We drove up to Washington in May, to see our son, his wife and our new grandson.
We went via a different route up this time, so it would not seem totally like 'Groundhog Day'.
One of the side trips we went on was to Lassen Volcanic Park. It was too early for the park to be open since there was still a large amount of snow. But we got to see the first lake.
It was pretty cold and rainy! We decided we really needed to get new windshield wipers, so we stopped at the nearest WalMart. And were we ever glad we did - most of the next couple of days it was either raining or spitting. We drove under a rainbow!
We saw lots of cool scenery.
and we finally got to meet the little man!
Son and his family live in a house with this view out their front window:
Heading back home we saw some more interesting scenery - the apple trees and pear trees were in bloom
Did not find what kind of trees these were but loved the stand:
There were vineyards
and mountains
When the kids were little we went on a trip up to Washington and one of the amazing sights we saw were these colorful trucks by the side of the road. I always wanted to get a picture of that sight, but when we came back from that trip, it was dark out. I kind of remembered where it was - Black Butte, but wasn't really sure. When we saw the sign for Black Butte I got my camera ready and lo and behold...there they were! This was my chance to get my shot, and I think it turned out great!
From the internet, these are water tanker trucks for fire fighting that go all over the West. The guy delights in painting each new truck a different color.
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