Karen’s aunt and uncle have been knocking themselves out to show us around their hometown area, which is a couple hours east of Seattle. This is kind of a bedroom community for Microsoft…there’s a lot of money combined with an “old west” sensibility out here.

Elk, for huntin’:

I think they heard us…or smelled us…so they ran away:

Rivers, for fishin’:

Lots of canyons & tracks:

Geez…who’s Dan?

Tomorrow, it’s back to Seattle, reconnect with an old college buddy, check out the city that lives underneath Seattle…and figure out what we’re doing with our next leg…