Above: driving from Bozeman to Big Sky there are car pull out designated areas literally every 1/4 mile.
same spot, Rocco posing as a mountain goat (or big horn sheep?):
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
Montana
Earthquake!
I was asleep when this one hit... 75 miles away from me here in big sky. But a 2.95 is definitely one to be felt. The fact that this quake happened right by old faithful geyser makes me a little nervous because I am going there today! Maybe another quake will hit and I'll get to feel a shaker. Or maybe the super volcano will explode and everyone within a thousand miles will die? Nah, I'm sure scientists are monitoring it. Hopefully.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Coeur D'Alene
I couldn't stay in Coeur D'Alene without going to Texas Roadhouse for dinner! Country music, steak, summer beer, peanuts, and kitschy Texas vibe :)
It hit 97 degrees today and man, I haven't felt heat like that in a long time.
Here's a shot of Rocco at the rest stop just east of Ellensburg (where I did not stop to have a fake chocolate ice cream blizzard):
Also, it's safer but Rocco definitely did not like being on the floor of the car. Maybe too loud or the vibrations bothered him? I put him on the passenger seat and he went right to sleep, that little snoozy fox!
We're Off!
Currently stopped somewhere in central Washington near Ellensburg.
I don't think Rocco likes being on the floor of the car...
He keeps scratching the seat. Good thing he can't jump :P
Monday, June 27, 2016
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Party Like We're on Vacation
For day one of summer break, I am rollerblading at Greenlake. So far the sun isn't quite out (yay) so fewer people are here. I did have to tell two kids on scooters that the outer lane is one way.
Cruising
It's cruise ship season here in Seattle! You definitely notice the uptick in tourists.
It's a beautiful Saturday: 70 degrees and sunny with crisp, clean air.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
The Good Parking Spot
Today I got the good parking spot in my parking garage. This has only happened one other time in about five months. It's a big deal. Maybe because I've had a week of bad parking spots? I've had to drive all the way down into the depths of the garage to find middle spots (spots without a concrete pole or support next to them) all week long. This good spot is a single spot with a pole on the left and a wall on the right. But it's bigger than the other spots. And there is less of a chance of someone dinging your car with their car door.
The other day, I had a stand-off with a person exiting the garage: I was approaching from outside/in the alley and this person in their giant Audi SUV was leaving. The garage gate is the style that opens side to side--almost like an accordion the two doors open up and fold up to the left and right sides. They close automatically after a few seconds so better not get caught between them! Anyway, this Audi was too big for me to pass by so I waited outside of the garage for her to exit. But she didn't! The doors closed. I waited for this driver to open them. Nothing. So I waited some more. Eventually she opened the door and left.
I was giving her the right of way, but she passively sat there ignorant of the fact that I couldn't fit past her in that narrow excuse of a parking garage.
So yeah, I think I earned some good parking karma. Now I don't even want to use my car because I'll have to give up the spot when I leave :/
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Uh Oh
Is it possible to bring your car to the dealership to check for spiders? I think there is a nest in the space where the door closes into the body of the car on the rubber material. There is a white web thing and it's really freaking me out.
Or maybe they will think I'm crazy?
Sunday, June 5, 2016
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