July 7 – Butte to Seattle.
It was another travel day with driving interspersed with running at rest stops.
Montana had a lot of variety in terrain – this was yet another example:
I had never been this far west before in my life. My first glimpse of Idaho:
Then we entered Washington after a very brief stint through Idaho’s narrow panhandle.
The eastern part of the state was very much a desert.
We met up with Emily and Louise in Leavenworth, the Bavarian town just east of the Cascades. It was a little taste of Germany in Washington! We also had a little taste of some delicious caramel apples from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory – we sat on the cool riverbank and munched on our treat while watching people paddle by.
Then we made it to Emily’s home in Seattle. I finally got to see the place that Emily has been raving about for the last year!
