Great Roads . . Beautiful Scenery . . . and NO RAIN . . . what an incredible day

We left Troy this morning around 8:30 and within just a few minutes we crossed over into Idaho and the pacific time zone, so the time changed back an hour. "We were here before we even left" Raymond said when we stopped for gas. We soon made our way into Washington State where we traveled most of the day. It was a bit chilly when we first got started but before long the weather warmed up a little. Throughout the day, there was quite a bit of fluctuation in temperature as we drove through the Cascade Mountains. Each time we climbed up in elevation the temperature decreased [sometimes significantly] but as soon as we dropped back down the temp went back up. Surprising to those of us from the deep south, there is still a lot of ice on top of the Cascade Mountains. The roads today were awesome . . . just enough curves to be A LOT of fun. The scenery and the weather were equally as great, so Jim and I count this as our best riding day yet. The Icefield Parkway, Lake Louise and the Canadian Rockies have so far for this trip been the most scenic. The weather today however, in combination with the fun riding and the beautiful mountains here in Washington all put it over the top for making it our best day. We are all so thankful to have had temperatures today that were warm enough that we could feel our fingers all day long and to also have had no rain for the entire day. We are staying tonight in cabins at an RV park in Rockport, Washington. Tomorrow we continue on our way to see the Redwoods in California but will travel through the Olympic National Park first. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have another day of great weather again tomorrow!