No miles down, 2600 to go...
First things first: it's a good idea to pray before getting on the road in any case, but as most of you know, my car has had some (ahem) issues...we prayed on our knees desperately that we would make it all the way to Seattle!
Marcy & I ready to go...and wondering if this would be our last picture together, should the sheer magnitude of being trapped in a car together for 38 hours do in our 13 year friendship!
So, we were driving along and in the Panhandle of Texas (which I'd actually never been to), the absolutely most ODIOUS smell of cow manure pierced the air and took over everything for a couple of hours. It was HORRIBLE.
This is Texas fighting to keep me...
Never had I seen these...
Adios Texas...Welcome to New Mexico!
And Mountain Time Zone!
Sort of, because as you can probably not see below, me & Marcy's phones were reading two different times...mine got on Mountain time about 5 minutes before hers...spooky...
We spent the first night in Denver, and woke up to the thickest fog I have ever seen. And sorry, that's all the photos of Colorado...what can I say? It was about 5:30 am.
This is us at 1000 miles traveled together (plus my 500 from Corpus to Denton)--we're still smiling!
Or maybe not...
Wyoming was BOR-ING!
Trying to entertain ourselves...(and yeah, that's about all there was to Idaho, even though this is where we spent our second night!)
This one looks quite fake to me, but I assure you it is real...
The Oregon state sign was virtually impossible to capture, hidden in trees, so Marcy adeptly saw this alternate option and got out her camera in time.
What a little treasure trove we found in Baker City, OR. I REALLY had to go, and there weren't a lot of options in Oregon, so when we saw a Chevron sign at the interstate exit, we knew we were headed to Baker City. After driving about 10 minutes, we reached the most quaint little town and stopped at this gas station. I got out of the car and started to go for the pump, when the sweetest man hollered at me that I didn't need to get my own gas, didn't I know that there's a state-wide full service only?, and welcome to Oregon!
Scenes from Oregon...
The ramp for runaway trucks who've lost their brakes...scary! (It looks steeper in person...)
Welcome to (colorful, apparently) Colorado!
We spent the first night in Denver, and woke up to the thickest fog I have ever seen. And sorry, that's all the photos of Colorado...what can I say? It was about 5:30 am.Welcome to Wyoming!
This is us at 1000 miles traveled together (plus my 500 from Corpus to Denton)--we're still smiling!
Or maybe not...
Wyoming was BOR-ING!Welcome to Idaho!
Trying to entertain ourselves...(and yeah, that's about all there was to Idaho, even though this is where we spent our second night!) Welcome to Utah!
This one looks quite fake to me, but I assure you it is real...Welcome to Oregon!
The Oregon state sign was virtually impossible to capture, hidden in trees, so Marcy adeptly saw this alternate option and got out her camera in time.
What a little treasure trove we found in Baker City, OR. I REALLY had to go, and there weren't a lot of options in Oregon, so when we saw a Chevron sign at the interstate exit, we knew we were headed to Baker City. After driving about 10 minutes, we reached the most quaint little town and stopped at this gas station. I got out of the car and started to go for the pump, when the sweetest man hollered at me that I didn't need to get my own gas, didn't I know that there's a state-wide full service only?, and welcome to Oregon!
Scenes from Oregon...
The ramp for runaway trucks who've lost their brakes...scary! (It looks steeper in person...)Welcome to Washington!
We took this when we saw our first sign for Seattle...I believe it read "138 miles to Seattle...and your sanity"
The scenery was UNbelievable...take a look...
We took this when we saw our first sign for Seattle...I believe it read "138 miles to Seattle...and your sanity"
The scenery was UNbelievable...take a look...
Welcome to Seattle!
Crossing Lake Washington into Seattle on I-90
The exit toward my place...I-5 north to Everett
Exit to the UW, my home away from home for the next few years
Husky Stadium...see those two winged-looking things next to the tall building?
Here's my place! This is the foyer view from the front door, but I plan to post better and more pics soon...
2,700 miles later, Marcy and I still like each other! We treated ourselves to dinner for surviving!
Crossing Lake Washington into Seattle on I-90
The exit toward my place...I-5 north to Everett
Exit to the UW, my home away from home for the next few years
Husky Stadium...see those two winged-looking things next to the tall building?
Here's my place! This is the foyer view from the front door, but I plan to post better and more pics soon...
2,700 miles later, Marcy and I still like each other! We treated ourselves to dinner for surviving!
6 comments:
Oh wow. I am so jealous of your a) scenic drive, b) new place, c) all you're going to learn, d) living in Seattle.
Your hair looks amazing, by the way.
wow Pegs...I am so jealous of the beautiful scenery that will adorn your view the next few years! You better appreciate it! : )
I am glad you made it there (and that Marce made it back!) and I can't wait to see more pics from your new home!
that looks like so much fun! You know I think there's an army post near Seattle...
1. Yay for arriving and a really fun post.
2. Your drive makes me tired.
3. You looked way cute in your pink shirt!
Pegs! You finally made it. Love to road trip pics. Wasn't Zion Nat. amazing! I'm excited for you as you start another chapter in your life!!! Exciting things are ahead. Thought you might like the pic of Maye, Robert, Patricia. They greet you!
Peggy, gladly the trip went well. I know a guy from Idaho who swears its way better than Alabama and makes fun of us all the time. I'll make sure to let him know that it didn't look that great to me from the pictures ;)
Hope everything is going well! And hopefully I'll get to come visit at some point.
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