Day one - in the books.

I found myself staring at my alarm clock at 3:57am. I could hear the cats moving around in the house. My thoughts were centered on departing as quickly as possible. No use trying to go back to sleep. Up at 4:00 am, I started tooling around the house. I did a last-minute sweet to ensure I’d brought everything I wanted to bring. I watched TV for a few minutes wondering if It’d be the last time I get to enjoy “my” TV (we’re including it in the house sale).

After the car was loaded and warming, Mary and I exchanged our goodbyes and off I went. Traffic was thick coming out of Puyallup towards and thru Sumner. I didn’t feel free of traffic until I made it to I90, just about 4 Miles up the road from Tiger Mountain, off hwy 18.

Wasn’t too long until I stopped for a potty break. I snapped a couple pics to show how I have the in-car camera set-up.

Stopping at the Columbia River, at Vantage, WA

On to Spokane, WA to pay my regards to my Grandfather, Grandmother, and Uncle -

Through Idaho, I found beautiful wide-open fast mountain roads…and snow on the edges.

After my final stop for fuel of the day, at the Missoula Kum & Go -

…I made it to today’s final stop - Holiday Inn, Butte, MT.

Four more days to go! Yikes.

-darin