For the past week, we’ve been on a road trip through Washington. The purpose of this trip was not so much to see Washington but to visit several family members. Starting on Sunday 7/23, we spent two nights at my parents’ house near Olympia. From there, we spent three nights at my sister’s house in Issaquah, which is located about 15 miles east of Seattle. With Evan in tow, we made visits to Woodland Park Zoo and the world-famous Pike Place Market. It had been many, many years since Jen and I had been to either of these Seattle landmarks, and it was fun to revisit them.

From Seattle, we headed east over I-90 to our next destination: Yakima. Here, we visited Jen’s grandma and grandpa along with several additional family members who were in town for a 50-year anniversary and family reunion, including Jen’s dad and stepmom who flew in from SoCal. Weather-wise, I was really dreading spending 3 days in Yakima since Eastern Washington isn’t exactly known for its temperate climate in early August. But much to my delight, Yakima was really quite pleasant. Yes, it warmed up midday, but with it being a “dry” heat (low humidity) and cooling off nicely in the evening and overnight, it made for surprisingly nice conditions.

We drove all the way back to Eugene on Monday 7/31, which, after having already spent a lot of time driving during the week prior, made for a really long day. In all, we logged somewhere around 800-900 miles on the old Highlander. It feels good to finally be home!

We’ve got two photo albums to share. The first is a private album of photos from the zoo while the second is a public album of photos from Pike Place Market.

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