So, where was I? Mike and I left Redmond/Seattle/&c after ditching Dave and a brief delightful visit with Allyson and Sue and Chris, and drove out through eastern Washington. Everyone told us that eastern Washington is boring, but I beg to differ! It was such a pretty stretch of road along Route 2, with the terrain just endlessly changing, beautifully.

Trees bursting out of trees.

Fog and chill air all around us.

Pretty little waterfalls all along the side of the road.

Mike and the fog:

When in doubt, follow a river.

And yet again, everything changed.