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I have done some traveling around Washington and Idaho lately.
I suppose it began with a trip up to Seattle to meet up with friends from Spokane and play tourist in Seattle. Another friend had just moved to Seattle and I had a chance to see his new digs. He lives on Queen Ann and there is a fantastic view from the top of his complex of all of Seattle.
The following day I made the trek to Spokane in the sweltering heat. A small brush fire made traffic west bound back up from Ryegrass to about the Columbia. What a mess. That evening was spent in Spokane where we had mid to upper 90s. The following day was spent at the lake in Idaho closing the place up for the season. With the move I had really not had as much time out there as I would have liked. I guess that is the way it goes. There was about another day or two in Spokane before heading back across the state to Oly and I had the opportunity to see the large fire burning near Cle Elum/Ellensburg. It was incredibly hazy.
After a night in Oly I headed up the peninsula stopping along the way at various points of interest, lakes, etc. Cresent lake is really quite spectacular. The night was spent in Port Angeles. The following day my folks and I headed up to the Makah Reservation/Neah Bay area and visited the tribal museum and did some hiking out to Cape Flattery. I had done a fair amount of study and research into the Ozette site, so getting out to the Makah museum was a good time. Back to P.A. that night
The following day we went to Victoria, B.C. with Blackball charters, the ferry service from P.A. To Victoria. I had never been to Victoria and have to say I am quite impressed. I would love to spend more time in the area. The crossing of the straights went smoothly and we really had great weather. we spent the day up in Victoria and then made the late ferry back into P.A. What a trip by sea! The following day was spent driving back to Oly with a stop in Sequim at the Dungeness spit for a hike.
It was a marathon run but it was a great one. A loaf of sourdough bread made the trek from North Idaho all the way to the Makah res. and into Sequim. I can now say I have been to the most Northwest point in the continental United States, so can the sourdough. Traveling Bread!

Here are just a few pictures: