Montana, Idaho and beyond

Sorry for the delay in posting. Our computer died and its made updating difficult. But no more excuses.

We leave early from Buffalo headed for Montana. Before we know it, we enter Montana. We are anxious to get home so we're not stopping in Montana except for gas and a meal. We stop in Livingston for lunch at the Rib and Chop House, a somewhat fancy restaurant with everyday prices. I had the buffalo hamburger and Staci had a fried shrimp poorboy sandwich. Both were delicious. We drive through the rest of Montana, through several mountain passes. the roads were clear except for semi trucks that struggled on the steep roads. Near the border of Idaho there was a forest fire near the highway. It wasn't too big so hopefully it was put out quickly.

We reach Idaho which looks just like Montana. We stop in Cour D'Alene for the night. After a good meal at IHOP we settle into our hotel room for more bad tv (Staci's favorite part of staying in hotels). In the morning we head out early. We stop in Spokane to visit Manito Park, a smaller version of Butchart Gardens. The flowers weren't blooming yet, its too early, but we could tell that it will be a beautiful site to see in the summer. We plan on coming back.

We keep driving through Washington, stopping across the Columbia River from Vantage to see an overlook of the River. It's a great view of the Gorge. We stop again in North Bend for lunch and to visit Snoqualmie Falls. Neither of us had been there before. Not quite as massive of Niagara Falls, but still a site to see.

We hop back in the car for the last leg of our journey. In less than an hour we enter Seattle, a city we left 24 days ago. We traveled through 24 states, one Canadian Provence, and the District of Columbia. As we pull into the driveway, our cat Violet pokes her head between the curtains to greet us. Staci lets out an excited yelp and runs to see her cat. The trip is officially over. Over the next few days we unpack, get reacquainted with the city we left and begin to prepare for our next adventure. That one begins in July with the birth of our son.