We left Missoula quite early to make our way to Burlington, Washington since it would take eight hours of driving.
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Taking Interstate 90 West
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We all entered Washington state for the first time :)
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We stopped by at this rest area and Kandak took over the wheel. I'd been taking a long rest from driving ever since he joined us. Heh!
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Nice shot by Sarah!
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We passed by a long stretch of high desert. I was not aware before this there's this desert in Washington state.
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Many dirt devils were spotted, interesting huh?
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At certain spots, there were alfalfa fields,...
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... nut fields ...
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... but of course they need lots of water in this desert.
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Then we started to see lots of sagebrush.
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Can you see the wind farm up there?
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We made a stop at this scenic pullout overlooking Columbia river.
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That's a closer look at those sagebrush plants.
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A very panoramic view of the river.
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Soon, we would be crossing the river via the bridge in the background.
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Pretty!
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C'mon, let's continue our long journey!
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NIKAI's mpg had been around 27/28 since he had that extra cargo on his roof. If not, he could run as good as 35 mpg.
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We were about to make a turn to cross the Columbia river.
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A breathtaking view from the bridge.
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We had to make another stop to fill up our tummy ;)
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This rest area was in the middle of the desert and...
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... we were lucky to pack our lunch for the journey. Btw, we could not afford to sit at the designated picnic tables since it was too hot! So, bentang tikar instead! Heh!
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As we progressed our journey towards Seattle, ...
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... we started to see spots of civilization.
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The landscape has also changed from the high desert to...
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... forest and mountain range.
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We were indeed close to Redmond when D spotted Microsoft bus :P
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It was about an hour north of Seattle, we finally arrived our campsite at Burlington KOA.
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That's my pouch bag in #13, not my tummy.
nikai · 2009-07-15: 22:19
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another beautiful collections of pictures. -Jatt-
????? · 2009-07-26: 22:17
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many thanks :)
elinordin · 2009-07-28: 21:48
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