Interstate 90

For the past two years I have been telling people about my plans to take a trip from Seattle to Boston on Interstate 90. I had hoped to do it when I left Holden this fall, but since I stayed an extra month and since the price of gasoline had gone sky high, and since I had a car full of belongings that I needed to move, I revised that plan. I am still going to do it, but will do it in segments. The first segment is this trip from Seattle to Sheridan, Wyoming.

I left Seattle yesterday after a week of visiting friends in Tacoma and Seattle. Speaking of a car full of stuff, I am lucky there is room for me to get in behind the steering wheel. The car is "jam packed" for the duration. The drive along I-90 through the Cascades was beautiful. This is the height of the fall color and the scenery was awesome. I drove from Seattle to Quincy, where I spent the night with Holden friend, Carolyn Giese and her daughter Serena. Serena's boyfriend was also on hand, so guess what....we played pinochle until late. What else would you expect to do at Carolyn's home? We had a real fun time. Carolyn and I won one game and Serena and Jesson won one. The highlight of the evening was when Carolyn got the bid and after I gave her my cards, she had TWO "ropes" in the trump suite. Talk about excitement.... To top it off, it came on her birthday! For a serious card player like Carolyn, it was like winning the lottery!

This morning I left Quincy and drove to Butte, Montana. The mountain range through Idaho and western Montana is absolutely gorgeous. I took this picture at Lookout Pass on the Idaho/Montana border. It just doesn't do it justice though. The colors of the larch were like gold shimmering in the sun. I never get tired of scenery like this!