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kknightSunrise seen from my hotel in Spokane Valley
On November 11th I left Spokane to head west across Washington. In theory, the drive from Spokane to Lacey, where my relatives live, is 316 miles and should take about 5 hours. In practice, it took me two days and I don't know how many miles. I'm not very good at travelling in straight lines or on interstate highways. I went a short way on I-90 before getting off onto US-2. I had some ideas about where I might stop along the way, but no fixed plans. When I saw a sign pointing to Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area I decided to turn north and check it out.
This was my first view of Lake Roosevelt in the distance.
A closer view of some of the nearby hills.
The first significant stop I made was at Fort Spokane.
Visiting an old military installation seemed like an appropriate choice for Veterans Day. The fort was built in 1880 and used by the military until 1898. After that it was used as an Indian boarding school and a tuberculosis hospital. Like pretty much everywhere else I went on this trip, the visitor center/museum was closed for the winter. November is not the right time to do touristy things in parks in Washington.
This is the closed visitor center and museum, which was originally the guardhouse.
The Quartermaster Stable
The rest of the buildings were ruins. This one was the hospital.
And the Bachelor Officers Quarters
The Parade Grounds
Besides the historical remains, I enjoyed seeing a few birds and photographing trees and scenery.
A White-breasted Nuthatch
These little pink flowers were growing on the path in several places.
On November 11th I left Spokane to head west across Washington. In theory, the drive from Spokane to Lacey, where my relatives live, is 316 miles and should take about 5 hours. In practice, it took me two days and I don't know how many miles. I'm not very good at travelling in straight lines or on interstate highways. I went a short way on I-90 before getting off onto US-2. I had some ideas about where I might stop along the way, but no fixed plans. When I saw a sign pointing to Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area I decided to turn north and check it out.
This was my first view of Lake Roosevelt in the distance.
A closer view of some of the nearby hills.
The first significant stop I made was at Fort Spokane.
Visiting an old military installation seemed like an appropriate choice for Veterans Day. The fort was built in 1880 and used by the military until 1898. After that it was used as an Indian boarding school and a tuberculosis hospital. Like pretty much everywhere else I went on this trip, the visitor center/museum was closed for the winter. November is not the right time to do touristy things in parks in Washington.
This is the closed visitor center and museum, which was originally the guardhouse.
The Quartermaster Stable
The rest of the buildings were ruins. This one was the hospital.
And the Bachelor Officers Quarters
The Parade Grounds
Besides the historical remains, I enjoyed seeing a few birds and photographing trees and scenery.
A White-breasted Nuthatch
These little pink flowers were growing on the path in several places.