Washington to Canada

Onward we go through Washington State and into Canada. The trip through Canada would wind up taking us about a week, going through British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. You don't realize how big the continent is until you have to drive the whole thing! I would guess the entire mileage through Canada would be about 1500 miles, about the same length as a trip from New York to Florida. But even though you'd think you can drive that far in a couple of days...maybe 3 if you push it...You have to take into consideration the condition of the road and the terrain as well. Hence the week-long drive. For about 95 percent of the trip through Canada, there wasn't even any cell phone or internet service, which really slowed down the process of posting to the blog!! Easy to get behind when you can't even log on!

Well anyway,
The fourth of July fireworks were really nothing more than watching a few kids with stuff they lit up from the trunk of their cars. In Washington fireworks are legal, so it was not hard to find a burst of color anywhere in the evening sky. So there we sat with our folding chairs and side tables sipping cocktails (again!) and enjoying the show!

OK, now we're going to Mt. Rainier National Park, home of the highest peak in the lower 48 states. The weather started out warm but up in the mountains it turned chilly, even with the sunshine. But we had a great time up there anyway!

Taking a stretch break at the entrance

Getting to the top was a ride, but it was worth it to see this giant.

Of course, the camera man (Gary) was at it all afternoon...

Even when we weren't looking at the camera he was snapping away...now Joe gets his camera going too...boy, these guys never quit!

We girls finally decided enough was enough! Toss him over the side!!

Hmm...maybe we should just leave him there...

OK...so it was a good joke...we had a good time with it and it kept us laughing all afternoon!

But Joan's best time was laughing at ME when I was doing the bee - fly twitch!

The guys finally found something to keep them entertained...

The view from the top was just awesome.

Back to the old games again...here's Gary taking a photo of his own foot! As if we really needed to see this! (Good thing odors don't permeate the internet...!)

There's lots of snow up in these mountains, even in June and July. Sometimes the roads don't even get cleared out.

The weather board says it all...look at the snow just a couple of weeks before we got there!

OK, on we go...This is Seattle at Rush Hour...

And here is our first glimpse of the road to Canada.