Last night's hotel room is really nice (GREAT Internet), so I didn't "get down ACROSS THE BORDER" until 9:47. I don't know - I'm a little surprised there's no Great Big American Flag, or something:
Wow - in the summer, this part of the country is really dry:
A nice view of the Columbia River:
At 12:26 PM it was 99 degrees!
Grand Coolee Dam is one
It was fun going past Banks Lake. Gee, who would have thought that, given THE CLIFFS ON THE LEFT, there might possibly be ROCKS IN THE ROAD! Thanks for The Sign:
Banks Lake is beautiful, and a lovely temperature:
I just didn't expect Washington State to be so "Prairie" - looking forward and back on Highway 2, between Hartine and Almira:
Almira had my favorite Post Office today (99103 - Almira, Washington):
I kept heading east, through Spokane, and then into Idaho at 4 PM:
After leaving
Did I say Almira was my favorite Post Office today - then never mind about THIS ONE:
With the sun going down behind me, I'm heading East from Charlo, Montana on Montana Hwy 212:
At 8:30 PM on a Tuesday evening, those guys are out there RACING on Flathead Lake!!
Montana Sunsets are GREAT:
I checked-in to the Whitefish KOA at 9 PM (which really was 10 PM because I lost a Time Zone today). 505 miles today. Thank you God for this Great "BACK IN THE USA" Adventure!
I had never been in a KOA before - I love the "family-friendly vibe", and there are 4 separate washrooms for use:
Music today:
Neil Young - Time Fades Away, 1973 live album, last heard 8/10/2019. I like this album a lot. I saw Neil on this tour in Philadelphia. The electric stuff is raw and ragged, while the 3 acoustic songs ("Journey Through the Past", "Love in Mind", and "The Bridge") are wonderful:
Cary Brothers - Under Control, 2010 2nd album, last heard 10/28/2014:
Amos Lee - Last Days at the Lodge, 2008 3rd album, last heard 3/04/2016 - actually, pretty good stuff - keep it:
Arcade Fire - Reflektor [2 cds], 2013 double-album, last heard 3/04/2016 - I wonder if this was that "indie record that's much cooler than mine"?
The Allman Brothers Band - Play All Night: Live At The Beacon Theatre 1992 (2 cds), double-live-album, recorded 1992, released 2014, last heard 3/04/2016 - obviously a great set of music:
Bruce Cockburn - Anything Anytime Anywhere (Singles 1979-2002), 2002 compilation album, last heard 3/06/2016:
Chicago - The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997, 1997 greatest hits album, last heard 3/04/2016 - I really like their 1974 "Wishing You Were Here", recorded with The Beach Boys:
various - The Mask, 1994 soundtrack album, last heard 10/10/2015 - Excellent, High Energy album:
various - Pret-A-Porter, 1994 soundtrack album, last heard 10/10/2015 - just when you are ready to give up on this album (after 4-or-5 lousy songs), good stuff happens [including The Rolling Stones - Jump On Top Of Me, The Cranberries - Pretty (Remix), U2 - Lemon (Perfecto Mix)]. Trim down:
various - Shrek The Third, 2007 soundtrack album, last heard 10/10/2015 - garbage, delete:
Paula Abdul - Shut Up And Dance (The Dance Mixes), 1990 remix album, last heard 9/21/2023. I always love hearing this album - The Energy Is Great!
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