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Heading through northwest MT and northern ID--some of the prettiest land in the country!
The original reason for my trip--Alison Krauss & Union Station!
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Coeur d'Alene Lake - my happy place
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Met up with some of my very first students. From 30 years ago.
Mt. Hood - from the north, and from the southwest
Bipolar Diva and Emmy!
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Sandy - bestest bud from college!
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HNTers from the old days - Audra and Addict (mother & daughter)!
Cannon Beach, OR - GOONIES!
Aberdeen, WA - monstrously tall bridge
crossing the Columbia River into Washington
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The beaches from a couple of locations in Washington.
I must move next to a body of water sometime soon.
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One of my former college students - Kelly.
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Various parts of Washington:
Early morning misty road near Everett (excuse the windshield bugs)
Parts that look like Arizona
Leavenworth - embraced an alpine theme in town years ago
Wenatchee - at the east edge of the Cascades
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I didn't get a chance to take pics of Bigfoot's home turf.
Too foggy/misty/cloudy, but damned beautiful!
The rest of Washinton is flat.
Which makes it easy for the cops to catch speeders...
Congrats if you made it this far!!