RC Life is a Highway

 Our goal on the road trip was to-Take it Easy. I wanted to limit myself to no more than 8 hours of driving per day.  We would pull over and take pictures along the way. Portland to Spokane is only about a 5-hour drive, so we had plenty of time for some sightseeing.   We would explore the scablands of eastern Washington.  Our path would lead us to Soap Lake and Dry Falls. We would spend the night in Spokane.  The next day we would head towards Glacier National Park in Montana.  We had a timed entry pass into Glacier National Park to travel the Going-to-the-Sun Road.   Soap lake for us was just a drive-by. The lake is very rich in minerals and has a white ring around the banks of the lake because of the mineral content. The waterfall that no-one has ever seen! The picture above only represents about 1/3 of its size.  Through geological forensics, this area was once the largest waterfall in the world.  What Caused Dry Falls? The theor...

 I'm a little delayed in releasing the second chapter for the Road Trippin blog.  Remember that storm I told you about that happened on July 1st when we left on our trip?  Well, apparently mother nature thought since we wern't here to enjoy her fury, she would pay us another visit on the 12th.  More trees down and power knocked out again!   So I have been spending some time doing cleanup and getting the tree off my shed!  This storm took out some huge older growth trees.  Ripped them out right at the base of the tree.  Good thing is we are all safe.  The cleanup is not done but thought I would come in and cool off.  I'm missing those cooler temperatures we were experiencing in Montana and South Dakota. Mother nature is not happy! Base of the tree that hit the shed!    Thankfully, this old oak was leaning on about a 30-degree angle away from the shed.  The limbs that did make contact on the shed only did minimal damage...