Jim and Lyndi's 2018 ZR-1 Road Trip to Glacier NP, Western Canada and the Rocky Mtns

[Jagdpanzer]

Jim,
If you have time Lyndi and you should try the Cliff House restaurant. Great view of Tacoma harbor and Puget sound.
Might even see some bald eagles flying overhead looking for their next meal.
cliffhousetacoma.com



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[QB93Z]

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We are at the Freedom Fair Car Show.

It is a beautiful day.


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[We Gone]

Another outstanding trip.

[QB93Z]

Day 16 continued - We won the award for the Longest Distance Driven to the car show. The second place guy was bummed because we beat him by about 2600 miles.





To celebrate, we had dinner at one of the 35 food trucks at the event and enjoyed the view of the harbor while we waited for the fireworks:








Jim

[XfireZ51]

Jim,

Absolutely love the last shot of the sunset over the water.

[QB93Z]

Day 17 - Driving from Tacoma to Mount Rainier and beyond. We drove through Tacoma to get to the road out to Mt Rainier and were very impressed by Union Station:





The station was built by the Northern Pacific Railroad and is now a court house. The lobby is decorated with Chihuly glass sculptures and is a stunning space:



After an easy drive south east, we reached the entrance to Mt Rainier National Park:





We entered the park from the northeast side called Sunrise Point:





There is still a lot of snow on the mountain. The sky was very clear and except for a small cloud near the peak, the views of the mountain were wonderful:














We left the Park and drove to a nearby ski resort called Crystal Mountain. We road the Gondola to the peak:





From the top, we had a good view of Mt Rainier and the Cascade Mountain Range. Unfortunately we had a data card failure and did not get the pictures we took. This is the first time this has happened in 8 years of Road Trips.


We drove south on WA-410 across the mountains and down to the Yakima Valley. The road is in good condition and the scenery was fabulous. We stopped at Whistlin' Jacks Lodge, which was a very rustic lodge that was very nice.


Jim

[QB93Z]

Day 18 - We drove from the Mt Rainier area to Richland, Washington.


The drive southeast from Mt Rainier to Richland was interesting because the change in terrain and land use. We followed the Natchez River through the forested hilly landscape











As we got to the Yakima Valley, the land became flatter and the area is a desert and the only agriculture was in irrigated fields. There are more than 30 wineries in the Richland area:





to be continued...….

[efnfast]

Jim, you find the best places to go.

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by efnfast

Jim, you find the best places to go.

AGREED!!

And, hats off to the photographer(s). Those are some exquisite images!

Loosing a data card...now THAT is a new one! I have twin cards in my Nikon 610 - one high rez, and one set at lower rez (backup). So far, I've never had a problem with either (crossed fingers!). Bummer!

[Mystic ZR-1]

Jim
While at Hanford, did ya get to reconnect for old
times sake with the Ustafish's (SSBN 632?) reactor
compartment (or what's left of it...)?
Probably not on the visitor's tour...
Doug