Although I can appreciate the desert and wide open fields, I realize that I am a mountains, forest, lakes, and streams kind of person. Northern Idaho was beautiful and then I started working toward the southwest through eastern Washington and Oregon. The wide open fields were nice but it got dryer and warmer each day.
 | Wallace, Idaho
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 | Nice little mountain town of about 950 people
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Cloudy day in Coeur d'Alene
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Migloiore Olive Oil shop with tastings of imported olive oils
and vinegars from all over the world. I picked up a variety for Amy and Gerald. |
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 | Oldest original courthouse in Washington State in friendly, small town
of Dayton, Washington |
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Dayton offers free RV parking at a beautiful tree-lined park so I found a shaded spot and wandered the small downtown area for a meal. If it's good enough for Lewis and Clark, it's good enough for me.
Unexpectedly, I ran across this well-built "quarantine cabin" constructed by a family for their son returning to Dayton from the Spanish-American War...
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The topography change was gradual
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Northeastern Oregon near Pendleton
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I had been at the campground for about half an hour when ashes started falling from the sky and a ranger rushed through, ordering everyone to evacuate immediately by foot. The tension was sickeningly familiar to me after the Carr Fire evacuation but thankfully my campsite neighbor was good company and the fire turned out to be contained quickly; a result of a burning car. We were able to return to our sites within a few hours. So thankful no one was hurt.
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The fire spread to about 10 trees. Car and bicycles were destroyed
but a visiting fire crew was able to respond immediately.
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We were both a little shaken by the experience
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