John and I had never driven this part of hwy 20 and it was quite beautiful.
Our first rest stop was a waterfall by the road
We stopped briefly in the town of Republic for lunch.
And then on to our property in Carlton, six miles up Texas Creek Road, a bumpy dirt road. The views from up there were just as beautiful as we had remembered, and the dogs loved walking the mile long road to the trailer
The balsamroot were in full bloom, but the lupine were just starting to open up at that elevation.
We debated whether to spend the night on our property in Vanna but finally decided we wanted to sleep in our own bed tonight, so we headed home via hwy 97 along the Columbia River
We noticed that the fruit trees here are much further along than in Montana or Michigan; the trees here have finished blooming, are fully leafed out, and have already set fruit.
About five miles east of the summit at Snoqualmie Pass we saw four large elk eating grass by the highway but couldn't stop to get a picture.
We rolled into Seattle about 7:30, but not before Vanna tried to die on us in Bellevue. She lugged and lurched multiple times on I 90 but somehow kept going.
After being away for almost seven months we had forgotten how beautiful Seattle is, especially on a sunny spring day such as today with beautiful blue skies and flowers blooming everywhere.
The house looks the same, and Poppy seems to have adjusted immediately to the new surroundings.
We all agree it is good to be home.
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