Week 59 - Northwest States, Friends and Relatives - 09-30-2007

Greetings from the Northwest,

We left the wildlife of Belgrade after going to church with Mike and Joyce. After a night in Missoula, MT, we headed to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Ellen's cousins, Mark and Jean Milheim, drove up from Potlatch, Idaho and we had a wonderful evening. We had such a great time visiting with them that we forgot to get a picture. But here are pictures of our journey to Coeur d'Alene.

From Coeur d'Alene, we headed to Chelan, Washington and spent a few days with our friends of 32 years, Colleen and Roy . Last time we visited them was in 2001 while they were living in Puyallup, Washington. We were following our GPS up a winding road toward their house. Pete looked up at a house on the side of a mountain and said, "I hope that isn't their house" and of course it was. It was scary climbing those curves in our motorhome, but we made it, spent a few days visiting and seeing the beautiful area. We plan to visit again in the springtime.

The first picture is a view from our friends living room overlooking Chelan. The fourth is a picture of the bridge where we crossed the Columbia River.

From Chelan we traveled west to our friend's home near Seattle. The beautiful drive followed the Columbia River and up and over the Steven's Pass, where it snowed on us at the peak. Then we drove along the Wenatchee river for fifty miles through the towns of Leavenworth, Cashmere, and Monitor.

We spent Friday night in Burien, Washington with friends Ed and Sheryl, that we had originally met in Indio, California. We had a wonderful dinner at their home and are looking forward to meeting up with them again at their place in Ventura.

It was a great week of visiting special friends. We thank them for their hospitality.

Love to all of you,

Pete and Ellen

Photos from Sep 2007