Greetings from Richland, WA. Sky overcast, rain today as well as late yesterday. No visit to the Northwest would be right without being rained on a couple of times. Actually, by the region’s standards we’ve have good weather, several dry days. It remains cool, not frigid.
This is a part of the northwest I’ve not spent much time in. In our RV travels we’ve driven through this area a couple of times but had no destinations hereabouts to draw us back.
The area isn’t heavily populated and tends to be conservative. The vibe is more upper Midwest than Coastal. Parts of this region have tried to secede and join Republican Idaho, so far with no success. Counties in eastern OR have held votes on it.
I’m told we reach the Lewiston/Clarkston area tomorrow night, and fly out the next day. We’ve had an excellent time, the crew spoils us to an embarrassing extent, and feed us at every opportunity. Last night was prime rib.
The Columbia River heads north at Richland, and we split off onto the Snake River and keep heading east. Ironically, the south fork of the Snake passes a 20 minute drive from our place in WY. Of course we aren’t cruising anywhere near WY, we’d have to cross southern ID to get there.
