Hi Charlie. I’ve never experienced anything like that, but I could feel it somewhat just reading about a trip that I’ve made a hundred times. That part of the drive always makes me want to pee. I got in the habit of taking a right just past the bridge and traveling to the Ginko stop where there is a rest stop. Then I like to drive into Ellensburg on that back road, with opportunities to take some photos of cloud formation and whatever presents itself.
Recently I’ve enjoyed traveling on Hwy. 2, just for the change of scenery. It’s a good trip for an artsy fartsy old man. I usually find something to surprise me.
Thanks, Dick. I've stopped at the Ginko Petrified Forest State Park when I had passengers so I could show them all the colorful examples of the petrified wood. I stopped there with my parents when I was kid and I remember thinking it was interesting that gingko trees became extinct in North America 15 million years ago but not in China.
I've always been in a hurry driving between Seattle and Spokane because I got it in my head years ago that the trip should only take four hours. We were riding with friends once and they took that back road into Ellensburg. A beautiful way to go. I've taken Hwy 2 occasionally and even Hwy 20, but that four hour thing sticks in my head. One time Jeanne and I took Hwy 2 so we could see Grand Coulee Dam. There is a lot to see between Spokane and Seattle including Dry Falls, which I've never been to.
Still wading through the Bardo with Lincoln. It makes me want to create something exotic. I’m past the difficult part now (the first half) and looking for some reward for following the tales of the goblins and hoping for some real explanations of what is going on. It is interesting though.
You’re saved!!!
Well, like Bill Murray said in Caddyshack, “So, I got that goin’ for me.”
Well done, Charlie.
Thank God for that!
And thanks for your comment.
Hi Charlie. I’ve never experienced anything like that, but I could feel it somewhat just reading about a trip that I’ve made a hundred times. That part of the drive always makes me want to pee. I got in the habit of taking a right just past the bridge and traveling to the Ginko stop where there is a rest stop. Then I like to drive into Ellensburg on that back road, with opportunities to take some photos of cloud formation and whatever presents itself.
Recently I’ve enjoyed traveling on Hwy. 2, just for the change of scenery. It’s a good trip for an artsy fartsy old man. I usually find something to surprise me.
Thanks for sharing.
Dick Urbaniak
Thanks, Dick. I've stopped at the Ginko Petrified Forest State Park when I had passengers so I could show them all the colorful examples of the petrified wood. I stopped there with my parents when I was kid and I remember thinking it was interesting that gingko trees became extinct in North America 15 million years ago but not in China.
I've always been in a hurry driving between Seattle and Spokane because I got it in my head years ago that the trip should only take four hours. We were riding with friends once and they took that back road into Ellensburg. A beautiful way to go. I've taken Hwy 2 occasionally and even Hwy 20, but that four hour thing sticks in my head. One time Jeanne and I took Hwy 2 so we could see Grand Coulee Dam. There is a lot to see between Spokane and Seattle including Dry Falls, which I've never been to.
Still wading through the Bardo with Lincoln. It makes me want to create something exotic. I’m past the difficult part now (the first half) and looking for some reward for following the tales of the goblins and hoping for some real explanations of what is going on. It is interesting though.
I'll be interested to know what you think and find at the end. I found it to be well worth the difficulty.