Chasing the Sun to Wenatchee

After being on the road for three July weeks, to Minnesota and back, we arrived home in northwest Washington state to drenching rains. Not yet ready for that, I headed right back across the Cascade Mountains and into Eastern Washington.

Stevens Pass takes one through "Harry & the Hendersons" country, into Leavenworth,

and at this summer date, past Cashmere's pear orchards.

Early the next morning, I drove into Picture Canyon. I kind of have a thing for Forest Service and dirt roads... .Whitetail deer were about,

as were plenty of quail... .

Picture canyon is just that... picturesque... .

The lunch hour and a grumbling tummy led me back to Wenatchee and into Lemolo http://takeoutnetwork.com/lemolo/index.htm for apple-onion soup & secret tuna salad on toasted rye... yum!

I headed home along, first, the Wenatchee River

followed by the Skykomish.

And all is well with the sun and the rain.

Fences Along My Way

I drove from Wenatchee early one August morning to Mission Ridge
and into Picture Canyon.

There, rows of sunflowers formed fences along the dirt road,

as did barbed wire in various forms... .

I thought birds were perched on each post... faucet handles!

Here's looking at you too, Dude :)

This reminded me of a great book I once read - Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr.

Do people today know that places like Monitor Washington exist?

I bought Limata and listened to Salsa here.