The Spokane House

Here I am trying to pack for yet another trip. Everything out ready to put 1/2 back....then another 1/2 back in a day or so. The good news is that we have really no restrictions on weight (other than the standard 2-bags at 50lbs each) and neither Southwest nor Mexicana is charging for baggage. No way I'll need that baggage limitation but I still worry about having to carry the stuff around!<br ...

Finally got the truck back, all fixed and running beautifully. Decided to get on the road, though it was already 2 pm. Headed south along Flathead Lake through green forests and valleys to I-90, then west, west, west. All uphill, what a climb, to Coeur d'Alene in Idaho, then downhill into Washington State. Spent almost two hours trying to find Riverside State Park in the city of Spokane, finally set up the camper and tried to settle down for the night.

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... wireless only x amount of mb per month unless I use in a WiFi area. Up until we got to Washington I was not in AT&amp;T area.<br><br>We made it to one of the nicest campgrounds we have stayed at yet just north of Spokane. The spots are level and have pavers and shrubery between the sites. We went to the grocery store and then came back and sat outside and enjoyed the breeze and our ...

... Deep Creek has steep sport climbs that are around 80-100 feet long with most of the climbing in the 5.11-5.13 range. The climbs are well-featured, but extremely pumpy! <br><br><br>Ben and ...

... and reenactments. It was a gorgeous day and listening to the music and seeing the HUGE cherry trees dripping with fruit was lovely for all of us! On our way to Montana we stopped at a drive-in diner for lunch, where mom was very excited to have her first buffalo burger! Little did I know that buffalo and bison are the same thing and that she was actually eating one of my best friends/fav animals!!! I ...

The ride through Glacier was a treat. The road is called Ride-to-the-Sun Highway, and it is incredibly scenic. This park has more hiking, backpacking, kayaking and other sports, whereas Yellowstone was more about driving around and seeing the sights. There are still 26 honest to god glaciers in the park, down from over 120 at the turn of the century (or something like that). Due to global warming ...

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... back into the college life: tons of people to mess with, lots of pretty ladies, and plenty of alcohol. When people asked "are you brothers?" I would respond with "yes, we're identical twins". This was met with a look of confusion, but before they could ask the followup question I would add "but he was hit in the face with a brick when we were little". Peter would then begin telling the story of ...