Fifteen hundred miles in five days. Whew! We travelled through central and eastern Washington and northern Oregon.

What a variety of landscapes we saw - imposing mountains, lush, green valleys nestled in the arid, parched hills, breathtaking beaches on the Pacific Ocean, canyons and gorges, waterfalls, mighty rivers, high prairies, thriving farmlands, old communities which looked as if they belonged in a different time, and even a big city or two.

Tim did all the driving. He deserves a medal. Considering that this was probably the least-planned trip we've taken, we saw an amazing number of places, and even a Zoo and a Cheese Factory.
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Of course we took pictures - lots of them. They're pretty well all scenery or wildlife pictures. You can see them by clicking on the links or the pictures below.
Lunch companion
 Day One: the Northern Cascades Highway, luncheon with wildlife at Pearrygin Lake State Park, the town of Winthrop, south along the Columbia River, its dry hills bordered with orchards and grapevines, heading to Yakima for the night.
( 20 pics )
Hotter than you-know-what!
Day Two: southwest through Washington and Oregon to La Grande, a drive around Hells Canyon Scenic Route which was hot, hot hot, then through the beautiful countryside stopping at a motel in Baker City.
( 22 pics )
On the bank of the Columbia river.
 Day Three: northwest towards the Columbia River Gorge, and the Historic Columbia River Highway with its magnificent waterfalls which we viewed in the pouring rain, a stop at Crown Point Vista House then west to Portland, Oregon.
( 18 pics )
Who's who at the Zoo?
 Day Four: the Oregon Zoo, west to Tillamook (including the Tillamook Cheese factory) then north along the breathtakingly scenic Oregon Coast with its beaches and seastacks, ending at a beachfront hotel in Seaside, Oregon.
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Alki Point Lighthouse
Day Five: north to Astoria, across the huge, 4.1 mile long bridge and along the Washington Coast to Westport, north east to Bremerton and a ride on the ferry to Seattle and home.
( 15 pics )
It was once again an amazing trip. Several times Tim and I remarked to each other that we were suffering from a case of Sensory Overload. We'll store those pictures in our memory banks for the long, gray winter.
 
     

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