Going to Washington

I decided that I was soooooooooooooo far behind on my blog that I would start with last week and then possibly go back to the beginning of summer and then back again to the present.  Got all that?

We left Brandon about 12:15 last Wednesday heading for Sturgis.  Spent the evening and Thursday morning with Rich and Henrietta.  Had a nice time as we usually do.  If their home sells quickly, which we hope it does, it would have been the last time we were in Sturgis.  Left Sturgis about 10:15 on Thursday morning and took the "shortcut" through Wyoming.  It's supposed to save us about 100 miles but it certainly didn't save us any time this trip.  But considering that we left SD late, had several construction zones and just the extra time of going on 2-lane roads, we were OK with it.  Got to Billings, MT and had to make the decision of going on to Bozeman (another 130 miles) or just stopping early and staying in Billings.  We chose the second.  Left again Friday morning and put in a long (630 miles) and went all the way to Ritzville, WA.  Montana is such a diverse, beautiful state and I always take lots of pictures and they just stay on my camera.  This year I decided to focus on old barns.  Here's a sample of what we saw last Friday driving along.

Barns are interesting and my camera does not do them justice but this is the best I can do from my car window going down the freeway at 70mph.

This next picture is not a barn, of course, but just one of the many goody snacks we devoured during the day.  Snacks are good for you, we've decided and indulged in them frequently.

Saturday we traveled from Ritzville to Lynden.  More on that later.  Hope you're all staying cool in the Midwest.  Washington is in the mid 70's to low 80's but a cool breeze and lots of sunshine. 

Love to all
Gramma and MOM