Paul

Apologies to anyone who gets behind me on the road. I’m slow moving and paying attention to everything at once. I do manage to keep one eye on the road so as not to have a wildlife “encounter” or rub fenders with the cool old cars they shuttle folks around in, but I do have…

Somehow the wildlife didn’t seem very wild, as if they had perhaps seen folks with iphone cameras before. 🙂

We took the “going to the sun” highway as slow as humanly possible, taking every pullout along the way. Every turn brought a new array of sunlight through the clouds and trees. We started early enough to avoid any crowds so it was as peaceful as it was picturesque. There was construction at the top…

The clouds are parting as we approach the "drive to the sun". We stopped in Apgar for Huckleberry pancakes before we attempt the climb. The "No-Stress Express" has 207k miles on her, so we are a bit timid about taking her up the 6500 ft climb on the narrow, winding road. She's roaring to go…

After a boat ride on Lake Pend O'Rielle with new friends, Curtis, Travis & Kayla, we drove Northeast to Big Fork, Montana to catch the beautiful views over Flathead Lake. Big Fork has a cute downtown area, but views of the lake are best found out of town. It started raining, so we pushed on…

Thanks to a recommendation from friend, Mike Zimmer, we set our sights on Sandpoint, Idaho. For sunset we made our way around Lake Pend Orielle ( pronounced: pondoray), to Hope, Idaho and the Hope Marina with the Floating Restaurant. What an awesome end to the day!

If you are a Northern Exposure fan, Roslyn, Washington is a must- visit. The remains of the set can still be found, from KBER radio, Dr Fleischman's office and the Brick to the infamous Roslyn Cafe sign. It's a cute town otherwise. We had a beer at the Brick and got our Northern Exposure fix.

Marla loves it! Not only do they have the original Starbucks, but great food and flowers galore. It was crowded, but colorful and tasty!

The National Watercolor Society's 2009 Exhibition will include my painting, "Neon Rain" among the 90 or so paintings selected. This piece hasn't been shown anywhere yet. What better place to make it's debut?!

I’ve always liked Seattle, but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t want to live here. It’s crowded and busy and there are already enough weirdos here. Yesterday we made a pilgrimage to the Original Starbucks at Pike Place Market, visited the Space Needle and the Seattle Music Experiment. The Seafarer’s Parade is going on this weekend,…