Another great day for traveling west! The sun is shining and our plans are to make
it into the state of Washington by late afternoon.
Check out these switchbacks up the side of
this mountain. What could be so
important up there that someone would travel up that treacherous road? Our sons would say….”it’s not what’s at the
end of the road that’s important; but it’s the journey in getting there.” Off-roading, Jeep guys would say something
like that!
At first I thought there were some small
geysers on the side of this mountain.
Looking closer, wish I had time to zoom in closer, were men about half way up drilling
into the mountain. We figured their job
was to stabilize the side of the mountain from landslides or from rocks falling
on the highway. It gave me the chills;
but comfort that there are people out there that have the courage to do these
jobs to make our roads safer. Now…only
if we could get those people that feel talking and texting on their phones
while driving isn’t hazardous to all of us on the roads!
Idaho went by fast because we went through
the panhandle this time.
More
scenery with breath-taking views!
(or I should say…I held my breath on many
of the views)
When we travel the country, I try to take a
picture of signs with the Sherman name
on it.
As we entered the state of Washington, we came across this one.
Then shortly after we crossed the mountain on
the Scenic Sherman Byway through the Sherman Pass.
Then there were more Sherman signs….
Then there were more Sherman signs….
…and more Sherman signs!
Couldn't I find just one “Gitzlaff” sign?
Spent the night at a campground in
Republic, Washington. Named after the Republic Gold Claim made in 1896, the town was the highest producer of gold at the time. It became a booming town; but now has about 1,000 people that live there. The town is also famous for the Eocene fossils that were found in a lake near Republic. We stayed in a nice campground;
but we checked in during a small storm and their internet was down. Have to send my blog out tomorrow when we’re
in Canada. They do have Wi-Fi in Canada
don’t they?
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