Friday, July 17, 2009

Drive to Ellensburg, WA

We took off from Boardman, OR at noon since we knew we would only drive about 2.5 hours on I 82W.  The drive was very scenic....  We drove along the Yakima River.

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This is the Sunnyside Dam....

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This is an old mine.

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There is vineyard after vineyard....

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Downhill in to town...

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Everything is so green....they irrigate a lot.

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The Rattlesnake Hills.....  These are mountains to me!

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Beautiful scenery.....

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Vineyard patchwork....

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The Ahtanum Ridge Mountains along the Yakima River.

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There have been fires here....

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Do they mean Fruit & Antiques or Fruit Antiques!  

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This is taken from the passenger side window....

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There is an awful fire....

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This Harley Girl enjoys her drive in to Ellensburg, WA.

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A panoramic view of Ellensburg....

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We have arrived in Ellensburg, WA.   The snow topped mountains are so beautiful!

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We arrive at the Days Inn E&J Resort and RV Park.  It is not a resort but it is nice.

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There is a Flying J in view.

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We set up the coach and went to have a late lunch.   We spotted this beautiful Ford Crestline.  We were not sure if it is a 53 or 54.   I am sure someone will know.

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This steakhouse is "Home Of The World Famous Peanut Bar".

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I did my laundry and settled in early.   Tomorrow we will check out the town....

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