjoy ANY kind of breakfast while on vacation!

At a rest stop outside of Sheridan we met a couple who were married in Nashville some 50 years ago. He saw our license and introduced himself - another small world instance!

Not a very interesting day, but I promised not to skip any -

10/11 Friday to Chamberlain
For some reason we had not been able to find our motel coupon books since we left Idaho - but we continued to search since we enjoy those bargains!!

This was another "small town USA," but it did have an excellent restaurant called "Charly's" - yes, spelled like that. All of downtown - four blocks of one street - was decked out to welcome the hunters for the opening of pheasant season. Well, actually it was mostly the three bars that were decked out!!

This was a small motel, but it had a second building almost half the size of the motel with a gorgeous indoor pool and spa - go figure! It was also the second motel with a recliner in our room, but I was able to get Barbara on the road the next AM anyway.

Tntitanfan

Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 05:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Bump -

Tntitanfan

Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 06:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I do believe that test thingy scared everyone away!!

Teatime

Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 07:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
HA! No way, Tnt. I have my #2's sharpened. Bring on the test, I love geography. AND your adventures!

Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 10:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tnt, I am trying to figure out the light thing. You weren't gong any further south, so why did it get light earlier?

Tntitanfan

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 06:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Juju - the light thing goes east-west, not north- south. We were at the far eastern limit of the Pacific time zone which meant it got light earlier than when we were on the western side of that time zone. Sorry I didn't explain myself clearly -

Juju2bigdog

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 11:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, DUH! Surely I knew that, Tnt, and it was just a momentary brain fart. On the other hand, then it would get dark earlier in the evening the further east you go in the time zone. But, of course the north south thing plays a big difference too, as I am about to find out by going to South Texas for the winter. 48 hours to hitting the road.

Tntitanfan

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 03:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Look out, Teatime! Tess majored in Geography!

Serious envy, Juju! I love Galveston, the whole gulf coast, South Padre Island, and Brownsville!!

Zed

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 04:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jujuroadwarriordawg.........looking forward to reading of your travels south!

Tess

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 04:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Did I hear Geography Test? Whooohooo!!!

Oh! We'd better get Wargod in here. She's taking Geography next semester and I can't wait.

Fanny

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 04:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oooooh, I love geography! Except I have given up on all those countries that used to be Russia...those "stan" countries. And I don't know Africa very well. But I'm game for a test!

Webkitty

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 04:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I love geography too. I love to just sit and look at maps. And, I like to know what the weather is like everywhere. I NEED to know what the climate conditions are ~quirk~ I should have been a meteoroligist.

Juju! Why are you going to Texas? Will you bring your 'puter? Will you still be here?

Halfunit

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 05:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Webkitty - You are not alone in your quirkiness! How 'bout that little hottie, Jim Cantore, over at the Weather Channel?

Juju2bigdog

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 05:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Webkitty, I am going to South Texas because it is warm and sunny and because I can. Yes, I will have my computer. You will hardly notice I am gone, except maybe for some road trip posts.

Tntitanfan

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 08:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
There will be one more road trip report tomorrow, and THEN the last day home with the TEST!!

Wargod

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 08:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<wargod runs screaming from the room at the mention of test!!!!>