August 22 - Montana to Spokane, Washington

In my last blog I discussed the jewel of the northwest, the huckleberry. Well tonight, the KOA had ice cream for a buck. Wouldn't you know they had huckleberry. If you ever get the chance, you must try this delicious flavor. I think I might like huckleberry better than blackberry or black raspberry, which are typically my favorite ice cream choices. We are now on a mission to find some huckleberries so that we can taste the raw fruit. Up until now we have had huckleberry cream soda, milkshake, ice cream, and preserves. The locals tell me the berry can only be purchased at fruit stands not at grocery stores. We'll see if we can find some. Spokane, Washington is a nice place. The weather is pleasant and the scenery is nice. Tomorrow we will venture to Yakima, Washington and then on to Mt. Rainer National Park before we get to Seattle. Today we entered Idaho at mile 6978 and Washington at mile 7050. In 53 days we have travelled about 7070 miles, which is an average of 133 miles per day. Not to bad.....although Bailey might disagree with that statement. She is the only one who is regularly disappointed with the travel time.