November 16, let me check my L.L. Bean watch. Yup.

We are in Ellensburg and everything is still on the mh; nothing appears to be gone due to those high velocity winds in our sitting duck position on the plain. We woke up to a blue sky sunny day which lasted all day. The warmth in the wind was nice, but unusual for this time of year.

Surprise, we drove up and down hills all day. The hills were disguised as a dessert. Again the valleys were wide, where the cows and the orchardists played. Now if we put that to music, what would be playing on the range? Lots of wineries around Yakima and I was astounded at how high the apple orchards were into the hills.

The spaces seem wide open until you get into the hills and because you can see mountains on either side of the valleys there is not the big sky feeling all the time.

Drove into a great lookout and the first thing I saw was a sign that said, “Watch out for Rattlesnakes.” Well I did and I didn’t!

Crossed the Yakima River several times. It was not the biggest river we crossed. That one, we share with the USA and it is a border between Oregon and Washington states. Can YOU name that river?

C&P were first in with Idaho spuds. Sorry, Kelli and Utah Lake is not correct; thank goodness for Boulder. Try again, folks. There are a lot of unanswered questions still out there.

Have to go to the laundry room to get on the net. Okay, you say but we are the second to last site way down the road and it is cold out tonight—give me back that warm wind.

We have a pass to go over to get to Wenatchee and then a few hills, a border crossing and a leisurely drive passed a few lakes. We could be home tomorrow or Saturday in time to garage sale.

I will post one more time to let you know that we are at 609 Buck Road.

Cheers and tears of sadness for a great adventure coming to a close.