We left Abbotsford at 8:00 a.m. and quickly cleared customs into the U.S. at Suma, Washington. We celebrated our return to the lower 48 by having breakfast at a McDonalds in Bellingham. Simba stayed in the trailer and had some more tuna flavored Friskies. We drove to Seattle on I- 5 and picked-up I- 90 east. At noon, we stopped at Roslyn, Washington where the TV series “Northern Exposure” was filmed. We had lunch at “The Brick”.
The Brick is a tavern, which was featured prominently in the series. After wandering around town and taking some pictures, we continued east on I-90. The landscape soon turned into a treeless semi-desert /which was lined with trees. The desert continued until we were about 40 miles from Spokane where it abruptly change to a lush long needle pine forest within the space of about one or two miles. We crossed the Columbia River at Vantage, WA.
At the top of the hill on the east side of the Columbia we stopped and took this photo of the Columbia valley below us as well as the famous wild horse sculpture titled “Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies”.
We continued on and dry camped at a Flying J in Spokane, Washington.404 miles today; 8200 total
