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Seattle to Buffalo with 3 Dogs Day 1: East through Cascadia

6/1/2013

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Day one is done! We had a wonderful time visiting a few places some if us realized we should see more often and a few places some of us have never seen before.

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Day one drive from Seattle to Beavertail Hill State Park just outside Missoula, Montana: 501 miles

We said farewell to a cloudy Seattle bright and early. The cascades gave us a lovely gray and green send off as we passed; there were low clouds between each evergreen covered peak.

Our first stop was in Ellensburg, Washington for coffee and breakfast. I'll let you figure out which Cascadian Nomads had which. Just when I thought we wouldn't have a last excellent Cascadian coffee, I smelled a nice roast while at a stop sign. It turned out to be pet friendly D&M Coffee Company, complete with a water bowl for 'R' Blood on the Tracks Boys on the patio. We also took this opportunity to walk around historic downtown Ellensburg.

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Ellensburg, Washington, Cascadia
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The Rotary Pavilion Bull in Ellensburg

The Ellensburg bull was not out only animal statue of the day. We stopped at Wild Horses Monument for one last look at Cascadia's spectacular Columbia River. Then we saw the "horses" and the dogs made some new friends. Everyone needs some dog petting time!

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The Columbia River
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Wild Horses Monument
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Getting petted

We didn't stop again until we got into Idaho but we stopped right away. Brychwyn was born in Idaho and was very excited to be back. The rest if us had either never been to this state or had not been in a very long time. In Port Lake, at exit 5 off I-90, there is a historical landmark called Treaty Rock. We stopped to check it out but were disappointed to learn that there were no dogs allowed. So we wandered off through the neighborhood and stumbled upon the Karen Streeter Trail. It ended up being just the exercise and taste of Idaho we all needed.

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Walking the trail in Idaho
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Brychwyn back in his home state
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Idaho wrestling match. (Wilhelm started it so that must mean he wanted to pinned to the ground, right?)
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A picture is worth a thousand woofs...

When we finally arrived at Beavertail State Park in Montana, we were thrilled! Our campsite was right next to Clark Fork River and we had a twilight hike through the self-guided nature trail. We saw a lot of birds, two deer (which Wilhelm, Brychwyn & Huxley proudly did not bark at!) and a spectacular sunset.

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Beavertail State Park in the Clark Fork River, Clinton, Montana
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Gorgeous big sky country sunset with dogs
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What the Montana sunset looked like behind the dogs
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"States I've Visited" shirts so far; stay tuned for more!
Please forgive any & all rough spots in this post as it has been done on mobile from the road! We will be reading and enjoying your comments but, due to being on the road, it will be difficult for us to respond right away. Thanks for understanding and for coming along on this great adventure.

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Ann Staub link
6/2/2013 05:49:23 pm

Yay! Looks like so much fun already - have a great time guys!

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GizmoGeodog link
6/4/2013 04:57:18 am

Just wanted to say how much I'm loving your travel story and will be back every day to follow along

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sage link
6/9/2013 02:30:31 am

We lived in Boise for about 10 years and love Idaho. Love the pictures!

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